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More or Less? Looks Like It’s Both
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…
Read MorePre-Holiday Covid Update
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…
Read MoreHoliday Shopping and Spending Predictions
Last week we shared results from a NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded at the end of last month. The data from this study of 1,855 Adults 18-64 nationwide shows strong anticipation of the upcoming vaccinated holidays, with a 44% plurality saying they’re looking forward to the holidays more this year than last year. With many vaccinated…
Read MoreChristmas Music NOW?
A fresh NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded just a few days before Halloween gives us indicators of what should be an early season for Christmas music. As you’re reading this, we’re already aware of stations that have flipped the Santa switch. To benefit programmers who may not be able to afford a custom study to help…
Read MoreNuVoodoo Adds New Out-of-Home Marketing Programs
A brand-new NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded in the past few days supports the observation we made last week that people feel there’s more traffic on the road now than there was this summer. A fresh sample of 1,855 adults 18-64 nationwide tells the tale: about 40% perceive the traffic in their area has picked up…
Read MoreA hesitant, but Happy Holidays 2021
It’s that time of year again! It’s the time of year for a little indulgence (aka late-night raids on the trick-or-treat bag, a second piece of pumpkin pie, hot chocolate all-around). But this holiday season won’t be completely ‘back to normal’ for many. Last year many of us shopped and celebrated differently out of necessity.…
Read MoreCyber Monday in 2021
Ever since the start of Pumpkin Spice Season, previously known as “Fall”, many people are thinking about the holidays and what 2021 will hold for gatherings, shopping, travel and gift-giving. With what is already a significant uptick in online purchases, and the questions surrounding supply and shipping, NuVoodoo wanted to know how soon should brands…
Read MoreMore Cars on the Road = More Radio Listening?
You probably saw the data from Nielsen last week indicating that commuting to work is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels. We’re hearing about companies that paused back-to-workplace plans to deal with the Delta variant now moving forward with employees coming back to the office. In short, the workday commute in a number of markets is…
Read MoreHow Badly Damaged is Facebook?
Last week we noted that Facebook’s whistleblower testimony and recent service outage might have an impact on trust for that platform and co-owned Instagram, so we were going back in the field with another NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study. The question we needed wanted to answer for our clients was whether or not they should to avoid…
Read MoreLocation-Based Marketing: Still on the Menu? Part II
Last week we showed results from a NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study fielded September 17-19 including the opinions of 1,966 adults 18-64 nationwide, balanced by age, gender and geography. The study was prompted by Apple’s moves to increase consumer privacy and our concern this might significantly hurt our ability to use location-based targeting as a strategy for…
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