«To be sure, many Blockchain projects globally are still in their infancy, but the complexity of Chinese bank legacy systems could make it even tougher to apply the technology successfully,» said Zennon Kapron, founder
of market research firm Kapronasia.
«We get enamored with the concept of the rewards without looking into how much we're spending and what we're getting,» says Bill McCracken, CEO
of market research firm Phoenix Synergistics Research.
«I think it will be hard to distinguish the core features of a new Xbox versus a PS4, and at the end of the day it comes down to marketing the message that your system is better,» said David Cole, chief executive
of market research firm DFC Intelligence.
Lyn Alden, founder
of market research firm Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, says three out of her four credit cards are Visa ® cards precisely because of how widely accepted they are abroad.
Paula Courtney, CEO
of the market research firm Verde Group, takes that advice one step further.
In comparison, the online career market - which includes LinkedIn Corp and Monster Worldwide Inc - is worth about $ 6 billion a year, said Lisa Rowan
of market research firm IDC.
Some of the market research firms ended up getting lazy and if you perform well in one focus group they start inviting you back for other similar projects.
Not exact matches
Even after a return to (low) growth, Yahoo will continue losing share
of the worldwide search
market as other players — including Google, Baidu, Microsoft and Sohu — grow their search ad businesses more quickly,» the
market research firm reported Monday.
What seems to be an unfair review
of Facebook's
marketing platform by respected
research firm Forrester has been making the media rounds.
Once dominant in the smartphone industry, the company has lost significant ground to the competition: RIM's chunk
of the U.S.
market dropped to just 12 % by year - end from 44 % in 2007, according to
research firm Strategy Analytics.
The
market research firm does not release specific sales figures, so it remains unknown just how much
of a lead the Switch has over the competition.
«When they're not making as much money, people will be a lot more sourpuss on them,» says Stephen Baker, vice-president
of consumer electronics analysis at
market research firm NPD Group.
China is the world's largest gaming
market by revenue, and is expected to account for roughly 25 percent
of global game sales in 2017, according to
research firm NewZoo.
«Home Capital has been attacked by sociopaths for no good reason,» says Ross Healy, chairman
of Strategic Analysis, a capital
markets research firm in Toronto.
WPP's
market research arm Kantar could be sold in a potential management buyout
of the
firm, according to reports.
«These specific technologies can reduce the risk
of drilling problems, so they could easily save $ 100,000 to $ 200,000 per drilling project by increasing the knowledge
of the geological formations,» says Colleen Kennedy, an analyst at Lux
Research, a technology market resear
Research, a technology
market researchresearch firm.
According to a report from telecommunications
market research firm IDC, for example, 75 %
of workers in the United States will rely solely on mobile communications, whether cellular or internet - enabled, by 2020.
But BlackBerry smartphones make up only 2.9 percent
of the global smartphone
market, down from 4.9 percent during the second quarter last year, says Framingham, Mass. - based
research firm IDC.
The
market for the IoT as a service is expected to reach a value
of $ 13.5 billion by 2019, according to
market research firm IDC Canada.
Amy Price, senior food and drink analyst at
market research firm Mintel, told CNBC via email: «The deterioration in the exchange rate will put upward pressure on prices
of imported goods, including wine.
Data from
research firm LonRes showed last month that 58 percent
of properties taken off the
market in 2017 were withdrawn rather than sold.
Retirement
market research firm Hearts & Wallets reported in its 2014 survey
of millennials that building an emergency fund was the generation's No. 1 objective and 52 percent
of millennials were saving toward this goal.
An online survey done by
market -
research firm Morning Consult
of 2,201 US adults between February 23 and February 25 found that registered Republicans had lowered their opinions
of companies that cut ties with the NRA.
This is according to a recent survey
of 1,000 adults conducted by
market research firm ORC International.
Nike's share
of the U.S. sport footwear
market slipped to 53.3 percent in the first six months
of 2016 from 55 percent a year ago, while Adidas's rose to 6.3 percent from 4.2 percent, according to
market research firm NPD.
Such an option would raise the costs
of exporting to the EU for UK
firms and it would decrease the access to EU
markets for UK companies, a joint
research paper from the London School
of Economics and the think tank Centre for Economic Performance stated.
Apple would have done better to focus on China's regional trends rather than develop the payment service for a global
market, says Kitty Fok, managing director
of the China group at the
market research firm International Data Corporation.
There was an 18 % increase in the number
of infomercials on the air since 2007, according to Nielsen, a
market research firm.
The
market for business analytics is currently around $ 14 billion, according to
research and advisory
firm Gartner,
of Stamford, Connecticut.
Only 18 percent
of small businesses and just more than half (57 percent)
of mid-size companies use business intelligence and analytics solutions, according to
market research firm The SMB Group.
The Illinois - based Serta accounts for 20 %
of the U.S. mattress
market, according to
market research firm IBISWorld.
In fact,
research and consulting
firm Gartner predicts that by 2017, a company's chief
marketing officer will likely spend more
of an organization's budget on technology than what's spent by its chief information officer.
Samsung is the clear leader when it comes to smartphone use, accounting for 24.4 %
of the worldwide
market, according to
research firm Gartner.
According to PrivCo, a New York - based private company
research firm, the top eight mattress companies in the world — all
of which have brick - and - mortar stores — dominate at least 38 percent
of the industry's retail
market share.
Market research firm VC Experts subsequently pulled Delaware filings that show the round was done at a post-money valuation
of approximately $ 1.03 billion (based on the $ 79m, not the $ 150m).
Meanwhile, nearly half (48.8 percent)
of U.S. brands used Instagram as a
marketing tool in 2016 — and that number is expected to eclipse 70 percent this year, according to
research firm eMarketer.
Market research firm IDC has forecast the shift will produce as many as seven million global positions by the end
of 2015.
According to
market research firm IDC, more than 95 million smartphones are damaged each year from drops, the No. 1 cause
of harm to handheld devices (No. 2 is exposure to liquid).
It is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate
of 4 percent through 2020, according to a 2016 report from
market research firm Technavio.
Research firm IHS has forecast that Amazon would ship 3.9 million
of the devices in the last three months
of 2011, representing a 13.8 % share
of the global
market.
In the past 10 to 15 years, values have become increasingly important in customer decisions, according to Wendy Salomon, vice president
of corporate reputation at
market -
research firm the Harris Poll.
The company analyzed data from
market research firm IHS Automotive, which showed that leasing made up 28.9 percent
of all new car purchases from millennials in 2015.
Southern Nevada's tourism industry brought a record $ 59.6 billion in economic activity in 2016, according to a study by the Las Vegas - based
market research firm, which counts the state
of Nevada among its clients.
Even as Apple got people used to the idea
of having a supercomputer in their pocket, it significantly changed how businesses interact with consumers around the world, says Brian Blau,
research director for consumer technology and
markets at
research firm Gartner.
In Canada, hybrid sales represented only 1 %
of the
market in 2010, which is actually a drop
of half a percentage point from the previous year, according to Geoff Helby, a director at the
market research firm J.D. Power and Associates.
«We are seeing large swaths
of centralized utility scale solar be procured primarily because
of how cost competitive it is,» said Cory Honeyman, who follows the U.S. solar industry for
market research firm GTM R
research firm GTM
ResearchResearch.
According to Aaron Keller, founding partner
of Capsule, a Minneapolis - based brand development and
research firm, «good
market research gives you an indication
of value by demonstrating an emotional connection between a human and a product.»
According to Darren Barefoot
of the Vancouver - based Internet
market research firm Capulet Communications, rather than asking viewers to submit personal video testimonials (the site shows only four entrants in a contest to win $ 300 in Nicorette products), he suggests using blogs and other social networking tools to open up dialogue and?
The ranking is part
of a detailed new study
of the world's billionaires, by WealthX, a
market research firm that helps businesses reach ultra-rich consumers, and UBS, whose wealth management arm handles a big chunk
of their money.
«They punch themselves into the
market, break glass, upset people and then figure out how to bring everybody together in a more friendly way,» as Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice leader
of research firm Gartner, put it to the Los Angeles Times last year.