Posts by derickson
Time Spent Watching Television Among Pay TV Subscribers, August 2013 [CHART]
The majority of pay TV subscribers—almost 56%—watched between 1 and 3 hours of television daily.
Read MoreDaily Time Spent Watching TV By Generation, August 2013 [CHART]
Millennials more often watched television for shorter periods of time than either Gen Xers or Baby Boomers.
Read MoreHow NOT To Pitch Bloggers [VIDEO]
David Erickson discusses the all-too common practice by public relations professionals of pitching bloggers without actually taking the time to learn a little bit about the blogger.
Read MoreGeneration V's Daily Media Consumption, 2011 & 2013 [TABLE]
The number of kids who used a mobile device at least once daily also climbed significantly, going from 8% to 17% from 2011 to 2013.
Read MoreGeneration V's Daily Time Spent With Media By Device, 2011 & 2013 [TABLE]
Younger children are spending less time overall in front of screens, according to an October 2013 survey of US parents with kids ages 8 and younger.
Read MoreTop Brands Adoption Of Instagram, October 2013 [CHART]
The number of top brands with an Instagram account has grown to 71 as of Q3 2013, up from 59 at the beginning of February and now rivaling adoption of Google+ (73) and Pinterest (74).
Read MoreWhere Social Media Budgets Come From, October 2013 [CHART]
Roughly 30% of respondents’ social media budgets are incremental, meaning that social has its own new and distinct budget.
Read MoreValue Of Live Anywhere Pay-TV, October 2013 [CHART]
Among adult pay-TV subscribers who also use a home broadband service, more than 8 in 10 feel that the ability to view live TV channels and programs on any net-connected device would be valuable.
Read MoreConsumers' Inclination To Try New Things, October 2013 [CHART]
48% of US respondents agreed (top-2 box on a 5-point scale) that they’d rather wait for something to catch on before trying it, compared to 37% of respondents across the 25-country sample.
Read MoreRichie Incognito & The Miami Dolphins' Reputation Fiasco [VIDEO]
David Erickson discusses the public relations fiasco the Miami Dolphins football team is currently suffering from the actions of employee Richie Incognito’s racist voicemail and bullying toward his teammate Jonathan Martin.
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