Digital subscription and streaming revenues grew almost 29% last year to reach roughly $1.87 billion, surpassing sales of CDs ($1.85 billion) in the process, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Streaming revenues comprised 27%…
Author: Anne Whitaker, Editor
40% Don’t Take All Their Vacation Time, 50% Don’t “Unplug”
Forty percent of American workers who received paid vacation as a job benefit did not use all of their available paid vacation days. In addition, half (50%) did not unplug while on vacation, with one in four reporting they worked…
Why Do Millennials Use Facebook and Twitter
More than nine in 10 U.S. Millennials (aged 18-34) use Facebook, while fewer than 4 in 10 use Twitter, according to results from a recently released survey conducted by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the American Press Institute…
Consumers Say Smartphones Top PCs For Local Shopping Research
Some 49% of U.S. adults point to their smartphone as the device they most commonly use when looking for local information online (i.e. shopping, restaurants, and local services), up from 42% of respondents last year and topping PCs and laptops…
The 10 Brands With Biggest Challenge to Meet Customer Expectations
Hillary Clinton might love her BlackBerry, but most consumers find the brand fails to meet their expectations. That’s the finding by Brand Keys which revealed the brands measuring up best against their respective category ideals, with brands such as Apple…
Confidence in U.S. Housing Market On The Rise, Especially Among Renters
American renters are growing more confident in the housing markets, and more than 5 million are planning to buy a home this year, according to the Zillow Housing Confidence Index (ZHCI). More than 12% of current renters nationwide – roughly…
Homeowners Ready to Spend on Renovations in 2015
The home improvement industry continues to regain strength as many homeowners are looking to complete home remodeling or maintenance projects this year. In fact, more than half of homeowners (57%) plan to spend money on home improvement projects, according to…
SVOD Penetration Tied to Household Income Levels
Four in 10 U.S. TV homes had access to at least one subscription video on demand (SVOD) service as of November 2014, Nielsen reports in a recent study that finds SVOD penetration to be “strongly income-related.” Almost half of SVOD…
Hispanics More Likely to be Influenced by Family, Online Ads
Hispanics are more receptive to online advertising than non-Hispanics, but also rely more on their family when making purchase decisions, according to a recent Specific Media study produced with SMG Multicultural and conducted by Millward Brown Digital. Hispanic survey respondents…
Form Conversion Rates: What’s Working?
Form conversion rates continue to depend more on the type of form being used than the number of fields in the form, reports Formstack in its second annual “Form Conversion” study. This year’s study adds lead generation forms (such as…