WebMD Founder Arnold, Dr. Oz Team On New Web Health Care Platform Nov 3, 2009
Sharecare, Also Counting Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures Television, HSW As Partners, Slated For 2010 Launch. MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:19:00 PM. (Multichannel News)
Upscale foreclosures rise in Lee County Nov 3, 2009
Even as a wave of foreclosures approaches the market, new construction is actually increasing in Lee County, said Brad Hunter, who directs Metrostudy's market research operations in Southwest Florida. In the third quarter, starts for detached single-family homes in subdivisions rose to 194 from 91 starts in the previous quarter, according to a Metrostudy report that came out last week. (The News-Press -- Business)
Dirty Laundry: Preteen costumes are truly scary this Halloween Nov 3, 2009
Do costume designers send their market research surveys to the names on the sex offender registry. If women want to use Halloween as an excuse to, uh, "dress up," that's fine. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Popular Products of 1979 Nov 3, 2009
Compared to his first season of selling, Carpenter's 1978 -- 79 season was a success, thanks in large part to more thorough market research and the establishment of a mail-order department, whose telephone rang in Carpenter's bedroom. By the end of the 1979 -- 80 season, Carpenter had sold 700 boards, more than doubling his total during the previous season. (CBS News -- Early Show)
NCTA, NBCU: FCC BitTorrent Order 'Shackles' ISPs Nov 3, 2009
Cable Group, Programmer Weigh In On Agency Order In Joint Comments To U.S. Appeals Court. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:22:46 PM. (Multichannel News)
Key step for shipyard developer Nov 3, 2009
Lennar also says market research shows glints of hope that it thinks it can exploit. For one, the company caters to first-time homebuyers and market experts believe that sector will be the first to recover. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
LED light bulb shows promise over CFLs Nov 3, 2009
"There are still a lot of fundamental flaws with LED lighting that are going to have to be overcome," said Chris Church, an industry analyst who covers the lighting industry for Freedonia, a market research firm. LED light bulbs are new and still pricey but last longer and use far less energy than other kinds. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Coming today: the wide-screen, touch-controlled iPod? Nov 3, 2009
The company was also boostedby a report from market research firm iSuppli saying the iPhone was the best-selling smartphone in the United States in July. Also in Technology. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
Broadcasters Defend Their Spectrum Nov 2, 2009
FCC's Levin approaches industry in search for settlement. By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting , 11/2/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)
Msian consumer confidence rises marginally Nov 2, 2009
InsightAsia, one of Asia-Pacifics leading market research groups specialising in quantitative, qualitative research, brand development, business analytics and consultancy continuously surveys 9,200 people across five Asian countries on a yearly basis. The view of Malaysian consumers on economic conditions has not changed much from the second to the third quarter. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps Nov 2, 2009
Wireless November 1, 2009, 9:27PM EST. Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. (BusinessWeek)
Interest in exporting gaining speed locally Nov 2, 2009
htmlWeb site for Florida District Export Council includes primer on exporting, market research, etc. export. (The News-Press -- Business)
Energy Trading Compliance Programs: Basic Components in a Changing Energy Regulatory Environment Nov 2, 2009
You are invited to join a free webcast where Black h Managing Director and Principal of the company's Energy Market Perspective market forecasting service will share key findings of the latest market research. Nov 9 2009 - Nov 10 2009 - London United Kingdom. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Shaun identity Nov 2, 2009
Granada approached him after market research suggested he ticked the right boxes - a funny baby boomer with cross-generation appeal. Any concerns about putting Micallef at the helm during prime time - his previous work on commercial stations hadn't produced a hit; was his humour too niche. (The Age, Australia)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 1, 2009
The DOD's "Joint Advertising and Market Research" system proposed to combine student information, Social Security Numbers (SSN), and information from state motor vehicle repositories into a mega database housed at a private direct marketing firm. Information on EPIC's domestic violence and privacy project. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Berkshire Sells Nearly 1.2 Million Moody's Shares Nov 1, 2009
2 million shares of Moody's Corp. stock as it keeps cutting its stake in the company, which provides credit rating and market research and analysis. Billionaire Warren Buffett's company revealed the sales in documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (ABC News -- Wire)
Poll: 1 in 4 Glad About Financial Crisis Nov 1, 2009
Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes toward money over the last 12 months. Another 47 percent, however, said they were looking forward to being able to spend freely again. (Newsmax)
Chevron quarterly profit off 52% from '08 record Oct 31, 2009
"Without it, you'd be in the same place as Conoco and Exxon, like 60 to 70 percent down, so the production growth certainly helped a lot," said Allen Good, an analyst with the Morningstar market research firm. All big international oil companies have seen their profits drop in 2009, as the global recession put an end to last year's record petroleum prices that briefly topped $145 per barrel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
'TV Everywhere' Services May Alienate Online-Only Consumers: Survey Oct 31, 2009
Los Angeles-based Interpret, which specializes in entertainment, media and technology measurement and market research, based the report on a survey 9,032 U.S. consumers. The report, "TV Everywhere': Will Consumers Accept a Cable-Based Model for Online Streaming?", was originally published in August 2009. (Multichannel News)
TRC Market Research Conducted a Survey of Market Research Users that Reveals Concerns about Benchmarking Oct 31, 2009
TRC, a marketing research company, conducted a study among market research professionals to learn about the usage of norms and benchmarks in market research ... Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) October 31, 2009 -- TRC Market Research () announced today the results of a study conducted among market research professionals about the ... The study was conducted among 97 market research users involved in market research for their organization, 83 of them had a designated market research function. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Oct 31, 2009
The DOD's "Joint Advertising and Market Research" system proposed to combine student information, Social Security Numbers (SSN), and information from state motor vehicle repositories into a mega database housed at a private direct marketing firm. Information on EPIC's domestic violence and privacy project. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved: Bloggers To Get Protection Oct 31, 2009
Schumer, Specter Release New Version Of Legislation. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/30/2009 2:02:58 PM. (Multichannel News)
Intel Wants Servers to Have Open FCoE Inside Oct 31, 2009
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Dayton proton center bid not deterring Columbus planners Oct 31, 2009
A market research study done by German manufacturer estimated that 39,000 people a year within a 300-mile radius would have the types of brain, spinal or prostate cancers that would benefit from the treatment, and the center s capacity would be about 3,000. Existing facilities have waiting lists of several months, Slane said. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Stocks Sink As Poor Sales Add to Investor Worries Oct 31, 2009
Stock market research firm Zacks predicts that corporate earnings will rise an astounding 60% in the fourth quarter. Sales not so much: Up a mere 4. (Time.com)
Internet's 40th anniversary marked in U.S. Oct 30, 2009
At a symposium hosted this month by market research firm Gartner, Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Internet search giant Google, said he envisions a radically changed Internet five years from now. In the next five years, the Internet is expected to be dominated by social media content, delivered over super-fast bandwidth in real time, he predicted. (Xinhuanet, China)
Despite Recession, Sales Up for Beer, WineRetailers seek to meet demand from customers who skip the bar, drink at home. Oct 30, 2009
Between Sept. 2008 and last month, the number of U.S. stores engaged in off-premises beer sales jumped by nearly 2,600 while wine sellers increased by more than 3,000, according to market research giant Nielsen. The increase occurred despite the fact that the total number of U.S. grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores and others declined by more than 3,000. (ABC News -- Business)
Android phones gain pace with new model, application Oct 29, 2009
While Android operating system currently runs on less than 2 percent of all smartphones, it is expected to surge to 14 percent of the global smartphone market in 2012, Ken Dulaney, an analyst from market research firm Gartner, said in an interview with Computer world earlier this month. By then, Android could be the second largest mobile platform globally, behind the Symbian operation system used in Nokia devices, but ahead of iPhone, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones, Dulaney predicted. (Xinhuanet, China)
Metrostudy: S. Fla. building activity picks up Oct 29, 2009
Now that many builders have reduced their inventories, with some reporting a need to rebuild speculative inventory, starts are running higher than absorptions, Bradley F. Hunter, who directs Metrostudy s market research operations for the South Florida market area, said in a news release. This is the first quarter since the downturn began in which starts were higher than move-ins, he added. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Increasing tribe of marketers using 'sex' in ads Oct 28, 2009
Meena Kaushik of Quantum Market Research, who has tracked the changing Indian consumer for decades believes that advertising in India today is less repressed and is an expression of the changing Indian. Religion and sex were the two most used archetypes in Indian advertising as both these emotions appeal to the human sub-consciousness. (India Times)
iPhones everywhere in China ahead of launch Oct 28, 2009
Shaun Rein, head of the Shanghai-based China Market Research Group, said two million of China's nearly 720 million mobile phone users are already using authentic iPhones purchased here or abroad, and demand may already be met. "When the iPhone came out in the United States in 2007, there was a huge demand here, and a lot of people were going to the United States, buying handsets, cracking the code and selling it here," Rein said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Gone are the songs and poems, but cheer prevails Oct 28, 2009
Investec said in a research note that this tallied with the Bureau of Market Research consumer vulnerability index, which showed that in the third quarter, consumers' financial position deteriorated further, leaving them on the brink of much vulnerability. Job losses, high levels of debt and extreme poverty were the main reasons for this. (Business Report, South Africa)
Big brewers battle it out in calorie-cutting Oct 28, 2009
Light beers account for about half of the $99 billion-a-year beer market in the U.S., according to the Beverage Information Group, a market research firm. But the market for super-low-calorie is probably small, says Eric Schmidt, manager of information services. (MSNBC -- Health)
Parks Associates Oct 28, 2009
White Paper: Bundles have an immediate and positive impact on customer satisfaction, making them fundamental to provider strategies. More than 70% of cable broadband households subscribe to a bundle, DSL providers have only 58% bundle penetration, and fiber broadband providers have 78% bundle penetration. (Multichannel News)
Bond Weakling California Shows Perils of States' Failure to Disclose Debts Oct 28, 2009
Issuers often patch up disclosure problems just before they come to market with a new deal, said , managing director and analyst with Westport, Connecticut-based Municipal Market Advisors, a market research firm. Investors in the new offering dont know that there is a problem at all. (Bloomberg)
Suncity in tie-up to develop Tianjin Eco-City Oct 28, 2009
Sunway group chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah said a memorandum of understanding had been signed between the two parties to conduct market research and a feasibility study. We will decide on the feasibility of the project after we complete it in six months, he told reporters yesterday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Xfire Launches First Social-Shopping Game Store Oct 28, 2009
DFC Intelligence is a strategic market research and consulting firm focused on interactive entertainment and the emerging video game, online game, interactive entertainment and portable game markets. Since 1995 DFC has published in-depth strategic market reports and subscription-based research services. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
iPhones everywhere in China ahead of official launch Oct 28, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " On top of that estimate, countless more Chinese are using fake iPhones that are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, some of which come pre-loaded with the popular QQ instant messaging system as an added bonus. Hai Bin, a 32-year-old employee at an auction website, said he was doubtful the official handset would make much of a mark in China. "I've had the iPhone since 2008 -- one of my friends bought it in Hong Kong when he was on a... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Reportlinker Adds 2Q09 PayTV Subscribers Oct 27, 2009
com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. The PayTV Subscribers Database provides actual subscriber numbers for cable (analog and digital), satellite (DTH), and IPTV (or telco TV) worldwide for the past two years in annual format. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Reportlinker Adds Global Interactive Program Guides and Content Discovery Oct 27, 2009
com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Report Summary. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Reportlinker Adds Internet Radio Makes Waves Oct 27, 2009
com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. The message coming from the radio industry is clear: Terrestrial radio is in trouble and things will get worse before they get better. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Crowd-sourced radio show ditches the DJ Oct 27, 2009
and will effectively be free market research for them based on the data they will collect from users. win for the radio station. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Pound Poised for Goldman Sachs Rally Not Helping Brown With U.K. So Cheap Oct 26, 2009
His Labour Party had the support of 26 percent of voters compared with 43 percent for the Conservatives and 19 percent for the Liberal Democrats, the London-based Ipsos-Mori market research company said on Oct. 20. Mori polled 996 people between Oct. 16 and Oct. 18. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Halloween stores make use of retail vacancies Oct 26, 2009
Despite the recession, market research firm IBISWorld Inc. expects 2009 sales for costumes and decor to rise 3 percent to $3. 8 billion this year compared with a year ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Women: Saviors of global economy? Oct 26, 2009
Despite the financial crisis, domestic spending in the first nine months of this year was up 15 percent, driven in large part by women under the age of 35, said Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group. "Women are starting to make as much, if not more, than men, especially in third and fourth-tier cities," Rein said. (CNN -- International)
ACC to Honor George Bodenheimer, Tom Might Oct 25, 2009
Duo to Receive President's Award at Cable Communicators' Forum. by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 10/6/2009 1:11:38 PM. (Multichannel News)
Class and online social networks Oct 25, 2009
A recent study by market research firm Nielsen Claritas found that people in more affluent demographics are 25 percent more likely to be found friending on Facebook, while the less affluent are 37 percent more likely to connect on MySpace. Social Networking by the numbersUsers with household income above $75,000 Facebook -- 41. (CNN -- Tech)
Traveler's Fare acquires Paulson's agency business Oct 25, 2009
Earlier this summer, CNN noted a study by Forrester Research, a market research company, found a decrease in the numbers of travelers using online booking as more people went back to travel agents. The percentage booking their own travel online dropped from 53 percent in 2007 to 46 percent in 2009. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
The Great Allegheny Passage: A profit for the region Oct 25, 2009
The Great Allegheny Passage is clearly a significant economic engine, said Trail Town Program Director Cathy McCollom. It is apparently recession proof. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Coming today: the wide-screen, touch-controlled iPod? Oct 25, 2009
The company was also boostedby a repo 00001E14 rt from market research firm iSuppli saying the iPhone was the best-selling smartphone in the United States in July. Also in Technology. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
WSUs SBDC to host resource expo Oct 24, 2009
Additionally, the expo will feature several how-to workshops on such topics as financing a business, conducting market research and developing business plans. The free event is sponsored by the Small Business Education Consortium. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Game on! Harris Interactive Dishes the Data on Trends in Gaming Oct 24, 2009
is a global leader in custom market research ... Harris Interactive serves clients globally through our North American, European and Asian offices and a network of independent market research firms. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Google, Verizon Find Common Ground on Net Neutrality Oct 23, 2009
Unlikely Bedfellows" Hope For Flexibility In New FCC Rules John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/22/2009 3:33:19 PM On the eve of the FCC's vote Thursday to propose codified network neutrality rules, Verizon and Google got together Wednesday night both for a dual blog posting on a number of network neutrality issues.It mirrored the comity that was to come at the FCC meeting, where Republican and Democratic commissioners diverged over policy but joined to take the debate to the next level in the... (Multichannel News)
Gateway project moving forward Oct 23, 2009
She also asked for a professional market research study to establish what types of stores would be successful. I d like to have (the study) done professionally, not have the developer guess, she said. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
McCain Opposes Codifying Network Neutrality Rules Oct 23, 2009
Senator Introduces Bill To Prevent Rules That Would Rein In Network Management Practices. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/22/2009 2:29:25 PM. (Multichannel News)
Residential Strategies brings on new Austin division manager Oct 23, 2009
Home market research group Residential Strategies Inc. has brought on Tommy Tucker to head its Austin office. Tucker has been involved in Central Texas residential real estate for a number of years. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
TDVision Systems Wins Prestigious TV Innovations Award for Stereoscopic Video Codec Oct 23, 2009
IMS Research was founded in 1989 and is now one of the leading suppliers of detailed, quality market research to the global electronics industry. The company publishes close to 100 reports annually, and sells to more than 40 countries worldwide. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Acquisition 2.0 in action Oct 23, 2009
This discussion group is exploring ways to improve the early stages of an acquisition, such as market research and defining a contracts requirements. The purpose is to find innovative ways to enable the government and industry to connect and find solutions together. (FCW.com)
2.0 takes hold in the acquisition community Oct 23, 2009
It will seek answers on how to improve the market research phase of the government acquisition process and better define a contract proposals requirements. Agencies typically scan the marketplace to find out whats available to meet their needs, share information with industry on their requirements and desired outcomes, and often ask for that information in requests for information (RFIs) that precede the more structured requests for proposals (RFPs). (FCW.com)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Oct 23, 2009
The DOD's "Joint Advertising and Market Research" system proposed to combine student information, Social Security Numbers (SSN), and information from state motor vehicle repositories into a mega database housed at a private direct marketing firm. Information on EPIC's domestic violence and privacy project. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Adex to shrink on lack of major events Oct 23, 2009
According to market research firm Nielsen, total adex in the first nine months of the year stood at RM4. 73bil, or 3. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Retreats allure Oct 23, 2009
3 billion on self-improvement products and services last year, according to Marketdata, a market research firm. The industry, which includes metaphysical quests, motivational business getaways, and meditation and wellness workshops, has grown by 5. (AZCentral -- News)
Pittsburgh's Best Places to Work honored Oct 23, 2009
The Pittsburgh Business Times event, co-sponsored by Jackson Lewis and Quantam Market Research, honored 72 companies in total. Winning in the medium category, 51-150 employees, for the third year in a row was Carbis Walker LLP, an accounting and consulting firm. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
NPD: 'Aion' tops PC sales in September Oct 22, 2009
NCsoft's latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Aion was the top-selling PC game in September, according to data from market research firm NPD Group. Released last month, the fantasy MMORPG surpassed The Sims 3 to claim the top spot. (USA Today -- Tech)
