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Downstream effects: Consumer behavior in the mid 2020’s

UM’s Patriz Salazar Datlangin redefining the culture of the decade

As we get into the groove of the mid-2020’s, we’re well on our way to re-defining the culture of the decade.

Consumers who are caught between economic anxieties and a yearning for normalcy have exhibited a remarkable capacity for both frugality and extravagance. Despite high inflation and recession fears, there has been increased spending on leisure and travel – so much so that we’ve termed this period as the “funflation.”

The second-order effects of the pandemic are also at play in which digitisation and AI are poised to play a crucial role with the UAE and KSA pioneering its adoption in the region. The former established the ‘AI strategy of 2031’ and the UAE Council for


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Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Junior Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.