Average Age of Magazine Readers Rises
The median age of readers of consumer magazines, especially men, appears to be on the rise, having increased by more than three years between the spring of 2001 and spring 2009, writes...
View ArticleEmployees Doubly Motivated by Open Communication
Employees are two times as likely to go the extra mile for their company and almost four times as likely to recommend it to others if they are satisfied with the ways in which it communicates...
View ArticleUS Mobile Internet Access Up 36%; Still Dwarfed by China
Mobile internet access increased by 36% in the US last year, but the number of Americans (18 million, ages 13+) who connect to the mobile web is still relatively low compared with the 100 million users...
View ArticleUnique Baby Names May Cause Narcissism Epidemic
American parents are giving their children increasingly unique and unusual names, while the most common names are no longer as popular or widespread as they once were, according to a study of baby-name...
View ArticleImage-Based Online Ad Impressions by Industry – April 2009
Note: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and only takes into account image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View ArticleTop 10 Financial Services Online Advertisers by Image-Based Impressions –...
Note: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and only takes into account image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View ArticleTop 10 Retail Goods & Svcs Online Advertisers by Image-Based Impressions –...
Note: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and only takes into account image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View ArticleBehind the Curve: Week Ended May 29, 2009
Below are some links to recent research news and studies from the collection of items that MarketingCharts didn’t get to writing up this week, but still may be worth a peek: (more…)
View ArticlePrint Yellow Pages Ads Drive Traffic to Web, Phone
More than four in ten (44%) leads generated by an average print Yellow Pages ad come from consumers visiting an advertiser’s website after seeing the ad, while 56% of leads generated from a Yellow...
View ArticlePricing, WOM, PR Efforts Get Recession Boost
Two-thirds of marketers have shifted their emphasis to more short-term strategies – such as pricing deals – in the last six months in response to difficult economic conditions, according to a study...
View ArticleTwitter to Move into Business Mainstream
More than eight in 10 Twitter users, most of whom represent small businesses, expect their company’s use of the popular microblogging tool to increase in the next six months, according to a recent,...
View ArticleTop 10 Politics Websites – April 2009
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleTop 10 Print Media Websites – April 2009
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleTop 10 Blog and Personal Websites – April 2009
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleFrugal Consumers Save More of Increasing Income
During the month of April 2009, US consumers saved more of their money and spent less of it, even though their income levels rose, according to the most recent Personal Income and Outlays report from...
View ArticleGermany’s Online Audience Europe’s Largest; Turkey’s Most Engaged
Of the 17 European countries individually tracked in April 2009, Germany’s online audience was the continent’s largest, racking up 40 million unique visitors during the month, according to data from...
View ArticleLotto Spending Becomes Latest Recession Casualty
Despite dreams of “hitting the big one” and rising above the current economic crisis with a lucky Powerball payout, 46% of American lottery players report they are now cutting back on their personal...
View ArticleTop 10 Entertainment Online Advertisers by Image-Based Impressions – April 2009
Note: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and only takes into account image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
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