Multitasking Consumer

Knowledge Center

What is a Multitasking Consumer? Meaning.

Multitasking Consumers are people making simultaneous use of more than one media at the time.

The concept of Multitasking Behavior applied to consumers’ Behavior led to the development of a New Type of Media User, the multitasking consumer. Anyone who uses multiple media at the same time, i.e. Internet and TV, falls in this category. In other words, a large portion of consumers, especially among younger people of industrialized countries.

Number of Multitasking Consumers Growing

Recent researches from The Nielsen Company, demonstrated that the numbers of these consumers is increasing over time. Their characteristics have impacted the world of marketing and Advertising. An increased number of media channels had already complicated advertising campaign planning. In addition to that consumers now follow more than a media at the same time.

Effects of Multitasking Consumers

At first glance, this behavior results in a decreased Attention of the consumer towards media messages, since it is split over the media he is following. In fact, studies from market research company BIGresearch confirmed that pattern and demonstrated also that people rarely follow a message till its end or combine it with messages from other media.

Two consequences for marketers and advertisers are the lower absorption of advertising and an increased difficulty in delivering an effective message to this type of consumers.

Forum Forum about the Multitasking Consumer. Below you can ask a question about this topic, share your experiences, report a new development, or explain something. Start a new topic about Multitasking Consumer Share your knowledge here (or ask a question)   🔥 NEW Quotes on the Multitasking Consumer. Quotations Hi, do you know of a remarkable, humorous quote by a famous person or a proverb related to multitasking consumers? Please enter a reaction to share it for other people to enjoy! Please use this tem... 2

Information Sources Various sources of information regarding the Multitasking Consumer. Here you will find powerpoints, videos, news, etc. to use in your own lectures and workshops. Multitasking and Ways to Avoid It Multitasking Behavior, Peeformance Management This presentation is about Multitasking. It includes some interesting multitasking experiments and ends with seven solut... The Internet / Social Media Revolution Social Media, Internet Strategy, Internet Impact, Digital Revolution Video shows how fast social media is growing. And gives a clear status of the position of social media by 2014. Great s...

Research Links Jump to further research sources regarding the Multitasking Consumer. News Videos Presentations   Books Academic More

Compare with: Hypodermic Needle Model  |  Consumer Analysis  |  Consumerization  |  Customer Experience Management

Return to Management Hub: Communication & Skills  |  Ethics & Responsibility  |  Marketing & Sales

More on Management  |  Return to Management Dictionary

This ends our Multitasking Consumer summary and forum.