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Buzz and the Ballot Box: What is Social Media’s Relationship with Politics?

April 4, 2012

As candidates prepare their social media strategies for the 2012 elections, NM Incite took a look back at four races during the 2010 midterm elections to measure the impact of social media on voters.

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Spend Smart – Maximize Your Marketing Efficiency in Russia

April 4, 2012

Finding the best mix of media and trade promotions to drive incremental sales doesn’t always need to cost a lot. Nielsen research shows that investing efficiently in a mix of new and traditional advertising and promotional vehicles can increase your return on investment.

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How to Win in Russia

April 4, 2012

Boasting the second highest GDP in Europe, a robust growth rate in disposable income, and recent middle class expansion to 25 percent of the population, Russia’s economy offers many reasons to expect future consumption growth. In fact, many view Russia as the new European growth engine.

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Russia’s Digital Shopping Future

April 4, 2012

With an abundance of young, tech-savvy consumers and the largest online population in Europe, e-commerce is already altering the Russian retail landscape and is poised for significant growth in the years ahead.

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Russia – The New European Growth Engine

April 3, 2012

Boasting the second highest GDP in Europe, a robust growth rate in disposable income, and recent middle class expansion to 25 percent of the population, Russia’s economy offers many reasons to expect future consumption growth. In fact, many view Russia as the new European growth engine.

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Off the Green, Mickelson Proves He’s Golf’s Master in Marketability

April 3, 2012

The on-the-fairway battles between pro golfers Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are well-documented, but when it comes to off-the-green marketability, it’s a runaway victory for Mickelson, according to Nielsen and E-Poll’s N-Score, which measures endorsement potential.

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Report: The Diverse People of Africa

April 3, 2012

With young and quickly growing populations paired with a rising gross domestic product (GDP) that has grown faster than that of the rest of the world every year since 2001, African markets brim with opportunity.

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It’s All In the Mix: Maximizing Return on Brand Investment

March 29, 2012

Marketers commonly assume that investment in branding and advertising will increase sales, profits and brand loyalty, but a recent Nielsen study suggests that marketing dollars spent do not necessarily mean revenue realized.

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Smartphones Account for Half of all Mobile Phones, Dominate New Phone Purchases in the US

March 29, 2012

Almost half (49.7%) of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones, as of February 2012. According to Nielsen, this marks an increase of 38 percent over last year; in February 2011, only 36 percent of mobile subscribers owned smartphones.

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The Global, Socially Conscious Consumer

March 27, 2012

Research suggests that there is a segment of socially conscious consumers that cause marketers should pay attention to. Who are these socially conscious consumers? What causes are most important to them? What’s the best way to reach them?

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