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OUR NEW DIGITAL FRIEND? WE NOW TRUST ONLINE NEWS AS MUCH AS WE TRUST TV AND NEWSPAPERS

December 15th, 2008

Blogs Are Least Trusted Sources of Information

(New York, December 15, 2008) — We now trust the information we get from online news to the same degree as news information from TV and information / recommendations from friends. But we have a poor opinion of blogs, ranking them the [...]


TRUST IS PARAMOUNT IN STORE SELECTION TO HISPANIC SHOPPERS

December 11th, 2008

TNS Hispanic Shopper 360 Survey Reveals New Insights Into Purchase Decisions of Hispanic Shoppers

(New York, December 11, 2008) – TNS, a leading market information group announced today the results of its Hispanic Shopper 360 study.   According to the report Hispanics are avid shoppers, unhurried browsers and rate [...]


SMALL BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS MAINTAIN CONSUMER TRUST

December 2nd, 2008

(New York, December 2, 2008)– Consumers have lost trust in brokerage and investment companies, insurers, and large national banks.  However, according to a recent TNS survey even at this time of market turmoil, local/regional banks and credit unions maintain high levels of trust with consumers. 

TNS, a leading [...]


IS OUR LEISURE TIME BECOMING DIGITAL TIME?

November 19th, 2008

New TNS study into global digital life shows we are spending just under a third (30%) of our leisure time online

(New York, New York, November 19, 2008) — A TNS global survey entitled Digital World, Digital Life,  probing online behaviours and perspectives shows that, on average, people across [...]


ONLINE CONSUMERS PLAN TO SPEND LESS IN STORES, BUT SLIGHTLY MORE ONLINE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

November 17th, 2008

(New York, NY - Nov. 14, 2008) - Online consumers intend to spend less in stores this holiday season than last year, The Conference Board and TNS report, but slightly more online. Consumers will be expecting free shipping and deals not available in stores when they shop online. The Consumer Internet [...]


TNS LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL AD EFFECTIVENESS TOOLS

November 17th, 2008

TNS Launches the TNS Digital Suite, the Next Generation of Online Holistic Communications tools for Brand Advertisers

(New York, NY - November 17, 2008) – TNS, a world leader in market information, today announced the launch of a new generation of online advertising monitoring tools. TNS Digital Suite combines [...]


DAIRY BRANDS BENEFIT FROM MILK SCANDAL

November 10th, 2008

(New York, November 10, 2008) -  TNS Worldpanel, global market leader in consumer purchasing information, today announced that although China’s dairy market was hit by sales spiralling downwards, there are many winners emerging from the melamine scandal.

The overall consumer purchase volume measured in the worst week amidst [...]


NEW INFORMATION RESOURCE DRIVES GROWTH FOR BEVERAGE MARKETERS

October 21st, 2008

New Syndicated Consumer Report Series Helps Marketers Master the Forces that will Shape the Future of Beverages

(New York, October 21, 2008) – TNS Landis today announced the launch of the US Beverage Universe Series, the first of several future-directed reports on how to influence food and beverage consumers. [...]


U.S. BRANDS FEATURED IN 2008 LIST OF ASIA PACIFIC'S TOP 1,000 BRANDS

October 16th, 2008

“Nike, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Coca Cola and Yahoo round out Asia’s Top 10 Brands”

(NEW YORK – October 16, 2008) – TNS, a leading market information group, announced the release of Asia Pacific’s Top 1,000 Brands for 2008. The survey, expanded on previous years to include responses from consumers [...]


AMERICAN BUSINESSES PREPARE FOR CREDIT FREEZE

October 15th, 2008

TNS Survey Finds 70 Percent of Mid-Sized Businesses Aggressively Cutting Costs in the Wake of Credit Restrictions

New York – October 15, 2008 – TNS, a world leader in market insight and information, today released survey results from its Commercial Banking Momen¬tum Monitor program.  This program polls owners, [...]