Growth Opportunities for Private Label in Convenience Stores
Private-label products, or store brands, are growing faster in convenience stores than other stores and represent a tremendous growth opportunity for the convenience channel, according to research by...
View ArticleUrban, Spanish-Language Stations Dominate Major Radio Markets
African Americans and Spanish-dominant Hispanics have the highest radio listening levels of all demographic groups, and continue to propel urban and Spanish-language stations to the top in major US...
View ArticleBlogging Hits Mainstream, Integral to Media Ecosystem
Bloggers collectively create nearly one million blog posts each day, and half of bloggers believe blogs will be a primary source of news and entertainment in the next five years, according to...
View ArticleDirect Marketing Q4 2008 Hiring Plans Plunge
Direct marketers are coping with the slumping economy by cutting their hiring plans for the remainder of 2008, imposing hiring freezes and laying off workers, according to the latest employment survey...
View ArticleTop 10 IT/Internet-based Business/Finance Websites – September 2008
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 Real Estate Websites – September 2008
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 Travel Frustrations: Cost of Gas and Airline/Cruise/Train Tickets
Americans’ travel frustrations are both widespread and acute, and, in some cases, growing, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll conducted on behalf of Access America. Topping the list of...
View ArticleInternet Ad Revenue Up 15.2% in First Half of 2008
Internet advertising revenues for the first six months of 2008 were $11.5 billion, setting a new half-year record that represents a 15.2% increase over the first half of 2007, according to recently...
View ArticleBusy Moms Say Parenting Pubs Out of Touch, Want Info Here and Now
Mothers of school-age children want customized parenting information that will help them deal with the complex parenting issues they face each day, but 69% say today’s parenting magazines are not...
View ArticleRevised Ad Spend Forecasts Show Only 4% Growth in 2008 and 2009
World ad spending is expected to grow 4.3% in 2008 and 4.0% in 2009, according to revised forecasts (pdf) issued by Zenith Optimedia. These numbers are significantly lower than June forecasts, which...
View ArticleTop 10 Telecom Websites – September 2008
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 ArticleOnline Offerings Rise at US Libraries, 68% of Americans Have Library Cards
The US’s public libraries are dramatically increasing new-media offerings and have signed up an all-time high number of cardholders, but online services are – in many cases – still not enough to meet...
View ArticleAmazon, Rhapsody Gain in Digital Music Market – iTunes Dominates Still
Despite Amazon.com Music’s phenomenal showing in its first year and Rhapsody’s gains in part due to expanded advertising and partnerships, iTunes remains the best fee-based digital music destination...
View ArticleGift Card Sales to Decline to $25 Billion
Consumers will not only spend less on gift cards during this holiday season but also shift gift-card spending toward necessities such as groceries and gas or small indulgences such as dining out,...
View ArticleList Rental Prices Down, Use of International Lists Rises
Prices of list rentals are declining across the board and – for the first time ever – show a downward trend in every B2C and B2B category tracked, according to Worldata’s Fall 2008 List Price Index....
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – September 2008
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 Automotive-Classifieds Websites – September 2008
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 ArticleMore Specialists Handle Custom Pubs, Big Companies Pay More
Custom publications are being increasingly produced by specialty editors and designers (73%) rather than by those in communications roles, according to a study conducted by the Custom Publishing...
View ArticleOne in Five US Households Not Ready for Digital TV, Houston Least Prepared
Some 9.6 million US TV households are still not ready for the upcoming transition to all-digital broadcasting next February and would be unable to receive any TV programming at all if the switch...
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