9/20/13
Women are more likely than men to describe themselves in a wide range of positive terms, including trustworthy, kind, helpful, practical, intelligent, smart, and independent, according to FleishmanHillard and Hearst Magazines. Women and me
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Hormel Foods Foresees a $50 Million-to-$100 Million New Product Franchise
9/15/2013
Hormel Foods has introduced Rev Wraps, a teen boy-targeted meat and cheese sandwich wrap. “Some of our better new product franchises have been even in the $50 million to $100 million range,” says the company’s Jeffrey Ettinger. “We at le
Kids Love Their Tech Gadgets but Fight With Parents Over Time Using Them
11/15/2013
Children, on average, start to play games on smartphones and mobile devices at age eight, down from 2011, when kids typically starting playing on these devices at age 11, according to the NPD Group.
Teens spend seven hours per w
Drivers Like High-Tech in Cars But Prefer Printed Directions Over Navigation Apps
Americans are more likely to rely on printed-out or handwritten directions (31%) than they are to use their phones
What We Eat: Food and Beverages
Americans have long been making efforts to eat more healthfully, but their interpretation of healthy is shifting away from enriched,
Most Parents Give Their Kids Allowance; Amounts Vary by Age of Child
Six in 10 parents (60%) with children ages 4-17 at home give their kids an allowance, according to Harris Interactive.
Most Children Use Educational Media at Least Weekly
Eight in 10 children ages 2-10 (80%) use media their parents consider educational at least once a week, according to the Joan Ganz Cooney Center.
Instagram Is Fastest-Growing Social Network, but Facebook Still Most Widely Used
Instagram is the fastest-growing social network platform, in terms of numbers of active users worldwide, according to GlobalWebIndex. The number of active Instagram users in a given month grew 23% between Q2 2013 and Q4 2013, including access via computer
The Majority of Mobile Device Owners Are Receptive to Mobile Ads
More than half of smartphone and/or tablet owners (52%) are willing to receive mobile ads on their devices, according to Scarborough Research.
Retirement Is Americans
Having sufficient funds for retirement is the top financial concern among Americans, according to Gallup. Almost six in 10 U.S. adults (59%) are very or moderately worried about their retirement finances.