December 3, 2018

Connecting with Digital Deal Seekers During the Holiday Season

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the holiday season is in full effect. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, there is still plenty of holiday shopping to be done...
November 27, 2018
Corporate Social Responsibility

Giving Tuesday and the Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for Brands

In honor of giving back Tuesday, we at Simmons decided to take a dive into our data on US households’ charitable contributions...
November 14, 2018

Instant Edge: What To Do When Your Sparkle Fizzles

Using our new Instant Edge tool, we explored consumer sentiment around the recent controversy surrounding LaCroix to understand awareness of the lawsuit, the impact on LaCroix, and potential impact on the sparkling water category...
November 12, 2018

The Two Americas, A Snapshot in Brands

With Simmons’ data, POLITICO recently indexed the top “liberal” and “conservative” brands across 36 categories. The research confirms some familiar stereotypes, but also reveals some surprisingly wide splits...
November 9, 2018

The Surprising Link Between Acculturation and Healthy Eating Among Hispanic Consumers

For this week’s Fun Fact Friday, we decided to create a slight twist on the general acculturation view and look at Hispanic consumer segments based on how strongly they identify with their country of origin.
November 8, 2018
Brand Catalyst Persona Creator

Introducing Persona Creator, an automated, time-saving segmentation builder in Brand Catalyst

Persona Creator is a clustering tool to help marketers identify niche segments of their brand, the competitor, or the prospective consumer...
November 2, 2018

9 Things You Should Know About Hispanic Voters Ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections

Hispanic voters are poised to play a potentially pivotal role as to whether the Democrats or the Republicans control the US Congress after the midterm elections...
October 26, 2018
Swing Voters Midterm Elections 2018

5 Things You Should Know About Swing Voters Ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections

We put Swing Voters under a microscope as part of our Digital Dynamic National Consumer Survey, and identify the top 5 things to know about these voters...
October 23, 2018

Fashionable Youth Using Allowances for Clothing Purchases

The Simmons Youth Study measures the attitudes and consumer behaviors of those kids and teens aged 6-17. In this blog post we explored how kids spending their allowances...