Daily Archives: January 26, 2009

Nielsen Shuts the Door on P.R.I.S.M.

In-Store Marketing Institute reported today that The Nielsen Company “has suspended plans to launch a syndicated data service on the P.R.I.S.M. initiative.”  P.R.I.S.M. was expected to be the missing link in shopper marketing between practice and quantitative results.
This is disappointing news because it is critical that we create a measurement model in the not too [...]

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NPR Says “Little Luxuries” Are Surviving

On today’s Morning Edition, NPR’s Tovia Smith reported that while parts of the economy are struggling, some people are still indulging in personal luxuries like massages, spa trips, fitness and alcohol.
Smith interviews a consumer who says that instead of their vacation trips to Copenhagen and Kenya, they will opt for something a little more low [...]

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