Drop in E-Commerce Satisfaction Ends Three-Year Climb
Customer satisfaction with the e-commerce sector fell for the first time in three years, dropping 2% to a score of 80 on a 100-point scale, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI),...
View ArticleMobile Adult Content Robust Despite Economy
Despite the deepening recession around the world, the global, mobile adult-content market is still going strong and is expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2013, propelled – in large part – by increasing...
View ArticleRadio Revenues Sink 9% in 2008; Off-Air Grows 7%
Radio revenues for 2008 plunged 9% to $19.5 billion, according to (pdf) data from the the Radio Advertising Bureau, which reports that network on-air radio advertising was flat for the year, while...
View ArticleOnline Consumers Most Receptive to Ads in Evening
Online consumers overall say they are most likely to pay attention to internet ads in the early evening and onward into the night, though specific time preferences vary by age group, according to a...
View ArticleTop 10 Politics Websites – January 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 Family Websites – January 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 Health & Medical Information Websites – January 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 ArticleUK Drives Recession-Proof Mobile Gambling Market
Gambling via mobile phones continues to perform strongly and – strengthened by bettors in the UK – is expected to reach $3.6 billion worldwide in 2009, according to a report from Juniper Research....
View ArticleTop 10 Automotive Online Advertisers by Image-Based Impressions – January 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 ArticleDespite Flat Growth Projections, 67% of PR Pros Still Optimistic
Nearly two-thirds of surveyed US public relations firms reported revenue growth in 2008, but projections this year for the industry as a whole are expected to be flat, according to a survey of firm...
View ArticleGrowing Interest in Widgets, Web-TV Features Drives US Adoption
A growing appetite for video-on-demand (VoD) libraries and customizable widgets that are accessible through TV sets will pave the way for adoption of such enhanced video services in the US, according...
View ArticleSix in 10 Women Claim Financial Independence
Nearly six in ten (58%) women across 12 countries believe themselves to be financially independent, and the highest percentage of financially autonomous women are in France, according to a survey...
View ArticleCMO Survey: Traditional Branding is ‘Broken’
An overwhelming majority (87%) of US CMOs and marketing managers believe that branding initiatives need to be more flexible today than in the past, and 63% think traditional brand positioning and...
View ArticleTop 10 Sports Websites – January 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 House and Garden Websites – January 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 ArticleYouTube Tops 100M Viewers, Fuels 15% Online Video Jump
Led by a strong surge in YouTube viewers, internet users in the US viewed 14.8 billion online videos during January, up 4% from December 2008, according to data from comScore Video Metrix. (more…)
View ArticleGlobal Smartphones to Hit 300M by 2013
Approximately 23% of all new mobile phones will be smartphones by 2013, up from 13% in 2008, according to data from Juniper Research, which reports that smartphones continue to account for a growing...
View ArticleReluctant Shoppers Increase Due Diligence
Nearly half of all online shoppers (48%) plan to spend less this year, but a majority of those who are reluctant to make certain purchases (61%) are more apt to be positively influenced by online...
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