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Consumer Optimism: Americans See a Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel

March 4, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new Axios-Ipsos poll has shown a marked turn towards more consumer optimism in American’s attitude about the condition of their lives under COVID. They are becoming dramatically more hopeful as the administration takes actions to step-up the availability of vaccines.

See the latest poll data on consumer COVID sentiment…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Coronavirus, COVID-19

New COVID Outbreak Causes Consumer Anxiety Flare-Up

December 10, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Results Pose a Threat to Economic Recovery

A new poll shows that the latest flare-up of COVID-19 – which is generating infections, hospitalizations, and deaths at a rate that exceeds those of the worst of readings from this last Spring – are causing an outbreak of another type…anxiety and dread amongst consumers. This sobering data suggests that an increase in anxiety in consumers could result in stalling our economic recovery.

See this new poll on growing consumer dread…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19

Facing COVID-19 Fears: Eight Out of Ten Americans Fear a Second Wave

June 18, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

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A new survey from Ipsos/Axios had lots of interesting details about how Americans are feeling at this unique juncture in time, as states begin to reopen their economy, with a commensurate rise in cases of coronavirus. As many readers may know, this is an area…consumer sentiment…that I try to keep tabs on, as 70% of the U.S. economy is based on consumer sentiment.

And one piece of this research jumped off the page and grabbed me by my throat – 8 out of every 10 Americans worry about a second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

See how consumers feel about COVID-19 now

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Research, Statistics Tagged With: consumer, consumer sentiment, consumer survey, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, A Popular High-End Event in October, is Canceled

May 20, 2020 by Ted 6 Comments

Photo of the venue where the now canceled Rocky Mountain Audio Fest RMAF was to take place
The Gaylord Rockies Resort where the now-canceled RMAF 2020 was to take place [Click to enlarge]

On Tuesday, promoters of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest – a well respected and popular event for the high-end specialty audio segment – announced that they were cancelling the show scheduled for October 2-4, 2020 in Aurora, CO. Like many other industry events this year, the reason was due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

See more on the RMAF cancellation…

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Filed Under: News, Shows & Events Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, RMAF, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

With Original Event Canceled, IFA Now Says It Will Hold a New Live, In-Person Show in September

May 19, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

IFA 2020 is an all-new 3-day event in September 2020

Promoter Says It Is Putting ‘Health and Safety First’

Saying they are putting “Health and Safety first,” IFA announces they have received the appropriate government approvals to hold a live, in-person trade show event in Berlin this coming September. The announcement was a dramatic departure from their previous announcement in April cancelling this very event. But will anyone choose to attend?

See more on IFA effectively un-cancelling their show…

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Filed Under: Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: Consumer Electronics Show, Coronavirus, COVID-19, IFA Berlin

Strata-gee’s COVID-19 Impact on Tech II Survey: What a Difference a Month Makes!

April 30, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Strata-gee COVID-19 Impact on Tech II Survey

Now completed, Strata-gee’s COVID-19 Impact on Tech II Survey is a follow-up study to Strata-gee’s original survey, COVID-19 Impact on Tech. If you haven’t read those original results yet, I would suggest you start there by clicking on this link as it will add context to the follow-up survey discussed here. And this time we learn that things have definitely changed in just five short weeks. In a nutshell, survey respondents report that the impact of COVID-19 this time around is much greater than in March.

See more of what the Strata-gee COVID-19 Impact on Tech Survey is telling us…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Financial, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Strata-gee

Group of 20 Prominent Exhibitors Call on Producer of AXPONA to Cancel Event

April 22, 2020 by Ted 5 Comments

AXPONA signage from previous evenrt

Cites COVID-19 & Economic Hardship

In an “Open letter to Joel Davis of JD Events,” a group of 20 prominent personalities in the high-end specialty audio industry – who are also contracted exhibitors – call on the producer of AXPONA to cancel the event. AXPONA had already been previously rescheduled by its production company from the originally planned April 17-19 dates…to August 7-9, due to the expanding COVID-19 pandemic.

Now some exhibitors are publicly calling upon the show’s producer to fully cancel the event for 2020 altogether, as COVID-19 – and the economic damage it’s causing – continues to be a major issue.

See why exhibitors want AXPONA canceled…

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Filed Under: Shows & Events Tagged With: Audio Expo of North America, AXPONA, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Fear Factor: Consumers’ Fear Suggests a Slow Recovery from Recession

April 16, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo from Manhattan showing stores closed due to recession and very few people on the street
[Photo: Juan Arredondo, New York Times]

COVID-19 Recession: Will Rebound be a V…U…or W?

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit America big time. With a head-spinning swiftness, the epidemic swept across the country with ruthless efficiency – first impacting densely populated urban areas (NYC, LA, Chicago), then spreading its tentacles throughout more sparsely populated regions of the country. It has extracted a devastating human toll, striking fear in the hearts of consumers, and brought a once bustling economy to a screeching halt…plunging it into recession.

We have never seen anything quite like this and for business owners and managers…we are truly in uncharted territory. With almost 85% of all Americans now subject to some form of Shelter-In-Place or Stay-At-Home order, everything except essential services, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, has been closed down – and most companies have seen their sales disappear. Will a fearful consumer complicate our recovery from this recession?

See more on what kind of rebound to expect…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, recession

Stuck in COVID-19 Isolation? Country Music Star Says ‘Thank Goodness for Technology’

April 8, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

'Thank goodness for technology' says country music star Miranda Lambert

An astonishing 283 million Americans are stuck in some form of self-isolation or self-quarantine due to the fact that most states and cities have imposed a “Stay-at-Home” rule in the fight to snuff out the COVID-19 pandemic. This new reality in which we find ourselves means that almost all businesses (except for a few essential services) are closed – and millions of Americans are stuck at home with little or nothing to do. But what role does their technology play in this situation?

Thanks to Technology, we can all be connected…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Financial, Industry Trends, News, Technology Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Miranda Lambert

As Overall Economy Hit by COVID-19, Layoffs Hit Tech as Well

April 2, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioQuest Announces Downsizing

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A relatively large number of readers and industry sources have reached out to Strata-gee with word of cutbacks and layoffs at various industry brands – as the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) takes its toll on the U.S. economy. As was reported in a post just a few days ago, jobless claims jumped dramatically – by 33% in just one month – only to be exceeded a few days later by a massive jump in claims of 3 million more unemployed workers.

Now we are beginning to see layoffs in Tech…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Pivot Point Tagged With: AudioQuest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, layoffs, recession

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