Cable News at Front of Consumer Minds
Despite the growth of internet news, it is clear that TV news outlets, specifically cable news outlets, are central to people’s impressions of the news media, according to data released in September...
View ArticleTablet Trends l Mobile SocNets l Android Share
Google Mobile data shows that during the workday, mobile users are searching from their computers and use their smartphones steadily throughout the day, with a notable spike in tablet search activity...
View ArticleBing Outperforms Search Rivals
The Bing search engine significantly outperformed Google, Yahoo and AOL in terms of month-over-month and year-over-year US core search share and query volume growth in August 2011, according to Compete...
View ArticleOnline Ad Revenues Up 23% in H1 ’11
Internet ad revenues rose 23.2% to a record $14.9 billion in the first half of 2011, according to figures released in September 2011 by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and...
View ArticleCorporate Sites Most Effective Online B2B Lead Gen Tool
Although four in 10 (41%) B2B marketing/IT professionals say personal connections and referrals are their top lead source, corporate websites (23%) are the clear leader in online lead generation,...
View ArticleEconomic Pessimism l Vehicle Sales l Men Buy Jewelry
Economic pessimism among US consumers continues, according to a September 2011 Harris Poll. Forty-five percent think the economy will stay the same, 34% believe it will get worse and 21% think it will...
View ArticleLead Quality Biggest B2B Site KPI
Most businesses assess the overall effectiveness of their company’s website by the quality of the leads it yields, according to [landing page] a study released in September 2011 by Demandbase. Results...
View ArticleTop Viral Videos – September 2011
Many viral video viewers were either thinking of a kid in their lives, reliving their childhoods or were kids themselves, judging by the list of the 10 most-shared viral videos in September 2011 as...
View ArticleSocNets Most Used for Friends, Family
Social networks are most likely to be used for reasons pertaining to friends and family, according to NM Incite’s “State of Social Media Survey.” Social networkers who are parents report even higher...
View ArticlePromo Retail Email Volume Falls YOY
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers three promotional emails on average during the week ending Sept. 30, 2011, according to Chad White, research director at Responsys and author of...
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