Category: Consumer Studies

New Ad-ology Study: Reduced Advertising During Recession Negatively Impacts Consumer Perception

Perceived Success of Banks, Retail, Automotive Tied to Advertising More than 48% of U.S. adults believe that a lack of advertising by a retail store, bank or auto dealership during a recession indicates the business must be struggling. Likewise, a vast majority perceives businesses that continue to advertise as being competitive or committed to doing… Read more »

Ad-ology: Social media enhances real estate online presence

Social media has a role to play in real estate, according to Ad-ology’s Summer 2009 Media Influence on Consumer Choice survey, particularly among higher income earning groups. Real estate agencies should be enhancing their online presence with social and other online media. Ad-ology’s latest survey found that, across all demographics, online media had the most… Read more »

Online Media Top Influencer on Restaurant Choice, Traditional Media Still Best for Pizza Delivery

Traditional media influenced more than 30% of recently surveyed pizza consumers, while online media like restaurant Web sites were the most influential for restaurant-goers. The Ad-ology Research study also found 61% of U.S. consumers surveyed said they had visited “a restaurant they had not visited before” in the last year. Of traditional media types, direct… Read more »