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Cross-Platform Report: How We Watch From Screen to Screen

May 3, 2012

Consumers are shifting to new technologies and devices that make it easier for them to watch the video they want, whenever and wherever they want.

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How US Smartphone and Tablet Owners Use Their Devices for Shopping

May 3, 2012

The vast majority of US smartphone owners have used their mobile devices for shopping-related activities, but when it comes to purchasing, tablets are on top.

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Meet Today’s Ethiopian Consumer

May 3, 2012

Although the majority of the population is rural (82%), the urban population is growing twice as fast as the rural and over half of Ethiopia’s population is under 20 years old.

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Overall Global Consumer Confidence Rose in 68% of Markets in Q1 2012

May 1, 2012

Overall confidence rose in 68 percent of global markets measured, compared to Q4 2011 where confidence increased in 21 percent of global markets.

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Report: U.S. Media Trends by Demographic

April 27, 2012

Part two of Nielsen’s State of the Media: Advertising & Audiences Report presents an in-depth look at usage by demographic.

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March 2012 – Top Online Brands and Sports websites

April 26, 2012

During March 2012, 212 million Americans were active online in March 2012, spending nearly 30 hours on average browsing the web.

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Hispanics in U.S. Highly Active on Mobile and Social

April 20, 2012

Hispanic consumers’ usage rates of smartphones, television, online video, social networking and other forms of entertainment make them one of today’s most engaged and dynamic targets in the digital space, according to Nielsen’s recent State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Market Imperative report.

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Caution Reigns Among Vietnam’s Business Leaders

April 19, 2012

While most countries would covet GDP growth of 5.9 percent, that figure represents a fairly significant slow-down for Vietnam, where high inflation and sagging consumer confidence were the key themes of 2011.

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TV Dramas Account for Most Primetime Viewing, Timeshifting and Ad Spend

April 19, 2012

In the first of a three-part series of insights on how and where consumers access TV content—we look at the viewership and advertising across five traditional primetime genres.

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Record Store Day, Vinyl Sales a Bright Spot for Indies

April 18, 2012

Record Store Day has given independently operating music stores something to sing about — thanks in part to strong vinyl sales.

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