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Nearly half of consumers will delay purchases until COVID-19 outbreak is over

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points (GlobalWebIndex), April 2020

An overview of delayed purchases during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across 17 markets.

Consumers split on how brands should advertise during COVID-19

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points (GlobalWebIndex), March 2020

An overview of consumer opinion on how brands should advertise in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across 13 markets.

Consumers expect businesses to step-up and help tackle COVID-19

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points, March 2020

An overview of consumer trust in business and government to effectively tackle the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Half of consumers to shop online more after COVID-19

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points (GlobalWebIndex), July 2020

An overview of consumer activities after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak ends, including shopping online, exercising at home, using mobile payments and using food delivery services.

The impact of advertising on market share: Controlling for clutter, familiarity, and goodwill decay

Article • Nicholas De Canha, Michael Ewing, and Ali Tamaddoni, Journal of Advertising Research, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2020, pp. 87-103

The advertising-sales relationship remains paramount. This study, believed to be the largest that focuses on automotive sales and advertising, investigates ceilings and thresholds by optimizing budget allocations among media.

Consumers are more approving of COVID-related advertising than "normal" campaigns

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data Points (GlobalWebIndex), April 2020

An overview of consumer approval of brands advertising their COVID-19 response and how they are helping customers compared to approval for brands running "normal" campaigns unrelated to COVID-19.