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A Digital Giant Awakens
Marketing has evolved over the last several decades from marketing to many, marketing to some and now marketing to one. With advancements in technology and the growth of digital media and addressability, precision marketing is now a reality.
Succeeding in E-Commerce
Retail e-commerce is an underutilized channel that is about to change rapidly. Discover what the key forces are in winning in this fast changing market environment.
Perspectives on Retail Technology Vol 2 Issue 2
The world is increasingly complex, instrumented and virtual. There’s vast amounts of information about consumers and the factors that influence their behavior that simply didn’t exist in the data warehouse era. Here, we take a closer look at how all this data will affect retail when it comes...
Nielsen TV: Product Innovation and Jobs Theory
What causes a consumer to pull a product into their lives? Simply put, we bring a product into our lives because it meets a need or desire. That’s the crux of Jobs Theory: doing a job that needs to be done.
New Product Pioneers: Finding Early Adopters in Unexpected Areas
Globally, more than six-in-10 respondents (63%) say they like when manufacturers offer new products. But while consumers across the globe are enthusiastic about new products, their purchasing patterns vary widely.
New Product Innovation: The Why Behind The Try
Innovation matters. In the consumer product realm, it can drive profitability and growth, and it can help companies succeed—even during tough economic times. On the opposite side of the sales counter, consumers have a strong appetite for innovation, but they’re increasingly demanding and expect...
WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE BREAKTHROUGH SUCCESS
Marketers are constantly on the look-out for avenues that can drive exponential business growth and lead to success in the marketplace. Innovation, rather the creation of breakthrough innovation, may well be that winning formula.
Nielsen CXO Perspectives with Harsh Mariwala, Founder & Chairman, Marico
Nielsen CXO Perspectives with Harsh Mariwala, Founder and Chairman, Marico where he discusses how one can break the clutter to stand out with the right marketing, innovation, and the India opportunity.
Continuous Innovation: The Key To Retail Success
Shoppers never stop shopping, and retailers must evolve to stay ahead of the pack and keep consumers engaged. And today, brick-and-mortar stores need to innovate continually to compete with e-commerce's growing appeal and loosen consumers still firm grip on on their wallets.
Tapping The Local Hotspots In The Global Bazaar
There are more than 600,000 villages, and granular data for many of them doesn’t exist, increasing the task of reaching the ones that offer the highest return. So the need of the day is market prioritization. So how do marketers make the most of these markets, create effective go-to-market...
How Does India Innovate?
Innovation isn’t easy. Globally, at least 90 percent of new product introductions fail in the year they launch. India is often viewed as a hotbed of innovation, but truth be told, the odds of launching a breakthrough success in this market may not be meaningfully better than anywhere else in the...
Overcoming a “Can’t Do” Innovation Culture
When it comes to innovation, one of the biggest hindrances a company can face is actually its own mindset. While it’s immensely challenging to develop and deliver innovative products and services in today’s world, it’s impossible to do so if a company actually believes it’s not capable of...
Nielsen Celebrates 90 Years of Innovation
It started with $45,000, an engineering degree…and a dream. Ninety years later, Arthur C. Nielsen Sr.’s dream has been reimagined many times over. On Aug. 24, 2013, Nielsen will celebrate its 90th anniversary. For us, this milestone is an opportunity to take a look back, and in the spirit...