Marketing & Communications Briefs
2021
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Resilient August Income & Spending Growth Point to Strong Close to 2021
October 01 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)August Personal Income & Outlays data, released this morning, show an economy that continues to grow despite the impact of the Delta variant.
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August retail sales continued to improve despite Delta variant
September 16 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Retail spending in August surprised to the upside suggesting continued resiliency in consumption despite the COVID-19 Delta variant.
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Healthy consumer spending supported by strong labor markets
August 27 | Ataman Ozyildirim, Former Senior Director, Economics, The Conference Board | Comments (0)July Personal Income & Outlays data released this morning, show an economy that is still recovering. Amid shifting demand from goods to services spending, personal consumer expenditures growth slowed.
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Wage, income, spending and inflation data all point to continued recovery while pushing against supply constraints
July 30 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Comment on June Personal Income & Outlay data and the Q2 2021 Employee Cost Index – Erik Lundh, Principal Economist, The Conference Board & Gad Levanon, Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board
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April PCE Reaction: Inflation Creeps Higher as Consumers Shift to Services
May 28 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)April income, spending and inflation data reveal an economy that is on the mend, but not yet fully recovered.
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An Unexpected Competitive Advantage For Businesses? Tackling Data Privacy Practices Head On
March 29 | Denise Dahlhoff, PhD, Director, Marketing & Communications Research, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Changing some data practices, ahead of regulation, and giving consumers more control over how their personal information is shared will ultimately build long-term trust.
2020
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Meet America’s Most Valuable Consumer: Her Name Is HENRY
December 16 | Pamela N. Danziger, Founder, Unity Marketing | Comments (0)While the US is suffering the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, retailers’ silver lining is targeting the affluent segment through customer experience and value.
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Building Brand Value During a Crisis
October 15 | Tim Powell, President, President of The Knowledge Agency® | Comments (0)The crises seem to come faster all the time. During the first two quarters of 2020, we went directly from a crisis about the global Covid-19 pandemic, to a crisis about the resulting sharp economic slowdown, to the Back Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
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Why Company Directors Should Use Social Media
September 08 | Elizabeth Richards, Head of Corporate Governance, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) | Comments (0)In its most recent Connect and Reflect report, “Why Company Directors Should Use Social Media,” The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) describes the benefits of social media for directors and offers practical guidance about how to make a start.
