What’s Empowering the New Digital Consumer?
Technology has changed a lot in the last 30 years—even the last three! Today’s consumer is more connected than ever, thanks to the proliferation of digital devices and platforms. Content once available only via specific channels, such as print and broadcast television, can today be delivered to...
The Digital Drive: How Fans Connect with the Super Bowl Teams Off the Field
Football fans are invaluable to their favorite teams, lending their support all season and into the Super Bowl. For proof, you don’t need look any further than the Seattle Seahawks’ fans, who set a world record for crowd noise during the team’s home games this season. While neither team can...
Man and Mobile Device: New “Besties” and Growing Fonder
Sure, dogs have been well-established as man’s best friend for some time now, but according to the January 2014 Local Watch Report, Americans have a blossoming love affair with another trusty sidekick—the mobile device. Nationally, more than one-third of homes have tablets, and more than...
Recipe for Success: 86 Million Americans Visited Food and Cooking Websites
Two-fifths of Americans (41%) visited food and cooking websites in November, up 2 million unique visitors from October, during the seasonal peak in activity for these sites. Scripps Networks’ websites, which includes Food Network and Food.com, were among the top online brands in the food and...
Taking Care of Business
Consumers are branching out to new screens and increasing the number of media hours in their days—and marketers are following suit. La Quinta Inns & Suites—whose core consumer is the 25-64 year-old male business traveler—recently turned to Nielsen to measure its latest cross-screen campaign,...