Started in the 1990’s, Roots provides marketers with vital demographic information for their customer base at a community level. It delivers key intelligence and insights into buyers’ behaviour in various categories, such as: readership, shopping, food and groceries, banking, entertainment, travel and digital. The pure random sample covers 120 communities across urban South Africa. 27,000 household purchase decision makers are interviewed for 50 minutes in their homes to gather this information.
Roots is undertaken by independent research house, Kantar TNS. This will be their 6th Roots, with 2004 being their first. This means that in many communities changes can be tracked back 14 years. 80% of the questionnaire remains consistent for this reason, while 20% is updated to incorporate new trends in consumer behaviour, particularly around the impact of technology on our lives.
“Roots’ data gives us powerful insights into consumers at a local level,” Gill Randall, joint CEO of Spark Media says. “With the data in hand, it’s crucial that marketers decide how best to use that information within a broader framework of globally proven consumer behaviour laws, such as continuity of exposure, leveraging a brand’s distinctive assets and achieving mass reach of a category.”
Keep your eyes peeled for more updates on the study. For more information about Roots 2019, contact Spark Media on 010 492 8390, visit the Spark Media website, follow them on Twitter or connect with Spark Media (sparkmediasa) on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
