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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  [...]

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Reach Travelers on Smart Phones: They Expect It

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Pew Research: 20% of Americans Aren't Online, Don't See Your Ads

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Google+ May Be Wasting Its Time on the Teen Market

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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  [...]

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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  [...]

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  [...]

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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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Online Ad Market: Morgan Stanley's Meeker sees online ad boom. Have click rates finally stopped declining? Social Media: Facebook Messaging   [...]

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