New data shows that half of internet users in the US said that if a company debuts Pride-related merchandise or content, they’re more likely to see that as a marketing tactic than as a true reflection of the company’s values, according a YouGov survey.
But companies that have shown their support for the LGBTQ+ community may benefit from being inclusive in their advertising.
About one-quarter (24%) of US internet users also said they are more likely to do business with companies known to be LGBTQ+-friendly.
Particularly, gay and lesbian individuals (71%), bisexual people (54%), millennials (32%), and high-income earners (34%) all said they’re likely to spend money with LGBTQ+-friendly businesses.
It’s probably not surprising that age is a sharp dividing line in attitudes on the survey’s question.
Among millennials, those more likely to buy from such a company outnumbered those less likely to do so nearly 2:1, 34% vs. 15%.
But among baby boomers, the split was slightly negative, at 19% “more likely” vs. 21% “less likely.”
It’s conspicuous that a plurality of respondents in most of the survey’s demographic niches said a company’s reputation for being LGBTQ+-friendly would make then neither more nor less likely to do business with it. Read the rest at eMarketer.
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