Products for global consumers to prefer expert reviews for purchase decisions 2019

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Stephanie Chevalier,
Jul 7, 2021
According to a 2019 survey on worldwide consumers, 44 percent of respondents preferred subject matter expert reviews over regular consumer reviews when it came to purchasing electronics. The same share of consumers preferred expert reviews in the financial services product area. In contrast, only a fifth of respondents cared about expert reviews when shopping for apparel.

Product areas were consumers worldwide prefer subject matter expert reviews to make purchase decisions as of 2019

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Electronics 44%
Financial Services 44%
Automotive 40%
Beauty 32%
Home Improvement 28%
Grocery / Food & Beverage 23%
Apparel 22%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents44%44%44%44%40%40%32%32%28%28%23%23%22%22%ElectronicsFinancial ServicesAutomotiveBeautyHome ImprovementGrocery / Food & BeverageApparel
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%

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Release date

May 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

5,500+

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Surveyed consumers from the US, Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany and Australia.

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