Omicron Update: January

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With the Omicron variant pushing COVID numbers far beyond last winter’s peak, we wanted to get fresh data on how coronavirus-weary people were feeling in the face of this new surge. So, we fielded a fresh sample of over 1500 adults ages 18-64 nationwide last week. We started with vaccination status, shown below compared to…

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Countdown: Top Findings from 2021 Studies, Findings 3, 2, and 1

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NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 19 is out of the field and our team is poring over the data and building the presentation we’ll be sharing in a free webinar on February 16. You can register for the webinar here. To get ready for that presentation, we’re reviewing top findings from the two NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects…

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Countdown: Top Findings from 2021 Studies, Findings 6 Through 4

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NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 19 nearly finished in the field now. We’re looking forward to diving into the new data and sharing it with the industry in a free webinar in February 16. To get ready for that presentation, we’re reviewing our top findings from the two NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Studies conducted in 2021. Last…

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Countdown: Top Findings from 2021 Studies, Findings 10 Thru 7

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NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study 19 is in the field now. We’re looking forward to diving into the new data and sharing it with the industry in a free webinar in February. For now, let’s review the top findings from both NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Studies conducted in 2021. This week, we’re sharing findings ten through seven.…

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Last Words on 2021 from Carolyn Gilbert

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TIME FLIES WHEN IT TAKES AN ETERNITY How can it be December already? Where did 2021 go? We have been living in COVID world forever. It’s fascinating how we can simultaneously think about how quickly time flies and how interminable phases of our lives can be.  That is certainly true of the last two years.…

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Oh My, Oh My (The Omicron Variant)

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We thought the Covid update data we’d written about just before Thanksgiving would be our last NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study for 2021, but we changed our minds when news of the Omicron variant broke over Thanksgiving weekend. To get an initial read on reactions to the discovery of this highly-mutated new variant, we let the initial…

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Covid Worries: Are the Unvaccinated Concerned?

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Last week we showed data from the latest NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study about Covid vaccination levels, the activities people are ready to resume as we enter the holiday season and their attitudes about masks and vaccination requirements. This study of 2,105 Adults 18+ nationwide from a little earlier this month showed considerable anticipation of lifestyle activities…

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Pre-Holiday Covid Update & a New RPS Study Coming

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As radio looks at relating to audiences across the Thanksgiving holiday and the Christmas shopping season beyond, a brand-new NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study of 2,105 Adults 18+ nationwide shows lots of Covid booster doses already in arms and considerable anticipation of lifestyle activities. These new data were collected November 12-16 and show 75% at least partially-vaccinated,…

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More or Less? Looks Like It’s Both

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The shelves weren’t – middle of the pandemic, no toilet paper in sight and Lysol rationing – empty. But over the last couple of months, we noticed some ‘holes’ – bare spots on shelves where our favorite brand, flavor, or scent would typically live. We saw car lots light on inventory and paid twice as…

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Pre-Holiday Covid Update

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As we come upon the Thanksgiving holiday and the Christmas shopping season, a brand-new NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study of 2,105 Adults 18+ nationwide shows lots of Covid booster doses already in arms. These new data were collected November 12-16 and show 75% at least partially vaccinated, 24% already “boosted” and the number saying they will NOT…

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