What changed in one year of a pandemic and what the Portuguese are not willing to admit: consumer neuroscience and predictive analytic contributes to communication strategy

Valentina Chkoniya*, Dorota Reykowska, Rafal Ohme, Ana Côrte-Real

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The world is headed towards a new normal, while pandemic is continuing with new waves hitting nations. However, this storm will pass, but the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come. It is crucial to use new research perspectives bringing scientists and practitioners together to support decisions that would shape our future. This paper gives an example of consumer neuroscience and predictive analytics helping to go beyond rational verbatims to investigate real deep nonconscious convictions that people may not even be fully aware of and which cannot be covered by traditional opinion surveys. For example, public confidence in the healthcare system is related to pro-social behaviour and compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions during a crisis. The success in controlling pandemics depends on behaviour, and health officials need to persuade the population to make behaviour changes to ensure success. By providing comparative results from Portugal, this study highlights what changed in one year and what the population is not willing to admit by using the “COVID-19 Fever” project data collected and analysed with the iCode Smart Test in 2020 and 2021 and offers valuable data to support an effective communication strategy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMarketing and smart technologies
Subtitle of host publicationproceedings of ICMarkTech 2021
EditorsJosé Luís Reis, Eduardo Parra López, Luiz Moutinho, José Paulo Marques dos Santos
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages419-430
Number of pages12
Volume1
ISBN (Electronic)9789811692680
ISBN (Print)9789811692673
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventInternational Conference on Marketing and Technologies - University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Duration: 2 Dec 20214 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume279
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Marketing and Technologies
Abbreviated titleICMarkTech 2021
Country/TerritorySpain
CityTenerife
Period2/12/214/12/21

Keywords

  • Advanced analytics
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Consumer neuroscience
  • COVID-19
  • iCode
  • Pandemic
  • Response time testing

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