Lego is back on top! No, not at the Box Office — although the Lego Batman Movie is #1 there, too — but as the world’s “most powerful” brand, this according to Brand Finance, which ranks brands based on factors…
Author: Anne Whitaker, Editor
Major Cities Trailing on Policies that Improve Residents’ Quality of Life
More than half of the nation’s 40 largest cities are trailing when it comes to the policies that improve the health and well-being of their residents, according to the CityHealth initiative’s first ever city ratings. A project of the de…
Millennial Pet Owners: 4 Key Facts
Between their growing numbers and affinity for “natural” pet products, the Millennial cohort wields a significant buying power for the industry, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the report Millennials as Pet Marker Consumers. “The pet product market’s…
Households in Hawaii, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Alaska Save Most on Overall Utility Bills Due To Appliance Standards
The average American family saved nearly $500 on utility bills in 2015 as a direct result of existing efficiency standards for appliances and lighting, according to a new report issued today by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) and the…
32 Million Credit Cardholders Haven’t Changed Favorite Card in 10+ Years
Thirty-two million credit cardholders in the United States haven’t changed their preferred credit card in at least a decade while another 21 million have never switched, according to a new CreditCards.com report. “If you never change credit cards, you miss…
Beer Tops List of Beverage of Choice, But Wine Sees Gains in Popularity
Even though consumers alternate between alcohol types depending on the drinking occasion, everyone has a favorite beverage to sit on — a trusted go-to regardless of the time or place. For nearly 4 in 10 regular drinkers (U.S. adults ages…
The Top Platform For U.S. Digital Music Consumers is Apple, But…
Apple is the top platform for U.S. adults who pay for music content online, ahead of others such as Pandora and Spotify, according to a study from PayPal. Among the U.S. music consumers surveyed, 37% cited either Apple iTunes…
Online Advertising Boosts Offline Sales
Online display ads can increase both online and offline retail sales, providing valuable insight for future marketing decisions. That’s the conclusion of a forthcoming study in the journal Marketing Science titled “When Less is More: Data and Power in Advertising…
The 2017 Best Places to Live
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled the 2017 Best Places to Live in the United States. The new list ranks the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects…
Citizen Satisfaction with Federal Government Rebounds to Four-Year High
Citizen satisfaction with the federal government reached a four-year high at the end of 2016, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Three years of eroding citizen satisfaction culminated in an all-time low score in 2015, but over the…