Cyber 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…

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More Cars on the Road = More Radio Listening?

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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…

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How Badly Damaged is Facebook?

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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…

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Location-Based Marketing: Still on the Menu? Part II

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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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Location-Based Marketing: Still on the Menu? Part I

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The NuVoodoo marketing team was more than a little concerned that Apple’s aggressive moves to increase consumer privacy might significantly hurt our ability to use location-based targeting as a strategy for our clients. So, we conducted a NuVoodoo Quick-Turn Study. This one includes 1,966 adults 18-64 nationwide, balanced by age, gender and geography, fielded September…

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Delta’s Impact on Trick-or-Treating

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With Halloween just a month away and the Delta variant still dominating pandemic news, we wanted to see how parents of trick-or-treaters were feeling about the holiday. A NuVoodoo Quick Turn Study of 1,966 adults 18-64 nationwide, balanced by age, gender and geography, fielded September 17-19, 2021, provides some clarity. Among those with children in…

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Back On the Town Anytime Soon?

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If you’re like us, your entertainment and dining out budget has gone way down and stayed down throughout the pandemic. We miss grabbing a drink with friends, taking the kids out for a treat, or just letting someone ELSE cook dinner for a change. In some ways, people are ready to get back to normal;…

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Fiesta Hermosa 2021 Hybrid Event Labor Day Weekend 2021

For 50 years, “Fiesta” has been filling Hermosa Beach, California’s streets with art, music, and fun. Fiesta de las Artes, as it was originally named, celebrated artisan culture, and welcomed visitors from all over to the beach to shop and enjoy local art. For more than a decade, Fiesta has been known as Southern California’s…

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Deeper Delta Data: Station Events

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We updated our information on vaccinations and event attendance with a NuVoodoo Quick Turn Study of 1,854 adults 18-64 nationwide, balanced by age, gender and geography, fielded September 9-10, 2021. In this snapshot, 47% of the sample is fully vaccinated and a 57% majority is at least partially vaccinated – and 38% are vaccination resistant…

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Delta Fall Events Update

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We wanted to update our information on vaccinations and event attendance in light of the recent full FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and as cases continue to surge with the Delta variant (and as arguments about masking and vaccinations continue). The research we’re showing here is brand new: 1,854 adults 18-64 nationwide, balanced…

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