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Better together: Panel + big data sets offers unprecedented insights into consumers
Big data sets provide exponentially larger audience sizes than traditional panels can provide, but they lack specific audience information. To be holistic and representative, measurement needs to leverage big data in conjunction with panel data.
Nielsen’s Approach to Employee Engagement
Every associate—in every department and at every level—plays a part in delivering what’s next, so it’s critical for each of us to be clear about the connection between our company’s mission and our own unique contributions. We are reminded how important this link is as we review the...
Nielsen Adds ESG Option to U.S. 401(K) Plan
When it comes to making a difference, we’ve recently made it easier for our employees to do so as they plan for retirement by adding the Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund as an option within our 401(k) plan for U.S. employees.
No Small Impact: NGID7 Activates Over 25,000 Global Nielsen Volunteers
For Nielsen Global Impact Day 2018, on June 21, over 25,000 Nielsen associates—a record number of volunteers—across 91 countries volunteered in more than 1,450 events. Associates use NGID to give back to our communities in all kinds of ways: fighting hunger in food banks and farm fields,...
Nielsen Included for the Second Year on Stock Indices Recognizing Companies Leading on Sustainability
We’re proud to share that, for the second consecutive year, Nielsen has been selected as both a component of the FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America Index, as well as the DJSI World Index for the first time in 2018.
Nielsen’s Global Security Team Protects Our People, Technology and Integrity
Nielsen’s Global Security team is dedicated to protecting our people, technology, intellectual property and reputation for integrity. Bob Messemer, Chief Security Officer, Nielsen, discusses how the Security team plays an important role for Nielsen across a broad spectrum of environmental, social...
Discover Data Program Aims to Ignite Interest in Data Among Middle School Students
The Nielsen Foundation recently launched Discover Data, a signature education initiative in collaboration with Discovery Education and The Afterschool Alliance. The program provides resources to students ages 11 to 14 that create excitement about the power of data analysis. The initiative includes...