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Subscribe to stay up to date. en-au Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:48:06 GMT 2021-02-26T00:48:06Z en-au https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/challenging-business-conditions-as-weak-revenues-continue-for-57-of-smes <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/challenging-business-conditions-as-weak-revenues-continue-for-57-of-smes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE24%20slide%206.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published monthly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/challenging-business-conditions-as-weak-revenues-continue-for-57-of-smes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE24%20slide%206.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published monthly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fchallenging-business-conditions-as-weak-revenues-continue-for-57-of-smes&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:48:06 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/challenging-business-conditions-as-weak-revenues-continue-for-57-of-smes 2021-02-26T00:48:06Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/unpacking-the-jan-2021-new-vehicle-sales-recovery <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/unpacking-the-jan-2021-new-vehicle-sales-recovery" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/AdobeStock_292610126.jpeg" alt="Unpacking The Jan 2021 New Vehicle Sales Recovery" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>January 2021 saw the new year start with a bang, as almost 80,000 vehicles were sold off the back of further easing in COVID-19 restrictions, and the Australian economy returning to a more ‘normal’ business setting. Year on year, this resulted in double digit growth (up 11.1% vs. January 2020). While that appears strong at face value, does it hold true once we dig a little deeper.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/unpacking-the-jan-2021-new-vehicle-sales-recovery" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/AdobeStock_292610126.jpeg" alt="Unpacking The Jan 2021 New Vehicle Sales Recovery" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>January 2021 saw the new year start with a bang, as almost 80,000 vehicles were sold off the back of further easing in COVID-19 restrictions, and the Australian economy returning to a more ‘normal’ business setting. Year on year, this resulted in double digit growth (up 11.1% vs. January 2020). While that appears strong at face value, does it hold true once we dig a little deeper.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Funpacking-the-jan-2021-new-vehicle-sales-recovery&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Automotive Research automotive trends automotive news Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:16:16 GMT bselwyn@acaresearch.com.au (Ben Selwyn) https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/unpacking-the-jan-2021-new-vehicle-sales-recovery 2021-02-11T07:16:16Z https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE23%20slide%2027.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE23%20slide%2027.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fchristmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:10:55 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/christmas-cheer-for-smes-as-strong-revenue-jobs-and-investment-data-point-to-a-happy-new-year 2020-12-18T01:10:55Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE22%20slide%2013.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE22%20slide%2013.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Froad-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:21:15 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/road-to-recovery-continues-with-sme-jobkeeper-claims-dropping-to-26 2020-12-04T00:21:15Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/content-tops-marketing-budget-priorities-moving-into-2021 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/content-tops-marketing-budget-priorities-moving-into-2021" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/Creating%20Connections.png" alt="Creating Connections Insight Pack" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>According to the Creating Connections report, based on a survey of more than 300 businesses, most have maintained or increased budgets in all major areas of marketing and communications except physical events. This has led to more competition in fewer channels.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/content-tops-marketing-budget-priorities-moving-into-2021" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/Creating%20Connections.png" alt="Creating Connections Insight Pack" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>According to the Creating Connections report, based on a survey of more than 300 businesses, most have maintained or increased budgets in all major areas of marketing and communications except physical events. This has led to more competition in fewer channels.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fcontent-tops-marketing-budget-priorities-moving-into-2021&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Thought Leadership Research Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:26:37 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/content-tops-marketing-budget-priorities-moving-into-2021 2020-12-01T04:26:37Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.fifthquadrant.com.au/hubfs/WAVE21%20slide%2013.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.fifthquadrant.com.au/hubfs/WAVE21%20slide%2013.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fsme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:15:22 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/sme-recruitment-drive-hindered-by-a-lack-of-candidates 2020-11-19T03:15:22Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/a-return-to-normality <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/a-return-to-normality" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/automotive-defect-broken-car-wreck-78793-532898-edited.jpeg" alt="A Return To Normality?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>November sees a number of changes to life in Australia, as Melbourne (and Victoria more broadly) returns to a greater semblance of normality. Anecdotal feedback suggests that we'll see that reflected in financial results over the next month, as Victorians take advantage of the opportunity to see friends, and relatives, visit cafes and restaurants, and generally enjoy an increased level of freedom.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/a-return-to-normality" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/automotive-defect-broken-car-wreck-78793-532898-edited.jpeg" alt="A Return To Normality?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>November sees a number of changes to life in Australia, as Melbourne (and Victoria more broadly) returns to a greater semblance of normality. Anecdotal feedback suggests that we'll see that reflected in financial results over the next month, as Victorians take advantage of the opportunity to see friends, and relatives, visit cafes and restaurants, and generally enjoy an increased level of freedom.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fa-return-to-normality&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Automotive Research automotive trends automotive news Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:49:34 GMT bselwyn@acaresearch.com.au (Ben Selwyn) https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/a-return-to-normality 2020-11-06T03:49:34Z https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE20%20slide%207.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE20%20slide%207.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fstronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:09:46 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/stronger-revenue-jobs-data-drives-sme-sentiment-higher 2020-11-05T05:09:46Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE19%20slide%208.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-pushes-sme-confidence-higher" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/WAVE19%20slide%208.png" alt="SME COVID-19 Tracker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em>Updates to this research will be published fortnightly to track the impact and response to COVID-19. </em><span style="color: #00a0b4;"><em><a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-pushes-sme-confidence-higher" style="color: #00a0b4;">View Previous Wave.</a></em></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fpositive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Fri, 23 Oct 2020 02:59:50 GMT https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/positive-momentum-continues-with-41-of-smes-reporting-higher-revenues-in-september 2020-10-23T02:59:50Z James Organ https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/consumer-confidence-up-but-business-remains-cautious <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/consumer-confidence-up-but-business-remains-cautious" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/ACA_NewsViews_Hero_Image_resized.jpg?t=1456101598627" alt="Consumer Confidence Up, But Business Remains Cautious" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>It is rare to see the world change so dramatically in 7 months. As of June, 927,000 Australian organisations had applied for Jobkeeper, and the rules around what we can do in our personal lives can change weekly. All aspects of life have been affected and although the 2020 federal budget has highlighted the nation’s largest deficit in living memory, Australian optimism prevails.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/consumer-confidence-up-but-business-remains-cautious" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.acaresearch.com.au/hubfs/ACA_NewsViews_Hero_Image_resized.jpg?t=1456101598627" alt="Consumer Confidence Up, But Business Remains Cautious" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>It is rare to see the world change so dramatically in 7 months. As of June, 927,000 Australian organisations had applied for Jobkeeper, and the rules around what we can do in our personal lives can change weekly. All aspects of life have been affected and although the 2020 federal budget has highlighted the nation’s largest deficit in living memory, Australian optimism prevails.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=158982&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%2Faustralian-market-research-blog%2Fconsumer-confidence-up-but-business-remains-cautious&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.acaresearch.com.au%252Faustralian-market-research-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Market Research Healthcare Research Thought Leadership Research COVID-19 SME Tracker Thu, 22 Oct 2020 05:57:29 GMT sdepauw@acaresearch.com.au (Sophie Depauw) https://www.acaresearch.com.au/australian-market-research-blog/consumer-confidence-up-but-business-remains-cautious 2020-10-22T05:57:29Z