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Wellness Brands: Meet the New Wellness Influencer

BY DSN Staff | April 12, 2018 | read / Daily News

A new study by global communications firm Ketchum shows that the definition of wellness is equally emotional as it is physical, and that today’s wellness influencer is most commonly young, male and ranks mindfulness and positive relationships among his top goals for well-being.

With 93 percent of Americans reporting they have at least one wellness goal, there is growing evidence that the wellness movement is impacting almost everyone and overturning old stereotypes. Ketchum’s new Influence of Wellness study, surveying 1,046 American adults, illustrates numerous ways that the wellness movement is evolving:

  • Emotional aspects (71 percent) are considered equally as important as physical (72 percent) when consumers rank the six dimensions of wellness defined by the National Wellness Institute (emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual).
  • Men are slightly more likely than women to rate social aspects as important (30 percent vs. 27 percent for women) and less likely to rate physical aspects (68 percent vs. 75 percent for women).
  • Both men and women equally experience such wellness barriers as putting others first (men 22 percent, women 25 percent) and lack of support from a spouse or partner (men 5 percent, women 5 percent).
  • Young adults are less skeptical than their elders: 80 percent of those age 55 and over think wellness brands exaggerate the benefits of their products or services, compared to 64 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds.

“This is not your mom’s wellness—wellness is not the same as health,” said Christy Salcido, senior vice president and director of the Ketchum West Brand Practice. “It’s now an intentional pursuit of spiritual, emotional as well as physical well-being, and young adults are the ones who are influencing its evolution.”

As part of this study, Ketchum identified a subset of the survey population—the Wellness Influencers—who share their opinions about wellness and about wellness purchase habits with friends and/or family, recommend or critique a wellness brand, and follow a wellness critic, blogger or journalist online as well as posting comments on their content.

“Today’s Wellness Influencer defies the stereotype that wellness is the purview of women or boomers,” noted Salcido. “Ketchum’s data shows that the Wellness Influencer tends to be young, male and more likely than the average consumer to pursue mindfulness and positive relationships as goals.”

Other traits that set Wellness Influencers apart from the typical consumer:

  • They place more importance on doing good for others and on social factors, such as how they contribute to the environment, community and in-person social networks.
  • They place above-average importance on trying new experiences.
  • Not only are they more likely to influence others, these individuals are far more likely to be influenced by their family, friends, spouse/partner and medical professionals.
  • They are also more likely to be influenced by social media celebrities (such as Instagrammers or bloggers) or traditional celebrities such as actors, athletes or musicians.

The wellness industry, estimated at $3.72 trillion, offers significant opportunities for brands. According to Ketchum’s survey, consumers view wellness very positively: three-quarters believe that achieving wellness is now as valuable as achieving financial stability, and 66 percent would choose products or services with embedded health benefits over those without.

However, 77 percent also believe that wellness brands exaggerate the benefits of their products and services, while just over half (52 percent) believe wellness brands don’t do a good job describing how their products can improve wellness. More than 3 in 4 (77 percent) report personal barriers to wellness, choosing the following among their top two: temptation (33 percent), sticking with it (27 percent), affordability (24 percent), putting others first (23 percent), lack of time (19 percent) and not knowing where to start (18 percent).

According to Salcido, “This data shows that there is not only purchase preference among consumers, but there is an unmet need for brands that act and speak with transparency and authenticity and explain how their products’ wellness benefits more effectively. Brands also have the opportunity to help consumers remove barriers to wellness.”

Posted in Daily News and tagged Christy Salcido, Direct Selling, Direct Selling News, DSN, Influence of Wellness study, influencer, Ketchum, Ketchum West Brand Practice, MLM, Multi-Level Marketing, National Wellness Institute, wellness, wellness goal, Wellness Influencers.
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