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Marketing Lessons from a Hurricane: Research Finds the Effects of Brand-switching Only Temporary

  • 1.  Marketing Lessons from a Hurricane: Research Finds the Effects of Brand-switching Only Temporary

    Posted 09-13-2023 10:23

    BALTIMORE, MD, September 13, 2023 – Using data from pre- and post-hurricane purchasing of consumer-packaged goods (CPG), new research has found that while consumers may switch brands in the lead-up to a natural disaster, they will likely switch back to their previously purchased brands when the crisis has passed. This has implications for the extent to which companies can expect to capture consumers using temporary price promotions.

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    Ashley Smith
    Public Relations Specialist
    INFORMS Public Affairs Coordinator
    Baltimore MD
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