Topic: Research
It’s about 9 p.m. New York time, and Jon Mandel is in Seattle, on the phone, telling a story about the story the Nielsen ratings weren’t telling. “It was Danny Abraham,”…
Despite a season that’s been marked by vertiginous ratings declines, CBS research guru David Poltrack believes that broadcast’s slow start “is not indicative of how the season will progress.” Speaking to…
Twitter helps e-retailers sell products, according to a 75-day study released today by the social media site in conjunction with research firm Compete. Twitter users who saw either an organic or…
CBS and the Keller Fay Group next Tuesday will unveil new research that demonstrates how television remains the dominant driver of meatspace word-of-mouth conversations, those offline exchanges between friends and…
The perils of hero worship notwithstanding, Puma chief marketing officer Antonio Bertone doesn’t think man’s love for sport is unhealthy—especially when compared to our obsession with celebrities, “Teen Mom and…
Founded in 1939, Glamour has long seen its mission as empowering women, with uplifting stories, tips and advice. But if today’s women in their 20s and 30s are more likely to…
African-American consumers are more emotionally attached to brands than whites, especially when it comes to media companies, according to a study from NewMediaMetrics (NMM). On average, according to the New…
When Facebook announces its second quarter earnings later today, it will likely discuss its growing emphasis on generating mobile ad revenue. But are users actually seeing the Menlo Park, Calif.-based…
Much as the digerati love to squawk about cord-cutting and the impact subscriber churn is having on basic cable ratings, the hard data doesn’t back up some of the more…
If the upfront marketplace does not appear to be as strong as broadcasters previously had anticipated, an inundation of political and Summer Olympics dollars will go a long way toward…





