In the US, Prosper Insights & Analytics has extended a partnership with international think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology to launch a co-branded Amazon Shopper Intelligence service, highlighting and explaining the online giant's 'encroachment' into different retail sectors. More
In the US, Prosper Insights & Analytics has partnered with MacroSavvy to develop an index of consumer confidence and sentiment called the Spending Confidence Index, which integrates psychological and behavioral factors affecting spending. More
In the US, business and consumer intelligence specialist Prosper Insights & Analytics has launched a cloud-based platform called the 'Prosper Health InsightCenter', through which it will make available healthcare data sets from a variety of sources. More
US analytics software firm Prosper Technologies has appointed former Authentic Response CEO Jim Follett as Strategic Advisor for its InsightCenter platform, which integrates data from various sources and helps users to predict markets and understand consumer segments. More
In the US, Prosper Technologies has launched the Automotive InsightCenter, a service offering feedback on how consumers' automotive purchase plans are changing, which brands are taking market share, and if vehicle owners are planning to switch brands. More
In New York, trade organization the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) has partnered with BigInsight parent firm Prosper Business Development, to launch a new resource to provide advertisers and publishers with insights on African-American consumers. More
US-based BIGinsight has launched the 'Hispanic InsightCenter' platform, tracking how Hispanics feel about the economy, where they are shopping, their spending patterns and how they are using media such as smartphones and tablet devices. More
Prosper Business Development - parent of US-based BIGresearch - has launched ProsperChina.com, to provide information and consumer insights for firms marketing products and services in China, and Chinese companies looking for information about the US market. More
US-based BIGresearch has developed a forecasting service to understand what consumers will spend at specific retailers up to 75 days in advance. More
In the US, Spanish-language media firm Televisa Publishing + Digital and consumer intelligence firm BIGresearch have partnered to open the Televisa Hispanic Insights (THI) unit, which will study the culture, behavior and future purchasing plans of Hispanic consumers. More
US-based BIGresearch has promoted Kim Rayburn to the new position of SVP Global Solutions, responsible for overseeing global sales growth, both direct and through strategic resellers. More
BIGresearch has released the first version of its BIG Dashboard, promising marketers 'decision-ready' data on specific consumer groups and retailers. More
In the US, BIGresearch has partnered with retail marketing consultancy The Gluskin Townley Group (GTG) to develop a series of reports on purchasing trends, consumer intentions and actions for the sporting goods, specialty outdoor and specialty bicycle sectors. More
BIGresearch has opened an office in New York and appointed Holly Williams as Vice President of Sales to manage it. More
US-based online market intelligence firm BIGresearch has teamed up with Hispanic magazine company Televisa Publishing to provide marketers with in-depth information about the Hispanic market. More
In the US, BIGresearch has announced a partnership with The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). The association will use BIGresearch's proprietary SIMM (Simultaneous Media Usage Study), which connects media use and purchasing, to help members monitor ROI for word-of-mouth campaigns. More
US consumer confidence continues to rise, according to the BIGresearch Executive Briefing for October. Half of consumers (49.9%) say they are confident or very confident in the chances for a strong economy in the next six months, up from 43.4% last month and 37.6% a year ago. More
US consumer confidence rose in November following a substantial drop over the last few months. Four different confidence indexes - from TNS (for the Conference Board), Ipsos (for the Royal Bank of Canada), BIGResearch, and the University of Michigan - all report similar patterns of recovery. More
One in ten of the world's population now shops online, according to a new global survey from ACNielsen. In separate studies, the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts a 5% increase for US spending this holiday season, and GQ magazine finds US men increasingly succumbing to the pleasures of shopping. More
The latest Consumer Intentions and Actions (CIA) survey from BIGresearch finds US consumer confidence falling, with shoppers picking budget brands, planning lower holiday spends, and using their cars less. However, although consumers are spending less on everyday goods, purchase intentions for cars, computers and major home improvements are on the rise. More
Three surveys of US retail spending and trends this week show technology - both as a product and a means of purchase - boosting sales, while high gas prices drag them back, making consumers more cautious and more budget-conscious. More
US-based BIGresearch has joined forces with marketing company Tunecom to provide a new and free research service for local radio stations. The RadioStudy tool gives stations customised listener data and insights so that they can better represent their audience's spending power and shopping intentions to advertisers. More
Fewer US consumers are now confident about the strength of their economy, according to the BIGResearch Executive Briefing for April. Domestic issues are the main worries. Looking longer-term, separate research from Ipsos-Insight suggests that many consumers around the world have written off public pension sources as their retirement mainstay. More
US agency BIGresearch and online MR solutions provider Artafact have announced the first results from a new qual / quant syndicated report to track consumer awareness, attitudes and opinions about RFID applications. More
Rising gas prices have left consumers with a little less confidence in the economy, according to the June Executive Briefing from BIGresearch. Meanwhile consumers are less concerned about political and national security issues, and still relatively confident about employment. More
Nearly half of US consumers (43.2%) do not believe rising gas prices will have a major impact on their spending, but others are choosing to scale back on vacation plans, new clothes, and even groceries, according to a new survey by BIG Research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). More
Two short items on the personal care market: Datamonitor reveals that British women claim to spend less time grooming themselves than British men - an average of 2.5 hours per week, versus 3.1 (and rising) for men; and BIGresearch finds American personal care shoppers grumbling on their way up the aisle. More
A new survey by consumer intelligence firm BIGresearch provides a steer on consumer attitudes to American beef in the light of recent scares. Nearly 70 percent believe the country's beef supply is safe. More
Leading US retail research firm Bernard Sands have announced a new line of financial and consumer marketing research products created in collaboration with market intelligence firm BIGresearch, LLC. More
The ceremonial kickoff to the holiday season started with a bang, according to the findings of a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey in the USA. The third instalment of the NRF 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, indicates that 71.8% of consumers were out shopping on Black Friday weekend. (The term Black Friday was coined because, traditionally, the day after Thanksgiving was the day that retailers went from being in the red or in debt to being in the black or making a profit.) More
It's tough getting US consumers' attention these days – many of them claim to mentally screen out ads and one person in 6 even watches the TV *whilst* listening to the radio. The findings, from BIGresearch's twice-annual Simultaneous Media Usage Survey (SIMM), present a challenge to conventional audience measurement approaches. More
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