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Almost half (45 percent) of 5,000 consumers in Europe and North America surveyed by Selligent Marketing Cloud say they use voice assistants such as Amazon.com’s Alexa or Google Home. Yet with increased use, concerns are growing.
More than half (52 percent) find it creepy when brands target them with ads based on what they have recently asked their voice assistant. An even larger portion (69 percent) think it’s creepy when a brand targets them for ads based on what they have said in conversations without prompting the voice assistant device. In both cases, only minorities felt these were helpful rather than creepy targeting practices.
About half (51 percent) of respondents worry their voice assistants are listening to them without their consent. Younger adults (58 percent of 18-24-year-olds and 57 percent of 25-35-year-olds) tend to be more suspicious of voice assistants listening in uninvited. And although about half (48 percent) of Gen Xers (36-54-year-olds) have concerns about their voice assistants, eavesdropping only concerns slightly more than one-third (36 percent) of Boomers.
That being said, 80 percent of both Gen Zers and Millennials and 70 percent of Gen Xers say that a personalized experience is very important. Fifty-two percent of Boomers think so.
Respondents in all age groups feel that it’s helpful when brands do personalize in some ways, such as:
About half (51 percent) of respondents worry their voice assistants are listening to them without their consent. Younger adults (58 percent of 18-24-year-olds and 57 percent of 25-35-year-olds) tend to be more suspicious of voice assistants listening in uninvited. And although about half (48 percent) of Gen Xers (36-54-year-olds) have concerns about their voice assistants, eavesdropping only concerns slightly more than one-third (36 percent) of Boomers.
That being said, 80 percent of both Gen Zers and Millennials and 70 percent of Gen Xers say that a personalized experience is very important. Fifty-two percent of Boomers think so.
Respondents in all age groups feel that it’s helpful when brands do personalize in some ways, such as:
- Offering deals on items they have searched for but not purchased (64 percent);
- Proactively recommending products based on previous purchases (64 percent);
- Inquiring about how they liked their last purchase (71 percent);
- Targeting ads based on what they have recently liked/favorited/saved/retweeted on social media (53 percent).
- What Makes Smart Speakers and Voice Assistants Creepy? – Marketing Charts
- Selligent Global Connected Consumer Index – Selligent
- Consumers Remain Wary of Advanced Retail Personalization, Though Some Attitudes Are Evolving – MarketingCharts
- Creepy Or Cool 2018: Richrelevance Study Finds 80% Of Consumers Demand Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Transparency – RichRelevance