PODCAST / EPISODE 17
Activism, anxiety, and the new consumer marketplace
With Jack Neff, Marc Somnolet, Stacy Bereck, and Rachel Bonsignore
With devastated economies and the calls for social justice around the world, how to brands move forward? In this episode, we give you an audio version of GfK's recent webinar, "Taking brands to the next level: Activism, anxiety, and the new consumer marketplace," with a panel of experts discussing where brands go from here. What messages and offers do consumers want from brands? What role should activism play in their identity?
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VIDEO: Taking brands to the next level: Activism, anxiety, and the new consumer marketplace
In this troubled landscape, how do brands chart a path forward – to relevance, survival, and success? GfK brought together a panel of thought leaders and industry observers to consider where brands of all kinds go from here.
Drawing on fresh insights from GfK’s ongoing Consumer Pulse and Consumer Life research, the group explores
- whether brands can or should ever revert to a conventional “selling” agenda
- what messages and offers consumers want from brands – now and in the future
- what role activism should play in a brand’s identity
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This episode features
Jack Neff
editor-at-large
Marc Somnolet
Brand strategist & global CPG marketer
Stacy Bereck
Consumer Insights
Rachel Bonsignore
GfK Consumer Life