Black Friday 2021 Marketing Analysis: How consumer habits changed from 2020

But while a widespread rush on stores for discounts looks unlikely to return, our Black Friday 2021 analysis shows there are nonetheless noteworthy shifts underway this year compared to 2020. The easing of restrictions looks to have changed the product types consumers are most interested in, with online shopping-related conversations about products used for home entertainment such as electronics waning, and products used to heighten the experience of going out, such as fashion items, booming in interest.

Take a look at the infographic below for more key takeaways and analysis that marketers should be aware of ahead of Black Friday 2021.

Methodology:

Whispr Group’s analysts created search strings for each of the topics of interest ( for example “Black Friday” plus the sub-topic “sustainability”) in the various local languages to be analysed, after which our tools gathered all relevant matching conversations on selected forums, blogs and social channels.

Our expert analysts then carried out quantitative and qualitative analysis to deliver their conclusions and insights as presented above. Whispr Group carried out a similar analysis in 2020.

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