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32% -- purchase intention increase for Pandemic-era ads emphasizing kindness and unity (US ads in Zappi study) (2020-2021)

2020-2021  · n=2,300  · Zappi

Pandemic-era ads tapping into themes of kindness and unity saw a 32% increase in purchase intention.

  • Brand recall simultaneously decreased by 5.6% due to overused pandemic imagery and narratives.
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2020-2021
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Pandemic-era ads emphasizing kindness and unity (US ads in Zappi study)
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https://www.theuptownagency.com/insights/most-important-advertising-trends-2024 ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2020-2021 Channel: Deep Crawl
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2024 Advertising Trends | The Uptown Agency
The advertising market is an ocean of trends that constantly ebbs and flows. It's essential to keep a close eye on the advertising market as it stands currently, where it's been, and where it's heading. Written By: Alexandria Gillespie Alexandria is a brand strategist with The Uptown Agency. Her bea…
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From Zappi study analyzing 2,300 ads from the prior four years (2019-2023); tied to the 17.5% increase in emotional appeal for kindness/unity-themed pandemic ads

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Pandemic-era ads emphasizing kindness and unity (US ads in Zappi study): 32% purchase intention increase. Source: Zappi (2020-2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/pandemic-era-ads-purchase-intention-increase
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