According to the 3rd annual Edelman goodpurpose surveythat was launched today, despite the prolonged recession, the social purpose of brands is more important than ever. The Edelman survey sampled 6026 adults in the U.S., China, Canada, U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, Japan and India to track attitudes and actions regarding the social purpose of brands and corporations.
The report contains some remarkable findings. Here are a few highlights:
71% think brands and companies spend too much on advertising and marketing and should put more into good causes up almost 10 percentage points
64% would recommend a brand that supports a good cause up from 52% last year globally
In Canada, 62% would switch brands if another brand of similar or equal quality supported a good cause , 56% would help a brand promote its products if there was a good cause behind it, and 55% expectbrands to support a good cause.
It’s become very clear that the landscape for consumers and marketers has fundamentally changed. As recently as 5 years ago, cause marketing programs were seen as sidelines to core business. Today, the business case for investing in cause is unassailable. (In fact, the Edelman research revealed that 55% of consumers surveyed have a better opinion of corporations that integrate good causes into their business – regardless of why they do so).
As per recent posts, it’s important to remember that consumers are looking very closely at what corporations are doing in this area. That means corporate commitment to the cause must be authentic and non-profit partners must be of the highest calibre.
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More spending on Brands with a Social Purpose
By CB Staff
According to the 3rd annual Edelman goodpurpose surveythat was launched today, despite the prolonged recession, the social purpose of brands is more important than ever. The Edelman survey sampled 6026 adults in the U.S., China, Canada, U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, Japan and India to track attitudes and actions regarding the social purpose of brands and corporations.
The report contains some remarkable findings. Here are a few highlights:
71% think brands and companies spend too much on advertising and marketing and should put more into good causes up almost 10 percentage points
64% would recommend a brand that supports a good cause up from 52% last year globally
In Canada, 62% would switch brands if another brand of similar or equal quality supported a good cause , 56% would help a brand promote its products if there was a good cause behind it, and 55% expectbrands to support a good cause.
It’s become very clear that the landscape for consumers and marketers has fundamentally changed. As recently as 5 years ago, cause marketing programs were seen as sidelines to core business. Today, the business case for investing in cause is unassailable. (In fact, the Edelman research revealed that 55% of consumers surveyed have a better opinion of corporations that integrate good causes into their business – regardless of why they do so).
As per recent posts, it’s important to remember that consumers are looking very closely at what corporations are doing in this area. That means corporate commitment to the cause must be authentic and non-profit partners must be of the highest calibre.