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Morning Consult

Global survey and data intelligence firm that conducts polling and research on consumer, business, and policy topics.

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leadershipOne report1 publisher

Campaigns keep buying TV while 26% of adults credit influencers with swaying their vote

Morning Consult found 26% of US adults say influencer content has affected who they voted for, in a September survey. Business Insider reported that campaigns still spend the bulk of their ad budgets on TV.

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption45
Hype gap+30
Incentives60
Confidence50
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Six-figure earners trust influencer recommendations more, a Morning Consult survey finds

Morning Consult found 61% of US adults earning over $100,000 trust influencer product recommendations, against about half of lower earners. The survey measured trust, a step short of what a budget needs: returns on influencer spend.

Publishers:entrepreneur.com

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence50
leadershipOne report1 publisher

High earners trust influencer picks more than lower earners do, survey finds

Morning Consult found 61% of Americans earning over $100,000 trust influencer product picks, against about half of those earning less. The gap is narrow enough that creator spend still makes sense for mass-market brands, provided the content stays close to how followers live.

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence45
investOne report1 publisher

Retailers split three ways over who handles checkout in Meta's Muse agent

Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse shopping agent while Walmart, Best Buy and four other partners joined Meta's connector slate. Meta takes a small fee per Muse checkout, so the agent's retail value hinges on order counts and a rate Meta has not published.

Publishers:cnbc.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption40
Hype gap+20
Incentives65
Confidence45
investOne report1 publisher

Only 38% of retiring advisory owners have named the successor 86% of juniors say they want

An Edward Jones and Morning Consult poll puts fully documented succession plans at 42% of advisors. The practitioners explaining why chosen successors leave split between the price of the equity and never being told the equity exists.

Reality

Evidence54
Adoption40
Hype gap+18
Incentives66
Confidence52
investOne report1 publisher

Georgia Tech found malware could move money unassisted in 35 of 159 banking apps it tested

The Georgia Tech corpus says the handset belongs to the attacker while Regulation E says the loss belongs to the bank, which makes every extra authentication factor pushed to that same phone a purchase with no yield.

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption68
Hype gap+12
Incentives66
Confidence60