Why Only Obsessing About Music Sales is Holding You Back
When it comes to measuring success in any industry, there’s no better indicator than sales. The music business is no exception, as companies continue to worry about the sales cycles associated with specific music singles for their artists. When companies focus solely on sales, however, they may...
Snow Biz: Four-Fifths of Americans Logged Online for Entertainment to Beat the Winter Blues
During the bitter cold-spell sweeping much of the U.S. this winter, more Americans than usual turned to the Internet for entertainment. Four out of five U.S. web users access entertainment websites each month, and this January, 167 million Americans visited sites in the entertainment category. On...
The Female/Male Digital Divide
In today’s digital and social media-driven world, consumers have the world at their fingertips, but are men and women’s fingers doing the same thing? A closer look into today’s rapidly evolving digital behaviors highlights the differences between what engages men and women—as well as how...
Inspiration and Innovation: Mobile Measurement and the “Battle” of the Sexes
Innovation is a happy word for consumers. Often, technological breakthroughs help consumers live a shade more conveniently and perhaps a little better. However, for the nicely packaged end result—whether it be a revolutionary new device to watch video content on or social media platform that can...
An Era of Growth: The Cross-Platform Report Q4 2013
This year will be another big year in audience measurement as we enable measurement of broadcast and digital video on mobile devices across both the linear and dynamic ad models.
Digital es Universal: How U.S. Hispanics Are Driving Growth In Digital
Hispanic consumers are not only the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S., they’re also trendsetters in digital, leading the growth in device ownership and online usage. Nearly three out of four Hispanics (72%) already owned smartphones as of Q3 2013, and according to Nielsen’s Digital...
The Data-Driven Future of Video Advertising
From TVs to tablets and digital to smartphones, technology is reshaping the way consumers engage with video and, in turn, how media and advertising companies do business. While the online and TV video ad markets will remain separate for the time being, the movement toward integration is real and...
Video Convergence: Buying, Selling and Trusting Across Platforms
By Amit Seth, Executive Vice President, Global Media Products, Nielsen, and Dave Morgan, Founder and CEO, Simulmedia The video landscape is in a time of major flux, with digital viewing on the rise, advertisers seeking integrated campaigns and yet TV networks still holding most of the cards. But...
Read all About It: A Look at Multi-Screen News Consumption Among African-American Consumers
It’s a busy world and consumers have myriad sources to choose from as they keep up with the latest news headlines. So where’s the first place they go these days? While social media has fast become a popular destination for real-time news headlines, traditional media such as TV and online remain...
Linking Radio Tuning to Buyer Behavior: New Value for Radio Advertising
Linking radio station tuning data to consumer purchase information is the best way to ensure that radio advertising is being heard by consumers who are eager to listen. According to a recent major market pilot test by Nielsen, for the first time, a connection can be drawn between what consumers...