Consumer Behavior

6 articles

Diverse consumers investing in electric vehicles, home solar, and heat pumps, driving significant growth in clean energy and transportation.
Markets

Green Innovation Investment Soars Despite Sector Performance Gaps

In Q2 2026, American consumers poured more than $42 billion into zero-emission vehicles, home solar, and heat pumps, driving over half of the nation's $75 billion clean energy and transportation inves

Olivia Hartwell·August 13, 2026
A person interacting with a glowing digital interface, illustrating the pervasive influence of AI personalization on consumer habits and market dynamics.
Industry Trends

AI Personalization Fuels Consumer Habits, Shifting Market Dynamics in 2026

A study of 88 TikTok users revealed that switching to a less personalized feed for just one week led to decreased daily use and enjoyment, despite users feeling more in control, according to SQ Magazi

Olivia Hartwell·May 10, 2026
Diverse team collaborating around a glowing symbol of purpose, with growth charts in the background, symbolizing successful purpose-driven marketing.
Strategy

What Are Purpose-Driven Marketing Strategies for Businesses?

Patagonia's '100% for the Planet' campaign once raised over $10 million during a single Black Friday.

Priya Sen·May 2, 2026
Abstract representation of Dentsu's AI strategy, showing glowing data networks and a stylized logo, symbolizing marketing communications dominance.
Strategy

Dentsu AI Strategy Aims for Marketing Communications Dominance

AI systems now prestructure consumer choices before a question is even framed, fundamentally altering the customer journey from steps to predetermined outcomes.

Priya Sen·April 22, 2026
A dramatic image illustrating the 'rockets and feathers effect' with a gas pump showing rapidly increasing prices and a feather gently falling in the background, symbolizing asymmetric price transmission.
Strategy

What Is the Rockets and Feathers Effect? An Explainer on Asymmetric Price Transmission

The 'rockets and feathers effect' describes how prices, like gasoline, rise quickly but fall slowly. This asymmetric price transmission impacts consumer budgets and business strategies.

Priya Sen·April 3, 2026
Cinematic image of a city split by a K-shape, one side thriving with luxury travel and markets, the other struggling, symbolizing K-shaped recovery.
Markets

The K-Shaped Economic Recovery: How It's Reshaping Global Travel and Capital Markets

The K-shaped economic recovery is creating a bifurcated world, dramatically reshaping global travel and capital markets. Learn how different segments of the population experience vastly different financial realities, impacting consumer behavior and investment.

Olivia Hartwell·April 1, 2026