Toby Clark

Director of Research, EMEA at Mintel. Cycling geek. Research geek.

[Business & IP Centre Cambridgeshire @BIPCCambs]

@Toby_Mintel will be using data to demonstrate how consumers have changed since the pandemic.
Find out what opportunities and threats consumer-facing businesses must negotiate as we (hopefully) start to emerge from the pandemic.
🗓 4 Oct
🕑13.00 - 13.45
https://t.co/DdozJ4IdYE

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

If you've got any interest in what innovation and agility looks like in real life, you should read this: https://t.co/MNZOi9b5iS. A beautifully-written account of how @justcookit's team at @VanderlyleR restaurant had to transform their business model in the space of a few weeks.

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Still time to log in if you want to learn what's happened to consumer spending during the pandemic, and how we're expecting it to change in the next year or so.

[Mintel @mintelnews]

What does the pandemic mean for British consumer lifestyles? Join Mintel Associate Director - Consumer Lifestyle Research Jack Duckett for a closer look at how businesses will need to think long-term. Register here: https://t.co/u7WfUFsAZX

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

@paulmarkbailey But unemployment hasn't increased since the start of 2020 - it's still at 3.9%. (https://t.co/ddZLbVawJF) Reporting on the unemployment rate would give a really misleading picture of what's actually going on. It's the fall in employment that's the big (and more negative) story.

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Sobering update from my favourite local restaurant on why they won't be re-opening anytime soon. (FWIW, we're about to run research on how comfortable ppl are with dining out. Curious about size of the disconnect between what we're allowed to do and what we're comfortable doing.)

[Alex Rushmer @justcookit]

There is a lot of chatter and excitement today about reopening. I've written about why I won't be re-opening my restaurant on July 4th, or any time soon after that https://t.co/y7F2ksq4yu

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

For a more reflective, less panicky take on how #coronavirus could affect consumer behaviour, check out Mintel's Matt Crabbe's article on the impact it has had among APAC shoppers: https://t.co/mntWmEMMsH via @mintelnews

[Business & IP Centre @BIPC]

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[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

More on Brexit from me. (Funnily enough, there's quite a lot to say about it at the moment...) This time I'm looking at the way the middle ground has been eroded, and what it means for brands. https://t.co/POExhsqB5A via @mintelnews #brexit

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Perfect example of old vs new finance. It's taken @monzo 2 days to open a joint account and to get the physical cards out to me. It's taken 3 days (and counting) to transfer cash from [old bank]. Guess which one of those accounts is gradually becoming my main provider?

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Are dry pubs the future? Mintel visited the Clean Vic - @SainsburysNews no/low-alcohol pop-up - and gave our verdict: https://t.co/O4diV8jx78 via @mintelnews

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Mintel hit the London Pizza Festival to check out the changing trends in the pizza market. (Warning: probably best not to watch if you're hungry... is 10am too early for pizza?) https://t.co/JGXNT5GOun via @mintelnews

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

You've got to love it when you're halfway through writing a blog on Brexit and the PM quits. Although our latest data suggests that people will shrug this off in exactly the same way they seem to be shrugging off other Brexit-related concerns.

[Mintel @mintelnews]

As a new chapter of the #Brexit epic starts, Toby Clark, Director of EMEA Research, asks: consumer confidence is still strong, but how long can it last? And how can companies Brexit-proof their operations? https://t.co/cOV6mLFwTO

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

A lot of surprise from the audience at how positive people are about their household finances at the moment. For me, I really wonder if people are just so used to the constant uncertainty surrounding #brexit that they're starting to tune it all out.

[Hamed Darvishian @HamedAtGartner]

Toby Clark kicking off this morning's Bitesize Briefing on Brexit: What's next for consumers #MintelBite @mintelnews

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Really interesting insight into a way of managing family finances that is just totally different to the way my family approached it: 'My mum has my bank card and can buy whatever she wants' https://t.co/jbDAZwLOQh #monzo

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Finalising the invitation for our #Brexit #Mintelbite event in May. Trying to work out if I've got enough budget to invest in a crystal ball as well as the usual consumer research...

[Kasia Bigda 🌸 @xszamankax]

43% of young adults tend to trust smaller brands more than big corporations. When you launch a food brand, make sure you have these 3 attributes nailed first: tasty, exciting and good value. Then you can push your health & other values #MintelScout @MrLees_UK #fmcg

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Downside of having too good an attendance at your own event... I've got nowhere to sit. #mintelscout

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Starting to fill up at the #mintelscout startup event. So many interesting brands arriving already.

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

Striking stat from @ONS - living with parents is now the most common living arrangement for 18-34s (https://t.co/9f1DwRA47K).

[Toby Clark @Toby_Mintel]

We're looking for a retail analyst at Mintel. Your chance to join a really good team, covering key sector. More details here: https://t.co/89q7np6PPA