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What our fieldwork is telling us right now — across consumers, electorates and technology. Figures from our own studies, published as they land.

Consumer2026 — Q2
64%

of consumers switched at least one staple brand in the past year

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Gen ZMill.Gen XBoomer

Switching skews young — but no cohort is loyal by default anymore.

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Political2026 — Q2
41%

of voters name cost of living as their single top issue

Cost of living41%
Healthcare18%
Housing14%
Immigration11%
Climate8%

Economic anxiety dominates every demographic — message accordingly.

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Technology2026 — Q2
2.3×

growth in weekly AI tool use over the past 18 months

Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26

Adoption is compounding — organisational readiness is not keeping pace.

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Consumer2026 — Q1
54%

now rate private-label quality as equal to name brands

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2023202420252026

The quality-perception moat is draining year over year.

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Media2026 — Q1
47%

of under-35s discover new brands first through short-form video

Short-form video47%
Search21%
Friends17%
In store9%
TV & other6%

If discovery happens in-feed, brand assets must work at three seconds.

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Political2026 — Q1
3in 10

undecided voters make up their minds in the final two weeks

18223030
3+ mo.1–3 mo.2 wksFinal days

Late deciders reward campaigns that keep fielding until the end.

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