Recent Thailand articles

Posted Nov 10, 2011

With increased access to broadband networks, a proliferation of WiFi sites and a burgeoning smartphone market, it is little surprise that residents of six countries in Southeast Asia are going online with gusto. But what is really raising eyebrows is the fact that in some of these countries Internet usage is now surpassing traditional media such as TV, radio or print.

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Posted Nov 9, 2011

For the majority of countries in Asia Pacific, official primetime television starts at 6pm and finishes at 11pm*. Taking a closer look at viewing habits around the Asia Pacific region, however, the time slot when the bulk of viewers tune in is between 8pm and 9pm, when close to one third of the Asia Pacific# population (32%) is watching television.

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Posted Jun 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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Asia Pacific Retail: A Decade of Massive Change, With More to Come
Posted Sep 21, 2010

Strong economic growth, more affluent populations and changing societies have transformed the way consumers throughout the Asia Pacific region shop for their groceries and other goods.

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Nielsen Economic Current Q2 2010: The State of the Global Consumer
Posted Jul 20, 2010

While global consumer confidence continues the slow but steady climb upward from the lows experienced in the first quarter of 2009, consumer spending is following a similar trajectory.

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Global Economic Recovery Slower than Anticipated Despite Asian/Latin American Gains
Posted Jul 19, 2010

Global consumer confidence edged up slightly as rising Asian markets were offset by Europe’s growing concerns of an escalating debt crisis according to the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index.

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Following Political Unrest, Most Thai Consumers Ready to Return to Normal
Posted Jun 28, 2010

It has been just over a month since the peak of the May political unrest in Thailand, but most Thai consumers (7 out of 10) say their lives are already back to normal, or will return to normal within a month.

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Posted Oct 14, 2009

Like shoppers around the world, consumers across Asia Pacific have become focused on saving and reducing debt this year, and as a result, have become less inclined to spend on bigger ticket items and out-of-home-entertainment.

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Posted Jul 16, 2009

Overall ad spending stayed afloat in Q1 ‘09 vs. Q1 ‘08
Toward the end of 2008, the global downturn was adversely impacting advertising spending throughout many key markets around the world, with Europe and the Americas struggling more than others.  The exception to this was Asia Pacific (APAC), which appeared to be relatively impervious to the worst of the downturn. Beginning in late 2008, and escalating as the first quarter of 2009 unfolded, the majority of APAC markets were finally succumbing to declining economic conditions with substantial declines in advertising activity. …

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Posted Jun 3, 2009

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines all recorded sound growth in ad spending in 2008 despite the global economic downturn.  Meanwhile, ad spending in Thailand dropped 3 percent during the year as political instability took a toll.
INDONESIA
Leading the group was Indonesia, where ad spending increased 19 percent in 2008 over the previous year, and all four quarter showed growth.

Media Outlet
2008 (US$000s)
2007 (US$000s)
% Change

TV
2,868,654
2,522,678
14%

Newspapers
1,499,080
1,165,809
29%

Magazines
182,731
149,715
22%

TOTAL
4,550,465
3,838,202
19%

Source: Nielsen AIS

The top 10 ad spending categories combined represent 77 percent of all main media spending in Indonesia.  The office equipment/computers/communications category led spending …

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