A recent study by Valassis, a leader in intelligent media delivery, found that multicultural consumers are more likely to spend over two hours each week looking for coupons and deals than your average consumer. Additionally, over 50 percent of the multicultural consumers surveyed said they use print coupons, with the new report showing how they embrace technology to help them save.
Findings from the 2016 RedPlum Purse String Survey of nearly 9,000 value-seeking consumers, with over 2,000 identifying as African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic, arm marketers with savings behavior data to attract and activate powerful multicultural shoppers.
According to the survey, African-American consumers are using the most coupons per shopping trip — 53 percent said they use more than six coupons compared to 48 percent of all consumers surveyed.
Some 64 percent of African-Americans are interested in finding coupons and deals on clothing, highest among the three ethnic groups and 10 percentage points higher than all survey respondents.
“Marketers must create consumer-centric strategies and gain a deeper understanding of the many factors, including media consumption habits, life stage and purchase behavior that motivate these powerful consumer segments,” said Curtis Tingle, Valassis chief marketing officer. “While there is an abundance of data available, the key is which strategies and tactics marketers employ to make that data actionable.”
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Hispanic consumers surveyed are the leaders of searching for savings, peaking at 69 percent, spending over two hours each week looking for deals versus 55 percent of all survey respondents.
When it comes to their digital savings habits, of the multicultural consumers surveyed:
– At least 83 percent look for offers while in store via their mobile device compared to 72 percent of all respondents.
– At least 70 percent visited a store, restaurant or other business after receiving an offer on their mobile device near the business location vs. 55 percent of all respondents.
– 62 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander consumers surveyed redeemed a coupon code on their mobile device in the last 30 days vs. 46 percent of all respondents.
– 66 percent of Hispanic respondents and 63 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander respondents used a savings app on their mobile device in the past 30 days vs. 49 percent of all respondents.
View an infographic for more findings from the 2016 Purse String Survey and Tingle’s blog post on multicultural consumer findings.
By integrating online and offline data combined with powerful insights, Valassis precisely targets its clients’ most valuable shoppers, offering unparalleled reach and scale.
For the eighth year RedPlum has conducted a savings survey to gain insight from today’s shopper; learn more about their shopping behaviors; where consumers are looking for deals; what they are doing with their savings; and what influencers are driving their behaviors. The 2016 RedPlum Purse String Survey is based on insights from nearly 9,000 respondents, conducted on redplum.com from May 16 to June 16, 2016.
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