Netflix Tops DVR Access in TV Households
For the first time, more TV households have access to Netflix (54%) than a DVR (53%), with Netflix access almost doubling from 2011 (26%). That’s according to the latest annual study of on-demand usage...
View ArticleThe Most Important Drivers of Corporate Reputation, Ranked
The difference between a good and bad reputation can have a huge impact on consumers’ purchase and recommendation likelihood, according to the latest annual Global RepTrak® 100 report [download page]...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing Charts of the Month – February 2017
This month’s quick-hit set of top charts includes the following topics: budget trends, by channel; Super Bowl ads; B2B lead gen channels; trustworthy B2B info sources; Millennials’ brand loyalty;...
View ArticleThese Are the Most Popular TV Channels in the US
The major broadcast networks ABC (71%), CBS (70%) and NBC (66%) are the most desired channels in an à la carte pay-TV package, with roughly two-thirds or more respondents from TiVo’s latest Video...
View ArticleMobile Coupon Usage Up, But Traditional Formats Still Preferred
More consumers say they prefer to get coupons in the mail (44%) than through any other method, according to a study from Valassis [download page], which surveyed 1,000 US adults. Preference for mail...
View ArticleGen Z Yet to Form Strong Retail Store Loyalties
Gen Z (18-20) consumers are less likely than older Millennials (28-37) to be loyal to a single store across a few retail categories, including for health and beauty items (19% of Gen Z vs. 34% of older...
View ArticleHere’s How Marketers Fared Last Year in the Metrics That Impact Email...
Close to one-third of US marketing emails fail to reach the inbox, according to an analysis released last year by Return Path. With deliverability having such an impact on email marketing success,...
View ArticleWhat Are Teens’ Primary News Sources?
More US teens say they get their news from social networking sites (49%) and family (47%) than from any other source, according to a study from Common Sense Media, which interviewed almost 600 teens...
View ArticleMagazine Media Audiences Grew by More Than 6% Last Year
Total magazine media audiences – measured across online and offline channels – grew by 6.4% year-over-year in 2016, exceeding 1.7 billion, according to a recent MPA report. Magazine brands’ video...
View ArticleUS Companies With the Best and Worst Customer Experience Ratings in 2017
Supermarkets continue to lead the way in customer experience, while health plans are again among the worst-rated, according to the 7th annual customer experience ratings from the Temkin Group. Indeed,...
View ArticleHere Are Your Latest App Engagement and Retention Benchmarks
How well did mobile and web apps fare in user retention and engagement in the second half of 2016 – and how do the results compare to the first half of the year and earlier? Localytics offers some...
View ArticleHow Do Viewers Discover Video Content?
Consumers still discover new TV and video content primarily through TV ads (56%) and word-of-mouth (54%) with internet search (32%) also a popular means, according to a report from the Consumer...
View ArticleSpotify Rapidly Growing in Popularity with Youth
Spotify has been showing strong, steady growth among the 12-24 demographic, and has now overtaken Pandora in popularity for this age group, according to the latest Infinite Dial report [pdf] from...
View ArticleShould Brands Take Public Stances on Social Issues? Consumers Weigh In.
Brands are in the political and societal spotlight more these days – sometimes of their own accord, and sometimes not. But to what extent should brands have a voice in societal matters? Youth appear to...
View ArticleWhat Are Marketers Finding to be the Most Effective Email List Growth Tactics?
Email continues to one of – if not the most – effective digital marketing tactics available. And while the recent focus has been on improving subscriber engagement amid declining click rates, list...
View ArticleWhich Content Assets Do Sales Request Most From Marketing?
Product flyers and spec sheets (75%) are the content assets most requested by sales teams, according to a study [download page] from Demand Metric in partnership with MarcomCentral. Presentations (56%)...
View ArticleOnline Radio and Podcast Audiences Continue to Broaden
Some 61% of Americans aged 12 and older this year report listening to online radio on a monthly basis, and 87% of those listeners (53% of respondents overall) listen on a weekly basis, per the latest...
View ArticleBudgets, Cultures Holding Back Data-Driven Strategies
Inadequate budgets are the biggest obstacles to implementation of truly data-driven customer strategies, cited by 54% of marketers responding to a new CMO Council survey [download page]. Challenges...
View ArticleNew Milestone for Millennials’ Media Time: Smartphone Web+Apps Tops...
[By MC Editor JC Lupis] Nielsen recently released its latest Comparable Metrics report [download page], a quarterly look at device and media usage trends across various demographic groups. Upon review...
View ArticleNumber of Broadband Households Foregoing Legacy Pay-TV Continues to Rise
The share of US broadband households that don’t subscribe to legacy pay-TV continues its steady climb, reports TDG Research in a new study. Some 22% of broadband households surveyed in 2016 could be...
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