During COVID-19, our desire for progress is stronger than ever, yet there’s no clear destination in sight. As the days blur together, people are engaging in new at-home entertainment behaviors to feel a sense of purpose and avoid losing this time. The Sound set off to explore these new behaviors and understand which habits will last.
As the fixed boundaries of home are increasingly tested, the feelings associated with home (stability, creativity, belonging) are harder to achieve than ever, yet perhaps are more important than ever. Our recent exploration has unearthed several paradoxes tied to home, and in doing so, revealed opportunities for brands to help reinforce these feelings, connect to their audience and echo consumer behavior within the new boundaries created by the pandemic.
How can we re-establish stability in the highly uncertain times of today? Our daily lives and routine have always provided us with a sense of stability. However, being hit by a pandemic has changed life as we knew it. Disrupted lives and looming uncertainty of a “new world” have left us in a state of flux.As we cope with the situation at hand we find ourselves leaning on Nostalgia to derive the lost sense of stability that we earlier got from our daily routines and lives.
Life has been hugely disrupted during COVID-19, but what has the impact been on the lives of our feline friends? We've explored 10 tensions for Cat Pet Parents (and Dogs, too) during a pandemic and the challenges and opportunities they present for brands.
Our lives have been hugely disrupted throughout COVID-19, but what impact has it had on the lives of our canine companions? We've explored 10 tensions for Dog Pet Parents (and Cats, too) during a pandemic and the challenges and opportunities they present for brands.
Our lives have been hugely disrupted over the past few months, but what impact has COVID-19 had on the lives of our pets? We've explored 10 tensions for both Cat and Dog Pet Parents during a pandemic and the challenges and opportunities the present for brands.
We’ve been through the 2008 recession, we’re worried about climate change, we’re living with insurmountable student debt. We’re concerned about finding a job and the health and well-being of our loved ones. We’re facing multiple stressors in all aspects of our lives, making us an overall anxious people. Nearly 1 in 5 adults in America experience an anxiety disorder over any 12-month period–and an astonishing 65% of 13-39-year-olds say they feel stressed constantly.
As pandemic preparation ramped up, bread was one of the first things to sell out. Bread machines sales are up 652%, with flour and baking mixes following not too far behind. So why are people turning to breadmaking with such fervor during a global pandemic? Are there any far-reaching implications for brands beyond the baking category?
A Cannes case study We couldn’t be more proud of the brand strategy work we did that lead to a transformation for the Dollar Shave...
Empathy is having a rough go lately In 2010, a study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research found that college students’ self-reported levels of...
