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21 August 2006
Hong Kong
Half the World’s Consumers Buy into Globalisation
Dressed in the latest international
fashion brands, drinking a can of
imported cola as you browse the
Internet at a well-known cafe chain –
it’s taken so much for granted these
days that few would consider such
a contemporary lifestyle the result
of globalisation.
11 August 2006
Hong Kong
Likely Renewal of Concern About Terrorism for World’s Consumers
Travellers around the world planning to travel between the US and UK were inconvenienced by unexpected flight delays and the instigation by the British government of more stringent security measures subsequent to yesterday’s thwarting of the terrorist airline plot. Yet it's all worth it for the safety of the world’s consumers, who did not consider the threat of terrorism a major concern when surveyed two months ago.
9 August 2006
Covington, KY, USA
Procter & Gamble Chooses BASES as its Preferred Global Supplier of Sales Volume Forecasting for New Product Launches
BASES, the leading global provider of new product forecasting and consulting, today announced that Procter & Gamble has named BASES as its preferred external supplier for its global new product sales volume forecasting needs.
27 July 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Consumers Want Healthy Homes: Health and Wellness Concerns Drive Consumer Purchases of Household Products
Consumers purchase household products that benefit their health and wellness in addition to the traditional food and beverage categories, according to the latest study released by ACNielsen Global Services.
27 July 2006
New York
New ACNielsen Loyalty Business Unit Will Help Clients Use Shopper Information to Gain Consumer Insights and Improve Marketing & Merchandising Programs
In a major step to enable clients to gain innovative, actionable, high-value consumer insights from retailers’ shopper information, ACNielsen, a VNU business, today announced it has formed a global loyalty-marketing business unit that will provide end-to-end loyalty solutions.
3 July 2006
Hong Kong
The Brangelina phenomenon continues, with Mr & Mrs Smith voted favourite celebrity endorsers for any fashion apparel: ACNielsen
Many companies rely on the use of celebrities to endorse their brands or products in the hope some of their celebrity ‘cachet’ will rub off and appeal to their target customers. Yet are these brands being matched with the right celebrity in the mind of the consumers?
6 June 2006
Hong Kong
Hong Kong People the World’s Greatest Shopaholics: ACNielsen
Results from the global ACNielsen online survey about consumers’ attitudes towards shopping have confirmed that the world’s biggest shopaholics are to be found in Asia and more closely Hong Kong!
27 April 2006
Hong Kong
Ralph Lauren the most popular designer brand globally, but Gucci and Giorgio Armani the most aspired to, along with Louis Vuitton in Asia Pacific
According to a global online survey of 23,500 consumers in 42 countries conducted by ACNielsen in November 2005, Ralph Lauren is the world’s most popular designer brand followed by Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani and Gucci. Yet when it comes to the most coveted brand if money were no object, Italian fashion powerhouses take the lead, with Giorgio Armani the most aspired-to, followed by Gucci and Versace globally.
24 April 2006
UK
Where’s the Cheapest Place in Europe to Buy a Bottle of Mineral Water? Where’s the Most Expensive Country to Buy a Can of Your Favourite Soft Drink? Or a Bar of Chocolate?
With budget airlines opening new routes monthly, travel in Europe has never been more accessible or affordable. It’s therefore useful for travellers to know how much their popular daily essentials will cost them when they get to their destination.
12 April 2006
Hong Kong
Social Lives and Personal Image the First to Suffer When the Going Gets Tough: ACNielsen
When the cost of living is rising faster than salaries can keep pace with, the world’s consumers are fairly unanimous about what they’d cut back on to avoid blowing their budget, with out-of-home entertainment, spending on new clothes and upgrading technology the top three belt-tightening strategies worldwide, according to a recent online survey by ACNielsen, the world’s leading market research and information company. The survey, conducted in November 2005, polled over 23,500 respondents – regular Internet users – in 42 markets.
7 April 2006
New York
ACNielsen Agrees to Acquire Retail Measurement Business of Venezuelan Market Leader Datos Information Resources
ACNielsen, a VNU business and the world’s leading provider of consumer and marketplace intelligence, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% of the retail measurement business unit of Datos Information Resources, the leader in the Venezuelan marketing information industry.
16 March 2006
Hong Kong
A Quarter of the World’s Internet Population Experienced Redundancy - Either Themselves or an Immediate Family Member - in the Past Year
Jobs are often the first to go when market economies are flat or declining, and the last year has been no exception. According to a global online survey conducted by ACNielsen, a quarter of the world’s Internet population has been affected by redundancy, with eight percent laid off personally and an additional 17 percent claiming an immediate family member to have been made redundant in the past year.
7 February 2006
Hong Kong
You Don't Need to Own a Car to be Worried About Escalating Fuel Prices : ACNielsen
While 70 percent of Internet-users worldwide claim to have
a vehicle for which they must buy fuel, an even greater number are concerned about the impact
of ever-rising fuel prices. As many as 82 percent of consumers on the world’s five continents
claim to be feeling the hit to their wallets in a recent online survey by ACNielsen, the world’s
leading market research and information company.
19 January 2006
Hong Kong
Consumer Confidence Increases the World Over, says ACNielsen
Consumers’ confidence in their local economies, job prospects and personal finances is on the rise globally, according to a recent survey by ACNielsen, the world’s leading market research and information company.
28 November 2005
Hong Kong
Foods with 'Healthy Supplements' and Organics Have Room for Growth
‘Functional Foods’, fortified with added vitamins or supplements and promoting specific health benefits, as well as organic alternatives, are yet to convince consumers of their value, according to a study released today by ACNielsen, the world’s leading marketing research and information company.
15 November 2005
Covington, KY, USA
BASES Adds Marketing Plan Benchmarks To Its New Product Services
BASES, the leading global provider of new product forecasting and consulting, today announced the introduction of Marketing Plan Analyzer, a new capability designed to help marketers understand the level of support required for a new product to be competitive in today's market place.
19 October 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Announces One-Tenth of the World’s Population Shopping Online
More than 627 million people have shopped online, including over 325 million within the last month, according to a study released today by ACNielsen. Over 212 million online shoppers mention books as among the last 3 items they purchased online.
3 October 2005
New York, NY, USA
Nielsen Outdoor to be the New Currency in South Africa - Signs South African Contract
Nielsen Outdoor, a unit of VNU, announced that it has been awarded the contract for measuring South African outdoor advertising ratings as a result of a carefully considered decision made by the world-recognized South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) – the advertising industry sponsored body that controls advertising audience research in South Africa.
28 September 2005
Hong Kong
Growh of Private Label Continues Worldwide, Says ACNielsen
Private Label fast-moving consumer goods continue to steadily increase their share of the global marketplace, according to The Power of Private Label 2005 Executive News Report released today by ACNielsen.
7 September 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen and DemandTec Announce Global, Strategic Partnership
DemandTec, Inc., the leading provider of Consumer Demand Management (CDM) software for retailers and consumer products firms, and ACNielsen today announced a strategic partnership to deliver Consumer-Centric Merchandising solutions to retailers worldwide.
1 September 2005
Hong Kong
ACNielsen's Latest Survey: Mainland Eyes Glued to Hong Kong Disneyland
With only two weeks to go until its grand opening, excitement grows for children at the prospect of a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland this summer holiday, but we can also expect to see a mass exodus from the Mainland as travelers descend on Hong Kong for their own taste of the world-famous theme park.
12 August 2005
Hong Kong
Private Label A ‘Good Alternative’ to Other Brands, Offering the Same Quality & Value: ACNielsen Global Consumer Survey
Two thirds of global consumers consider Supermarket Own, or ‘Private Label’, Brands to be a good alternative to other brands, with as many as four in five consumers considering this the case in the developed markets of Europe, the Pacific and North America, according to a Global Private Label Consumer Study released today by ACNielsen, the world’s leading marketing research and information company.
27 July 2005
Hong Kong
 The Label-Conscious Global Shopper – Only Partly Understanding Food Labels, but Selective Nonetheless.
Half the world’s consumers understand the nutritional labels on food packaging only ‘in part’, although two in 10 ‘always’ check grocery labels, four in 10 do so when buying a product for the first time and nearly three in 10 check them when buying certain food types, according to a study released today by ACNielsen, the world’s leading marketing research and information company.
9 June 2005
Hong Kong
Asian Consumers Riding High While Europeans and Americans in the Doldrums
Asian consumers are clearly the world’s most optimistic while the vast majority of Europeans and Americans remain firmly in the doldrums, according to the latest global online consumer confidence survey from ACNielsen.
1 June 2005
New York, NY, USA
Paris Overwhelmingly the People’s Choice as 2012 Olympics Host City
While citizens in hopeful 2012 Olympic host cities London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris await the July 6th Olympic Committee decision, a large number of the world’s inhabitants have already made up their minds about which city they would prefer, and it is Paris, according to a global study conducted by ACNielsen.
19 May 2005
Hong Kong
Hong Kong People Are Simply Bursting With Confidence
Hong Kong people are riding a tide of confidence in the economy at the moment and things couldn’t be better, according to the latest ACNielsen Hong Kong Consumer Confidence Index. In fact, people are so confident these days that the Consumer Confidence Index record is twice broken for the last two quarters in a row, scoring an Index of 102 in April 2005, the highest ever since 1989.
2 May 2005
Chicago, IL, USA
Organic, No-/Low-Sugar Products Top List of Best-Performing ‘Good-For-You’ Product Segments
As various diets quickly move into and out of vogue, and consumers search for a weight loss “magic bullet,” two “good-for-you” consumer packaged goods (CPG) segments – organic and no-/low-sugar – stand out from the rest for their ability to generate especially strong and sustained growth.
26 April 2005
Hong Kong
Can You Buy Intelligence for Your Children? 50% of Hong Kong Parents Believe They Can!
Whether queuing outside a reputable kindergarten overnight for an application form, writing to the school principal a year ahead to reserve a place for their child, sending them to extra curricular classes, or buying special formula milk, the bottom line is that parents want their children to grow up smart and clever! With the declining birth rate and the deferred age of getting married etc., there is no doubt that parents are determined to give their children the very best start in life, what ever the financial cost.
25 April 2005
Hong Kong
ACNielsen Takes Global Consumer Insight Capabilities to the Next Level
ACNielsen, the world's leading market information provider, is taking its global consumer insights capabilities to the next level with the launch of two new consumer insights services powered by the extensive global expansion of its Homescan consumer panel business in the US and aggressive launch plans in Asia and Europe.
12 April 2005
Hong Kong
"Your Voice" Internet Panels Go Live in Japan and Korea
ACNielsen announced the launch of Your Voice - the company's online research panels - in Korea and Japan, following a similar launch in Singapore at the end of 2004. The Japanese and Korean launches bring the total number of ACNielsen's "Your Voice" Internet panels in Asia Pacific to five.
16 March 2005
Hong Kong
Asians in the Driving Seat for Future Car Ownership
A global online survey on car ownership and purchase intentions conducted recently by ACNielsen reveals that people in Asia are the most ‘aspirational’ when it comes to car ownership in the next 12 months when compared with their American and European counterparts.
15 March 2005
Hong Kong
Head of Global Consumer Research Appointed
ACNielsen announced today the appointment of David McCallum, previously managing director, Consumer Research for ACNielsen Asia Pacific, to the position of managing director, Global Consumer Research Services for ACNielsen. In his new global role, McCallum will report to Mr Frank Martell, Chief Operating Officer, ACNielsen and Senior Vice President, VNU Marketing Information Group .
15 March 2005
Sri Lanka
40% of Sri Lanka's Retail Outlets Damaged Due to Tsunami Resume Business
The damage caused to retail outlets in Sri Lanka due to the Tsunami has been restricted to 5% of the universe of outlets within the Southern and Western provinces stocking branded, packaged products. These are the findings of a retail census conducted across affected areas by ACNielsen, the global leader in market research, information and analysis.
9 March 2005
Hong Kong
In the Mood for a Hot Pot. Spending on Hotpot Food Items Surged by 80% Over Winter Months.
ACNielsen announced the launch of Your Voice - the company's online research panels - in Korea and Japan, following a similar launch in Singapore at the end of 2004. The Japanese and Korean launches bring the total number of ACNielsen's "Your Voice" Internet panels in Asia Pacific to five.
8 March 2005
Hong Kong
Fanny Chan Heads Up ACNielsen Hong Kong
ACNielsen announced today that Ms Fanny Chan has been appointed to Managing Director, ACNielsen Hong Kong overseeing ACNielsen's businesses in Hong Kong with immediate effect.
2 March 2005
Hong Kong
Sleepless in Asia: 40% of Asia Pacific Consumers Aren't in Bed Until After Midnight
An average of 37% of consumers the world over aren't usually tucked up in bed until after midnight, but 40% of people in Asia Pacific are burning the midnight oil compared to 34% of Americans and 32% of Europeans, according to a global study of sleep habits recently released by ACNielsen, a leading provider of consumer and marketplace information.
2 February 2005
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Consumers Confidence In the Economy Highest in 10 Years
According to the latest ACNielsen Hong Kong Consumer Confidence Index, the positive market sentiment in Hong Kong since 2004 not only sustained in the beginning of 2005 but also brought the confidence level to a score of 99, the highest ever in 10 years.
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