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Nearly 40% of Mobile Spaniards Now Sport Smartphones

June 16, 2011

According to a Q1 2011 survey, 39.2 percent of mobile consumers in Spain now have smartphones. Nokia’s Symbian operating system remains the most popular with 65 percent market share, despite a 9 point decline since Q4 2010.

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Survey Says: Ad Agencies in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico Plan to Expand Mobile Marketing

June 15, 2011

A recent survey of the top 300 advertising agencies in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, which was undertaken by Nielsen on behalf of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) in Latin America, underlined the tremendous growth potential of mobile media in the region.

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Cross Platform Report: Americans Watching More TV, Mobile and Web Video

June 15, 2011

In the Cross-Platform Report, Nielsen finds a resounding trend: Americans are spending more time watching video content on traditional TVs, mobile devices and the Internet than ever before.

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May 2011: Top U.S. Web Brands

June 14, 2011

During May 2011 Google was the most visited website in the U.S. with 155 million unique visitors from home and work computers. The most visited sites among U.S. web users remained largely the same as the month before, while Apple switched positions with Wikipedia to become the 8th most visited site.
Overall web activity increased slightly in May, and among the Top 10 sites Apple witnessed the highest increase in monthly visitors, with more than 5.7 percent more uniques during May. Facebook also increased unique U.S. visitors by 4.7 percent compared …

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Our New Approach to Measuring Online Advertising

June 13, 2011

Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings measures the true audience of an online ad campaign by combining Nielsen panel data with aggregated, anonymous demographic data from online data providers. Using this unique hybrid approach, Nielsen is able to measure online advertising campaigns of nearly any size, running nearly anywhere on the web.

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Caution Reigns Among Vietnam’s Business Leaders and Consumers

June 13, 2011

For most of the past two years, Vietnam has been on a roll. Virtually untouched by the global economic downturn, the country posted strong GDP growth. Consumer confidence, while fluctuating quite a bit, generally ranked among the highest of the 55 countries monitored by Nielsen on a quarterly basis.

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Fact Sheet: U.S. Advertising Spend and Effectiveness

June 10, 2011

A new Nielsen advertising fact sheet details ad spend and effectiveness trends, as well as the latest insights on branded entertainment.

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Italian Innovation Points to Growth Possibilities

June 10, 2011

The complexity of operating in the Italian marketplace was a clear refrain heard repeatedly during Linkontro, Nielsen’s flagship client event in Italy.

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In Thailand, Challenges and Opportunities for Fast Moving Consumer Goods

June 9, 2011

Asia Pacific has seen rapid growth in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector over the past few years. Thailand has experienced solid growth – up 6.4 percent in 2010 compared to 2009 – but much of that growth came from increased volume, not value, thereby resulting in pinched margins for FMCG manufacturers.

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Kids Today: How the Class of 2011 Engages with Media

June 8, 2011

Nielsen congratulates the class of 2011 and takes look at today’s American teen, raised in an age dominated by media choices like never before—from the Internet to cable channels to web connected devices galore.

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