{"id":1438,"date":"2023-11-06T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T07:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citizenrelprod.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2023-12-21T07:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T07:50:40","slug":"citizens-2023-connections-report-launches-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenrelations.com\/en\/citizens-2023-connections-report-launches-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen\u2019s 2023 Connections Report Launches Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York, N.Y. (November 6, 2023):\u00a0<\/strong>Today, Citizen launches its inaugural\u00a0<a href=\"\/citizenconnects\">Connections Report<\/a> &#8211; the company\u2019s deep dive into social connection today.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, a crisis of connection has become evident around the world. This year, the US Surgeon General announced the \u201cepidemic of loneliness\u201d to be more fatal than smoking or obesity. The UK\u2019s Minister of Loneliness \u2013 a position created in 2018 &#8211; has called this crisis \u201cone of the greatest public health challenges today.\u201d And in Canada, Mount Sinai Hospital cites 45,000 deaths a year to loneliness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an agency with a mission to make every conversation count, we see conversation as a catalyst for connection. The Marketing Communications industry is uniquely positioned to combat the connection crisis &#8211; but first we have to understand what\u2019s driving it\u201d, says\u00a0<strong>Nick Cowling<\/strong>, Global CEO of Citizen Relations.<\/p>\n<p>Citizen got curious about what social connection looks like today &#8211; what has changed in the last few years? How do people choose to connect &#8211; and with who? In June 2023, the agency surveyed over 3000 respondents from across North America and the UK to find out. The data revealed that while people almost universally desire more connection than they\u2019re getting today &#8211; they\u2019re held back. This \u201cConnection Deficit,\u201d as Citizen calls it,\u00a0 is driven by a multitude of factors, mainly:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>We\u2019ve deliberately shrunk our social circles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s not about online vs. offline &#8211; we need both\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mental health is the biggest barrier<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Citizen\u2019s Connections Report reveals the way people connect with each other, with themselves and with society &#8211; and the new mandate for brands to tackle social connection today.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/citizenconnects\">here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to learn more and read the full report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, N.Y. 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