The latest Consumer Confidence Index paints a bleak picture of the economy at large. How does that affect DTC, ROAS, and forecasting for Q4? “It’s going to take more marketing resources to sell products. The practical output of that is less efficient advertising. You have to do more to get less action.”

Show Notes:
- Try Freshmarketer: https://bit.ly/3S5wXcH 
- Taylor’s tweet on CCI vs. MER: https://bit.ly/3fEosaB 
- Taylor’s Black Friday strategy article: https://bit.ly/3RDwspU

The Impact of Consumer Confidence on DTC

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The Impact of Consumer Confidence on DTC

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