Top 10 Consumer Confidence Index Countries

Top 10 Consumer Confidence Index Countries

Consumer confidence also fell by nine points last quarter in Singapore  to 94, alight above global average 88 according to third quarter global online consumer confidence findings from Nielsen.

According to the same Nielsen survey, Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined. Top concerns of online consumers in Asia Pacific are economy, job security and work/life balance. [click to continue…]

The 500 fastest-growing private companies are continuing to increase their usage of some social media tools, while pulling back from others according to a study by University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research.

Social Media Tools with Which Inc. 500 Companies Have Had Success 2009-2011

Social Media Tools with Which Inc. 500 Companies Have Had Success 2009-2011

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are the top three social media tools used by Inc. 500 companies last year though more have had success with bulletin boards, blogging and mobile apps.

Household Ownership of Devices

Household Ownership of Devices in Singapore

The percentage of digital consumers aged 15 and above in Singapore who own laptops, tablets and Internet capable mobile phones are 86%, 23% and 85% respectively.

Source: Nielsen

According to Nielsen, digital consumers in Singapore are the heaviest Internet users in the region, averaging 25 hours online per week.

Rapid technological developments and increasing ownership of mobile connected devices, such as smartphones and tablets, are revolutionising digital media usage in Singapore. Internet usage is surpassing time spent on traditional media such as television, radio or print.

Nielsen also predicts that 89% of Singaporean digital consumers will own a smartphone by mid-next year. Facebook emerged as the dominating social media site across South-east Asia, with 77% of digital consumers in Singapore maintaining an active profile.

YouTube ranked as second or third most popular social networking site in South-east Asian markets, with 45% of digital consumers in Singapore having an active YouTube profile.

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Singapore Facebook Users Spend The Longest

October 25, 2011

A recent Experian study found that Singapore Internet users spend the longest on Facebook, with an average of 38 minutes and 46 seconds per session. This study illustrates the importance of Facebook marketing to those who still wait and see. Facebook is turning from an optional marketing channel to one that marketers shouldn’t miss. However, [...]

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APAC Shoppers Are Promotion Seeking

October 18, 2011

A recent Nielsen survey about impact of promotion on Asia Pacific shoppers found that shoppers in Vietnam and Malaysia were particularly motivated by promotions, followed by shoppers in China. Here is a summary of this survey findings: While Vietnamese shoppers are most focused on promotions, they scored among the lowest in terms of price consciousness [...]

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Case Study: Listerine’s YouTube Campaign

September 27, 2011

Listerine tried to bring their brand idea of ‘what you put your mouth through’ to life in an extremely visual way, with a touch of comedy via its YouTube campaign, “Mouth vs. Life”, supported by mastheads on the YT homepage, TrueView Video Ads and Promoted Videos. Watch the YouTube campaign case study below: Listerine’s YouTube [...]

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Android Tablets Also Important for SEA Markets Besides iPad

September 16, 2011

According to market research company GfK Asia, some 261,000 tablets spanning almost ten brands were sold across seven Southeast Asian markets from January to April this year. Tablets operating on Android has been rising in prevalence and is today the most popular platform embraced by users. In April, almost half of all tablets (46%) purchased [...]

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Southeast Asia Consumers Highly Influenced by Online Advertising

September 6, 2011

In a recent Nielsen research indicates that consumers in Southeast Asia are highly influenced by online advertising; much higher than the global average. More than half (54%) completely or somewhat trust consumer opinions posted online. The same survey also shows that 74% SEA consumers found “behavior targeted ads” useful (online ads that are delivered to consumers based [...]

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Consumers More Interested in Brands after Exposure in Digital Media

August 25, 2011

Across Asia-Pacific, which included China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, respondents showed an 83.8% increase in interest in using a brand after coming across it in digital media according to research commissioned by TNS and Campaign Asia.

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