Jeanne O'Neill

Jeanne O'Neill


Deloitte recently released a new study (July 2010), titled “The 2010 American Pantry Study: The New Rules of the Shopping Game”, which reveals significant changes in the American shoppers’ attitudes and approaches to shopping for consumer products and packaged goods.
The survey reveals that consumers have developed new shopping skill sets based on value, not brand [...]

On the heels of an over 2-year decline, magazine ad revenues and ad pages
showed growth in the second quarter of 2010. This is good news for the print
advertising industry which experienced the greatest losses of all media
during the recession.
Second quarter revenue rose nearly 6% to $5.2 billion. Ad pages grew
marginally, up only .8%. Still, both [...]

Marketing to seniors will grow in importance, not only due to its size and growth rate, but also by its vastly-changing nature. This market, defined at persons 65 years and older, is poised to double in size over the next 20 years. Yet chronological age may not be the best way to define and target [...]

The U.S. Census always triggers controversy from certain segments of the population. Whether the concerns relate to politics, privacy or compliance methods, the Bureau has to defend the depth of its questionnaire beyond the simply stated “enumeration every ten years” condition set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
To marketers however, the census data is welcomed each [...]

The majority of taxpayers expect refunds this year. Although this is a smaller number than last year, the National Retail Federation’s recent survey purports that more recipients will spend their money on non-essential purchases they have delayed over the last two years, including electronics, furniture, cars and vacations, if not used to pay off debt [...]

With the markets on the rebound and stories of the W-Curve beginning to wane, it appears the U.S. economy may recover within the next year or so. While this turnaround is largely dependent on growth in consumer spending, marketers will need to redefine and communicate differently to the new consumer of the post-recession era.
These targets [...]


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