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Cell Phone Is Single Females’ New Best Friend

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Target Latino
Cell Phone Is Single Females’ New Best Friend

Single mobile females (SMFs) – young single women who have cell phones – assign to their mobile devices an important role in relationships and dating, organizing their lives, and in fashion, according to a recent study commissioned by Samsung Telecommunications America. “The cell phone is an integral part of the SMF’s life, serving as a... »

WOM Research: Moms Buzz about Brands

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
By Target Latino
WOM Research: Moms Buzz about Brands

New moms and pregnant women have over 109 word-of-mouth conversations per week about products, services, and brands, most of them positive and considered highly credible by other moms, according to a study conducted for BabyCenter. Per day, the group engages in one-third more word-of-mouth (WOM) conversation than the total public or women in general, the study found:... »

Hispanics Create More than Half of Food Growth

Monday, August 30, 2010
By Target Latino
Hispanics Create More than Half of Food Growth

In addition to being the largest driver of college enrollment growth, Hispanics have also become the most important U.S. demographic growth driver in the food, beverage and restaurant sectors,according to data from a Hispanic market research study. The U.S. Hispanic segment made up more than 50% of real U.S. food, beverage and restaurant growth... »


Educated, Affluent and Hispanics Flock Online

Thursday, August 26, 2010
By Target Latino

A survey measured media use among specific demographic groups and revealed a trend toward  increased use of online sources for news and information among the college educated, Hispanics and those making more than $100K per year, compared with the general population. Not surprisingly, the research also found that the younger the respondent, the more... »

Facebook and Coca-Cola Bring “Like” To The Real World

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Target Latino
Facebook and Coca-Cola Bring “Like” To The Real World

Facebook’s “Like” functionality arrived in the real world this past month in Israel when Coke added RFID bracelets (Radio Frequency Identification) to the company’s Coca-Cola Village summer resort event, making it easy for high school attendees to share their experiences instantly on Facebook.  Throughout the Village’s 40+ experiences teens simply placed their RFID bracelets... »

Cell Phones Key to Teens’ Social Lives, 47% Can Text with Eyes Closed

Monday, August 23, 2010
By Target Latino
Cell Phones Key to Teens’ Social Lives, 47% Can Text with Eyes Closed

Nearly half (47%) of US teens say their social life would end or be worsened without their cell phone, and nearly six in 10 (57%) credit their mobile device with improving their life, according toa national survey from CTIA and Harris Interactive. Four out of five teens (17 million) carry a wireless device (a 40% increase since... »