{"id":971417,"date":"2026-06-11T12:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-truth-about-global-brands\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:41:28","slug":"the-truth-about-global-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-truth-about-global-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Global Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <b>Truth Is Everything: 72% of People Say<\/b>\u00a0<b>It&#8217;s<\/b>\u00a0<b>More Important<\/b>\u00a0<b>than Ever to Prioritize Truth<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>Research<\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\u00a0<b><i>from McCann and Economist<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>Enterprise<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>reveals<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>global growth<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>will be driven by<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>brands&#8217; ability to<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>eliminate<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>doubt<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>and connect with the world&#8217;s fastest-growing audience<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>with ideas that move<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>at the speed<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>and flow<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i>of culture<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">June 11, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; McCann today released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4709512-1&amp;h=2746132969&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmccann.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FTruth-About-Global-Brands-Executive-Summary.pdf&amp;a=The+Truth+About+Global+Brands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Truth About Global Brands<\/a>, a study of 20,713 people across 20 markets, revealing a fundamental reset in how brands achieve growth and relevance, globally. This year&#8217;s study draws on independent insights from an analysis of B2B decision-makers conducted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4709512-1&amp;h=1633371560&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Feconomistenterprise.com%2F&amp;a=Economist+Enterprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Economist Enterprise<\/a>, the B2B arm of The Economist Group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnewswire.com\/media\/MS1862276\/McCann-Truth-About-Global-Brands.jpg?id=OA2698036\" title=\"Truth About Global Brands\" alt=\"Truth About Global Brands\" \/>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At a time when AI is reshaping decision-making, trust is fragmenting and cultural influence is shifting, the research finds that brands must help consumers navigate an increasingly complex &#8220;Truth Maze&#8221; by eradicating doubt to drive growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Global brands are experiencing a growth crisis as we&#8217;ve shifted from a trust economy to a doubt economy, putting CMOs under more pressure than ever,&#8221; said Tyler Turnbull, Global CEO, McCann. &#8220;The new playbook for the future of brand building will be grounded in a brand&#8217;s ability to show up with clarity, credibility and cultural fluency at every decision point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n        <u>The<\/u>\u00a0<u>&#8220;Truth Maze&#8221;:<\/u>\u00a0<u>a<\/u>\u00a0<u>New Battleground for Brands&#8217; Bottom Line<\/u><\/p>\n<p>In a world flooded with information, consumers and business leaders are navigating a &#8220;Truth Maze:&#8221; a complex web of conflicting information, AI-generated content, and competing claims that has made it harder than ever to determine what is real.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>While 72% of people say it&#8217;s more important than ever to prioritize truth, 55% believe brands are less truthful than they were 20 years ago<\/li>\n<li>76% worry they will soon be unable to distinguish between real people and artificial ones online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While AI adoption is expected &#8212; 72% of consumers and 88% of B2B leaders say brands must use AI to keep up &#8212; accountability is what will set brands apart.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>53% of people say being transparent about AI use is the most effective way for brands to build trust, and 45% say brands should help them understand what&#8217;s real and what isn&#8217;t in AI-generated content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The commercial stakes are high, with the research revealing that trust is not a soft brand value, but a revenue driver.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a world where truth matters more than ever, certainty is the new value exchange,&#8221; said Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>A vast majority of people (80%) say they will actively choose brands they trust, even if they cost more, signaling a growing premium on credibility<\/li>\n<li>69% of consumers and 79% of B2B decision-makers have stopped using a brand because they no longer trusted it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The data tells a compelling story: when business leaders lose faith in a brand, they walk away and they don&#8217;t come back easily,&#8221; said Tamara McMillen, Chief Revenue Officer at Economist Enterprise. &#8220;What this means for global brands is that the commercial cost of doubt is real and measurable. Brands that invest in being trustworthy guides to B2B decision-makers are the ones best positioned to grow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n        <u>&#8220;Multi-Modal<\/u>\u00a0<u>Globality&#8221;<\/u>\u00a0<u>Challenges Traditional Brand Building Playbook<\/u><\/p>\n<p>In a world inundated with information, the research reveals a major shift in how culture and influence flow globally, as ideas move fluidly across markets, platforms and communities.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Influence is increasingly multi-directional, not West-to-rest<\/li>\n<li>Markets like China, India and Saudi Arabia are shaping global norms<\/li>\n<li>73% of people say you can be a global citizen without travelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Culture no longer flows in a straight line from global to local. Instead, it circulates &#8211;emerging, evolving and scaling across interconnected networks. Legacy models of global brand building \u2014 top-down or bottom-up \u2014 are no longer sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <u>The<\/u>\u00a0<u>Next Growth Engine: 1<\/u>\u00a0<u>Billion<\/u>\u00a0<u>Strong<\/u>\u00a0<u>&#8220;Upward Class&#8221;<\/u>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With culture and influence now moving multi-directionally, a new, highly influential and expanding audience is defining the new era of brand growth: the &#8220;Upward Class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>1.02 billion people globally<\/li>\n<li>$29.5 trillion in annual spending power<\/li>\n<li>Highly motivated by progress,\u00a0self-improvement\u00a0and upward mobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike previous generations, these consumers use brands not just to consume, but to signal progress, identity and belonging, reshaping the meaning of status itself.<\/p>\n<p>Critically, the &#8220;UpwardClass&#8221;shows lower brand cynicism and stronger belief in brands as tools for advancement, making them disproportionately influential in defining what growth looks like next.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Future growth won&#8217;t come from leaning on existing audiences or legacy markers of scale,&#8221; continuedTurnbull. &#8220;It will come from brands that turn truth into a genuine growth engine,building connected systems of meaning, culture and commerce. That&#8217;s what McCann&#8217;s Truth Well Told framework is designed to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<u>The New <\/u><u>Playbook <\/u><u>for Global Brand Growth <\/u><\/p>\n<p>Across all findings, one principle stands\u00a0out:the brands that succeed in 2026 and beyond will not be those that say the most,but those that remove the most doubtandconnect withsegments shaping tomorrow&#8217;s demand. This requires:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Acting as a trusted guide in a complex information landscape<\/li>\n<li>Going back to the basics, delivering products and experiences that are relevant, useful and prove their value<\/li>\n<li>Identifying and engaging emerging, high-growth audiences that believe in brands<\/li>\n<li>Designing\u00a0truth-based\u00a0ideas that move with\u00a0culture\u00a0and\u00a0scale across networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <u>Research<\/u>\u00a0<u>Methodology<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>The Truth About Global Brands<\/i> is based on a survey of\u00a020,713 people\u00a0across 20 markets [US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, New Zealand], conducted between November 2025 and January 2026, combined with qualitative insights from senior marketing leaders and global CMOs.<\/p>\n<p>*Trended data is reported on a like-for-like basis, with the following markets [US, UK, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico] across 2018, 2023, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s report includes a B2B brand perspective based on independent insights from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4709512-1&amp;h=4111642609&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr02%2F___https%3A%2Feconomistenterprise.com%2F___.YzJlOnRoZWVjb25vbWlzdG5ld3NwYXBlcmdyb3VwOmM6Z29vZ2xlX21haWxfYXR0YWNobWVudDo5OWViZjQ1Y2QwZjRjOWZlZTBhYjY5ZTM1YTQzYzhmZDo3OjUxZGE6ODI1YzJmNzY1NTAyY2Q3YjBkMjQ5ZWI1ZDU1MGU4NGU1NTQzMDY4MmVmM2EwMmNkZjRhOTAyMDRjNjkzNWI1OTpwOlQ6Rg&amp;a=Economist+Enterprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Economist Enterprise<\/a>, the B2B division of The Economist Group that helps organizations understand global economic and geopolitical change, make informed strategic decisions and reach influential audiences. Their analysis surfaces the critical nuances that distinguish B2B audiences from the broader consumer sample \u2013 and what those nuances mean for brands competing for the trust and confidence of business buyers today.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About<\/b>\u202f<b>McCann<br \/><\/b>McCann, part of Omnicom (NYSE: OMC), is a leading creative solutions company. The award-winning global brand network is united across 100+ countries by a mission to build iconic brands through the radical creativity of Truth Well\u202fTold.\u202fBecause when the truth is well told, it moves people and markets. Named one of the World&#8217;s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2025 and\u202f2024, and\u202franked in the top 3 most creatively effective networks globally in the Effie Index every year since 2019, McCann\u202fis the global brand creative partner of such iconic brands as L&#8217;Oreal Paris, Mastercard, Xbox, IKEA and Maggi.<br \/>For more information, visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4709512-1&amp;h=846765420&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmccann.com%2F&amp;a=www.mccann.com.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.mccann.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=NY81632&amp;sd=2026-06-11\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-truth-about-global-brands-302798348.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-truth-about-global-brands-302798348.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE McCann<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY81632&amp;Transmission_Id=202606111035PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY81632&amp;DateId=20260611\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire Truth Is Everything: 72% of People Say\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0More Important\u00a0than Ever to Prioritize Truth Research \u00a0from McCann and Economist\u00a0Enterprise\u00a0reveals\u00a0global growth\u00a0will be driven by\u00a0brands&#8217; ability to\u00a0eliminate\u00a0doubt\u00a0and connect with the world&#8217;s fastest-growing audience\u00a0with ideas that move\u00a0at the speed\u00a0and flow\u00a0of culture NEW YORK, June 11, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; McCann today released\u00a0The Truth About Global Brands, a study of 20,713 people across 20 markets, revealing a fundamental reset in how brands achieve growth and relevance, globally. 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