The not so hidden problem with big data sets
Big data sets don’t have rich details about actual people—from age, to income, to race and ethnicity—the way you do with a robust panel. These data sets, because they’re created by machine-to-machine transfers, also increase the possibility of waste and fraud.
Belt and Road paved with opportunities for growth of Chinese brands, says Nielsen
In a forum in Beijing, more than 400 business and government officials from around the world have discussed the opportunities and challenges Chinese companies face as they seek to go global. The forum, held under the theme “Chinese brand global strategic development”, was organized by Nielsen,...
Commercial Trends in Sports 2018
We are at a time of unprecedented commercial opportunity in global sports. Barriers to entry have never been lower. More markets around the world than ever before are receptive to the power of sports. It’s never been easier to reach millions—even billions—of fans.
Gaming Gone Global: Keeping Tabs on Worldwide Trends
It’s now 2016, and gaming has firmly moved out of the basement and into the living room–and beyond. In fact, more than half of the population in the world’s industrialized countries now identifies as gamers, which has brought a tidal wave of change across the way many of us spend our free...
Smartphone Producers Show Varied Performance in Q1 and First-Tier Cities are Major Battlefields for High-End Handsets
Apple’s share rose by 0.94%. OPPO’s share soared by 1.27%, followed by Vivo(0.87%), Huawei(0.48%), and Gionee (0.21%), Samsung went down 1.76%
Video on Demand
Nearly two-thirds of global respondents (65%) in a Nielsen online survey in 61 countries say they watch some form of VOD programming, which includes long- and short-form content.
Nielsen: Consumption upgrading – a battle yet to win for Chinese manufacturers
Share of smartphones priced over 2,000 yuan increased to 45.7% in December from 36.9% in January in 2015; Market share of domestic phone brands priced more than 2,000 yuan increased from 3.85% to 7.66%.
Don’t Touch That Dial – Or That One – Or That One: The Changing Digital Landscape
We’re living in a world of 24/7 connectivity, accessing our content on our own terms, and we like it that way. Around the globe, 76% of respondents in a Nielsen online survey say they enjoy the freedom of being connected anywhere, anytime. While consumers love this flexibility, it represents a...
Screen Wars: The Battle for Eye Space in a TV-Everywhere World
We’re living in a world of 24/7 connectivity. We access content on our own terms, and we like it that way. But while this flexibility can be a benefit to us, it represents a huge challenge for brands and content providers vying for our attention.
Multiplying Mobile: How Multicultural Consumers are Leading Smartphone Adoption
Smartphone ownership grew to 68 percent between November and January 2014, up 9 percent from the start of 2013. And among those who bought their mobile phone within the last three months, a whopping 84 percent chose smartphones for their new handsets. Multicultural consumers have led the growth in...