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Google Updates/Re-Launches "Our Mobile Planet" Consumer Data Source

Google yesterday, along with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), announced an update/relaunch of "Our Mobile Planet," the mobile consumer data resource that provides free access to powerful data across 40 countries in 22 languages. "Understanding the mobile consumer is absolutely critical for marketers, and 'Our Mobile Planet puts an invaluable resource in their hands," said Greg Stuart, Global CEO of the MMA. "Users can cr  [...]

Demographics: Wealthier Men Outpace Women In Online Shopping

Never mind the perception that men dislike shopping. They spend plenty online, reports USA Today. According to digital performance company iProspect, 19 million affluent American men are online, the majority of them shopping, and about half of them spend $4,000+ per year. Leading the growth trend? Luxury items, particularly clothing and accessories. Affluent men pref  [...]

Black Consumer Market: Huge, Largely Untapped, Won Through Fair Representation

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Reach Travelers on Smart Phones: They Expect It

Hotels, airlines, and online travel agencies take note: if you do not have iOS and Android apps already, or a web presence optimized for those devices, a segment of travelers is passing you over. Fully 51% of smart phone owners get their travel information on those devices. The data comes from   [...]

Google+ May Be Wasting Its Time on the Teen Market

Google, not surprisingly, is going after every core user group on Facebook, from brands to moms to now, teens. Google just lowered its age requirement so teens ages 13 and up can use the site. Marketing Pilgrim questions the wisdom of this move, mainly because it appears to be a wa  [...]

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Men Defy Social Retail Stereotypes

Men have a certain image, or behavior expectations, regarding shopping and online commerce is no exception. They, according to their stereotype, spend little time on price comparison and even less time on social networks researching these purchases. Not so, says a new study by Performics - not to mention growing anecdotal evidence of the seriousness many men place on such activities online.  Men are more likely than women t  [...]

What Women Say (and Other Insights from a Twitter Post)

Love, haha, cute, omg, yay, hahaha, happy, girl, hair, lol, hubby, mom, miss, feel, bed, today, baby, excited, ugh, hehe, husband, sleep, hate, tomorrow, yummy, school, tired, sigh, dress, birthday, fun, sooo, dinner, day, wait, totally, home, shopping, I’ll, aww, etsy, feeling, wanna, sad, chocolate, don’t, lovely. If a Twitter posts contains one or more of these words, the writer is most likely a woman, finds a study from researchers at the Mitre Corp. Http and Google. If those wo  [...]

Want to Reach Male Shoppers? Target their Phones

It has become increasingly clear that gender does count with online ads - even with the relatively sparse real estate available on the mobile screen. The latest evidence comes from an Old Navy mobile campaign that is turning heads - and aimed at men. It also can be seen in new statistics provided by mediaFORGE. The latter was com  [...]

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Referrals, Data Mining Best in Targeting Various Ethnic Groups. Not Statistics

Minorities are significantly more likely than Caucasians to view social networking as a means of spreading word about and getting support for causes, according to Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication. It found that 65% of Hispanics and African-Americans strongly or somewhat agree that online social networking sit  [...]

Discovery Launches New Site for Moms; Men Still Foolishly Ignored by Advertisers

Another mom friendly-blog has recently launched, this time by Discovery Communications. The site, Parentables, is part of the company's efforts to drive revenues via online content, writes PaidContent.org. TLC's first non-program blog project, it will include contributions from TLC stars such as Kate Gosselin and   [...]

Marketing Data RoundUp: Hispanics, Asians most likely to own a smartphone in the US | 26% of apps downloaded in 2010 were used just once

Hispanics, Asians are Most-Likely Smartphone Owners in the U.S. Nearly a third (31%) of all mobile consumers in the United States own smartphones, according to The Nielsen Co. But smartphone penetration is even higher among mobile users who are part of ethnic and racial minorities in the U.S. – namely Asian/Pacific Islanders (45%  [...]

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Top Industry News for 10-07-10: Yahoo revamps search engine

Search: Yahoo revamps its search engine. Social Media: Twitter's new search architecture. Mobile Computing: With smartphone apps, design   [...]

Marketing Data RoundUp: High-spending SMB campaigns vs. the typical small company

Following are recent findings by various studies on marketing and advertising-related topics. For a more in-depth look at some of these subjects, visit our sister site, MarketingCharts.com. High Spending SMB Campaigns Higher-spending small and medium-sized business advertisers use 6.5 different media on average in their promotional mix, compared with 3.1 different media used by the broader SMB advertiser population, according t  [...]

Marketing Data RoundUp: Green, coupled and fit consumers use more cellphone features

Following are recent findings by various studies on marketing and advertising-related topics. For a more in-depth look at some of these subjects, visit our sister site, MarketingCharts.com. If you are environmentally conscious, newly married or living with someone in a partnership, and/or fitness-minded, you are more likely to use more of your wireless phone capabilities, according to a J.D. Power Tribe Intell  [...]

Marketing Data RoundUp: Online video ad spend to reach $2.7B

Following are recent findings by various studies on marketing and advertising-related topics. For a more in-depth look at some of these subjects, visit our sister site, MarketingCharts.com. Online Video Ad spend to Reach $2.7B Online video advertising and related media spend is forecast at $2.7 billion in 2010, according to AccuStream Research. In-banner video spend surpassed pre  [...]

Marketing Data RoundUp: What is the best allocation of interactive media spend?

Following are recent findings by various studies on marketing and advertising-related topics. For a more in-depth look at some of these subjects, visit our sister site, MarketingCharts.com. A Formula for the Optimal Allocation of Interactive Media Spend The optimal allocation of interactive media spend should be between 1.6x and 2.2x the percentage of the budget originally allocated to interactive,   [...]

Top Industry News for 7-07-10: Twitter launches new ad product

Online Ad Market: Twitter launches Earlybird Exclusive Offers. Facebook, Twitter battle for billions in TV ads. Impact of   [...]

SocNet Seniors? Yes for Facebook; Twitter, Not So Much

Seniors have a significant presence on Facebook with women in this age category up more than 175% since fall 2008 and men up almost 138%, according to the Pew Research Center and eMarketer. Varsity, which focuses on senior marketing research, points to AARP.org's year-old social networking platform - which now has 350,000 users in 1,700 groups - as additional proof that seniors have become an important social network constituency. Twitter, though,   [...]

Marketing across the Generations

Each generation of the US population has unique wants and needs that marketers and retailers should address differently, according to The Nielsen Company. Todd Hale, SVP, consumer and shopping insights, Nielsen, has compiled a list of tips on devising marketing strategies specific to each major generation of the US population. Hale defines the US population as currently consisting of four significant ge  [...]