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In Australia, Newspoll founder Sol Lebovic is back in business as an independent consultant, advising clients on the design, conduct and analysis of opinion polls and market research surveys. More
Global consumer confidence remains at 2005 levels, with consumers still cautious about spending, according to ACNielsen's Global Consumer Confidence Index. The most confident respondents were found in India, Norway and Denmark. More
ACNielsen has created the new position of Director, Automotive Practice Group for SE Asia, and appointed Angus Ogilvy, former Deputy MD, Europe, for NOP World Automotive. More
The number of Australians using Internet banking increased 26% to 5.5m in the twelve months to May 2005, according to new research from ACNielsen. This growth comes despite concerns about ID theft, which are also reflected in a new US poll from Experian and Gallup. More
Travyn Rhall has been appointed as Chief Client Service Officer for ACNielsen Asia Pacific, in addition to his current responsibilities as MD for customised research in the region. More
Australian consumers are currently the most pessimistic in Asia, according to a global study by ACNielsen. 43% said they felt the economy would deteriorate in the coming year compared to just 28% across the region – and 34% felt the strength of the economy had deteriorated over the past six months. More
ACNielsen has launched its Your Voice online research panels in Korea and Japan, bringing its total in the region to five (including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore). The company says it has been recruiting in 14 markets across Asia Pacific and should have panels in Hong Kong and China fully operational by the end of 2005. More
The average Australian child is spending no more than 10% of its free time playing outdoors at home, according to research by Newspoll for detergent company Omo, which (surprise surprise) wants parents to be 'less anxious about letting their kids get dirty'. The company has declared Sunday April 3rd 'National Dirt is Good Day'. More
ACNielsen has globalised David McCallum's role as MD, Customised Research Services – his previous remit was Asia Pacific. McCallum will be based in Sydney, Aus and will report to COO Frank Martell, who is also Senior VP of VNU's Marketing Information Group. More
Asia is just as much in the grip of fast food culture as the US or Europe, according to the latest from AC Nielsen – in fact there are three Asian economies where a higher proportion eat take-aways than in the US. More
ACNielsen has announced two senior appointments in Australia. Paul Richmond, currently MD of ACNielsen Vietnam, becomes MD for Australia while Mr Travyn Rhall, previously MD of Customised Research Services in Australia becomes regional MD for Customised Research Services in Asia Pacific. More
Consumers in Asia Pacific are confident about their economic outlook - more so than their counterparts in the US and Europe - but have yet to forget completely the spectre of Asia's recent economic downturn, according to ACNielsen. They are also the most likely to save spare cash, while Americans and Europeans spend theirs. More
A recently released study from ACNielsen, involving 15,000 consumers across the Asia Pacific, shows that supermarkets are slowly eroding the share of the traditional wet market when consumers are out shopping for groceries. More
Retail specialist ESA, recently revealed as the fastest growing of the top 20 UK agencies in the BMRA table with a 35% year-on-year turnover increase, has appointed Malcolm McKessar as Operations Manager and Linda Pini as Field Manager. More
The number of broadband users in Australian homes has grown 150 per cent since April last year, with one million Australians now accessing the Internet by broadband, according to the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings. More
ACNielsen has announced that Frank Martell, president of ACNielsen Asia Pacific, will take on responsibility for the company's Emerging Markets consisting of 50 countries throughout Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and the company's customized research services globally. More
When it comes to major sponsorship events like the World Cup, non-sponsoring companies can choose to take a back seat, or they can apply clever marketing strategies to offset the heavy exposure and endorsement of a competitive brand sponsorship, according to findings from a recent ACNielsen Online study. More
Lack of job security, a deteriorating global economy, health and the threat of terrorism are all factors keeping consumers in the Asia Pacific region up at night, according to a recent ACNielsen Consumer Confidence Poll conducted in July this year. More
Nielsen//NetRatings has this week acquired, from AMR Interactive, both the Australian home and work measurement panels and existing Jupiter Media Metrix client contracts for Internet Audience Measurement. More
Sending and receiving e-mail was the dominant online activity in 12 countries over the past six months, with Australians leading the way, according to the Nielsen//NetRatings First Quarter 2002 Global Internet Trends report. More
Packaged grocery inflation in Australia settled at a fairly benign 3.5 percent in March 2002, down from 5 percent at the end of 2001.This is according to the latest findings from a new ACNielsen study into grocery prices down under. More
Over 90% of senior executives in the Australian direct mail industry believe that the country's new Privacy Act will impact on their businesses to some extent. This is according to the detailed findings of the first ACNielsen MailTrack survey of Australian direct mail online released this week. More
Almost two thirds of Australians think the world economy is heading for recession. This is the headline finding from a new Asia Pacific online survey on consumer confidence from ACNielsen. More
Book sales down under have rocketed in the lead up to Christmas. The buying rush has meant that the value of book sales has risen by 23% compared to the corresponding week in 2000. These are the latest figures to be revealed from ACNielsen BookTrack this week. More
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