"Massive consumer insight is more important than ever, " says David Andonian, chief executive of Affinnova.
The doors have some detailing to appear less nondescript and flat, another consumer insight.
Make no mistake about it Apple has some serious consumer insight tools and analytics.
Their new campaign is centered on the consumer insight of how financial empowerment can transform families and communities.
Usually, account planning, the function responsible for gleaning consumer insight and inspiring creative ideas, is the purview of the ad agencies alone.
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In addition to creative people, such an in-house agency would be unlikely to lure top planners, who add a vital element to the creative process: consumer insight.
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"2013 has real potential for Huawei to move from being a budget choice to a genuine challenger, " said Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
The report and campaign aim to empower citizens and retailers with the economic, labeling and consumer insight data necessary to make more informed food choices, ultimately shifting antibiotic use through purchasing power.
For leading premium car makers, this implies improving their consumer insight capabilities as well as ramping up dealerships to capture demand in the 300 tier three and four cities where consumers are expected to reach the threshold for household income that will enable them to buy premium vehicles.
Need seekers, on the other hand, require world-class consumer-insight skills.
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It is to get insight into consumer needs, not just to monitor what they say.
The measure of the retail sales is cited regularly as a metric to provide some insight to consumer spending trends.
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Sales of luxury goods, for one, could provide insight into consumer confidence.
Tracking in store purchase behavior will also enable brands with deeper insight of consumer preferences, augment social profiles and build more personal relationships.
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On a micro scale, that is increased insight into consumer behavior.
Greater console sales also helps impacts game and console chip makers such as nVidia and provides insight into consumer demand as we approach the holiday season.
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Google, by helping to facilitate transactions and redemptions of coupons and discounts, may also be able to gain insight into consumer-spending behavior, said a person familiar with the matter.
Existing literature provides information on health- and work-related costs, but with the exception of fuel costs, no published academic research offers insight into consumer-related costs, such as clothing, air travel, automobile size or furniture.
By tracking what sites are where--and who goes there--Alexa gleans insight into mass consumer behavior.
He is hiring mathematicians and database administrators for a new division to create algorithms that will draw insight from data tracking consumer behavior.
The survey, which is not a national representation because its respondents were all Consumer Reports subscribers, does offer some insight into how a portion of the population thinks when it comes to working out.
Netflix : As mentioned in our previous response, management believes that in a largely fixed-cost streaming world with ease of cancellation and subsequent rejoin, net additions provides the most meaningful insight into our business performance and consumer acceptance of our service.
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But Mr Page added that any tool that claims to offer an insight into the often complex world of consumer behaviour will be welcomed by businesses.
That insight can help identify business trends and consumer preferences.
She nurtures emerging brands and strengthens iconic ones through powerful design, insight and a deep understanding of the woman consumer.
Cole said the connected consumer researches products and depends upon friends and social media for insight.
The decline was brought on largely by consumer fears about the economy, says Brian Bethune with Global Insight, an economic consulting firm.
Because the toy retailer is a tenant at the Yorktown mall, it was able to provide KKR with insight into the area's household income and consumer-purchasing habits, he said.
They also talk about the unique insight they, as female businesswomen, have into the consumer behavior of female customers.
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The company showed off internet-enabled washing machines, refrigerators and ovens at CES. Some of the products will be out on the market later this year, but they will feature only limited versions of consumer-alert systems, said Steinkuhl, LG's product insight manager.
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