Sentences with phrase «on big consumer»

But Mike relished getting his hands on a big consumer publication, circulating 900,000 copies a week.

A prolonged economic slowdown in the nation's economy has put pressure on big consumer brands like Anheuser - Busch InBev, which has long depended on Brazil as an engine of growth.

Not exact matches

Video is another big trend, with billions watching hours of videos on Facebook and YouTube each and every day, and many marketing and PR pros are turning to messaging apps such as Snapchat or Kik in order to reach younger consumers.

The company also announced on Monday one of the biggest consumer 3 - D printers on the market, the Z18, which starts at $ 6,499.

Meanwhile, GSK said it would launch a review of its consumer healthcare nutrition products, such as Horlicks — a malted hot milk drink that's particularly big in India — in order to help fund the joint venture buyout, and to focus its efforts on over-the-counter medicines and the oral health category.

A big name definitely helps raise awareness in the beginning, but consumers are very smart — they can tell when something is authentic and when a celebrity has just slapped their name on something.

When Whitman signaled she was leaving HP, Katzenberg approached her and she was immediately taken with what she saw as a big opportunity to seize on the momentum that mobile platforms were commanding as a consumer touchpoint.

Netflix mined big data to create a show based on consumer behavior patterns, matching fans of director David Fincher with a cast that clicked with Netflix users.

On the consumer front, Canadians seem to prefer console gaming to portable gaming compared to the U.S., and very much so compared to other markets like Japan, where portable gaming is much bigger.

THE BIG PICTURE: The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, has been the dominant smartphone for on - the - go business people and had also crossed over to consumers.

Though Portugal is one of the fastest growing euro zone economies, problems with non-performing loans and high debt among businesses, individuals and government are a big hurdle - mainly at a time when the government's strategy is focused on consumer spending.

It generated only about $ 100,000 in sales, but Rebecca Lyons, a marketing manager for the association, was impressed by its reach: 18.4 million Chinese consumers clicked on the promotion, and the apples» American cachet was a big draw.

The two big liabilities you must assess are your dependence on government contracts and your vulnerability to consumer backlash.

These two segments of aggregate demand reinforce each other because buying a house or an apartment triggers spending on consumer durable goods («big ticket» items) such as furniture, appliances and even automobiles because relocations typically change commuting patterns and lifestyles.

In the commodities space, oil prices are headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, according to Reuters, after the news of a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.

Nakanishi, an engineer who joined Hitachi in 1970 and worked his way up the ladder, proceeded to sell the company's hard disk drive business and consumer - related operations, opting to concentrate on sales of big - ticket power plants, rail lines and water treatment facilities.

Wang attributes Apple's overall soft sales in Asia's biggest market to the fact that Chinese consumers are increasingly drawn to smartphones with large screens that are five inches or more — one reason why Apple may have unveiled the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models on Tuesday.

«The biggest concern the regulators have is just that they don't want unsuspecting consumers to get caught up in something they're not familiar with, so they're always erring on the side of caution,» Stephen Innes, head of trading for Asia Pacific with Oanda Corp., said in a phone interview from Singapore.

He's said he'd take on Wall Street by breaking up the big banks and reinstating the Glass - Steagall Act, the Depression - era law that separated the speculative activities of banks from their consumer depository functions.

«The growth is driven by consumer trends rather than the classic push from big brewers,» says Jonnie Cahill, Heineken's senior director of low and no alcohol, citing an increasing interest on wellness and balance.

These start - ups are on the cutting edge of big consumer and business shifts — and already worth billions.

Of course, the data was indeed misconstrued by some pundits, including The Economist and Duncan Stewart in The Globe and Mail, who claimed that «Canadians are the third biggest consumers of gigabytes on the planet.»

Set to feature a bigger search bar, larger buttons and an emphasis on digital goods instead of physical ones, Amazon has not yet said when the new design will be ready for all consumers.

Some of the biggest question marks: possible shifts in the U.S. consumer's save - versus - spend mentality, soaring household indebtedness and the increasing strain on a health - care system that's already struggling.

Their main effort centered on convincing people that all consumers benefit from the widest possible choice of products at the lowest possible price -; which means that consumers would be the biggest beneficiaries of lowered trade barriers.

The biggest demand for commercial loans, as far as U.S. Bank is concerned, is primarily for middle market firms looking for loans of up to $ 1 million or more, and on the lower end for $ 250,000 or less, says John Elmore, vice chairman of consumer banking for U.S. Bank.

More importantly, the conversation reinforced what I concluded in my original blog post — that while Canadians are indeed prolific users of the internet, they certainly are not the «third biggest consumers of gigabytes on the planet,» as claimed elsewhere.

The lack of VR media for headsets like the Facebook (fb) Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Sony's yet - to - be release headset makes it less compelling for consumers to want to spend big bucks on cutting - edge gadgetry.

P&G is in the crosshairs of activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management, which — with its roughly $ 3 billion stake in the consumer goods giant — is waging the biggest proxy fight in history for a seat on its board.

WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the risks of a global trade war the one big outlier.

He has set his sights on something far bigger: saving consumers» lives.

German monthly retail sales unexpectedly fell in March, data showed on Monday, marking a fourth consecutive drop and dampening cheer around a consumer - led upswing in Europe's biggest economy.

The bigger issue for the retailer is everyone coming in with their two cents on what Target should have done to prevent this breach, including two U.S. senators seeking investigations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.

Its Entertainment and Devices division, which houses all its gaming business and consumer phones, took a big hit last quarter, but operating income more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, to US$ 1.3 billion on revenues of US$ 8.9 billion.

Kroger (KR), the nation's largest supermarket chain, on Friday is expected to report second - quarter revenue that outpaces Wall Street's forecasts as the company has expanded its organic foods offerings to offset the consumer shift away from big box stores.

That's a bigger, longer - term issue, but the more immediate fireworks are likely to be felt on the individual consumer level, and likely in 2013.

More than 30 products were given the distinction this year; we've curated a short list of some of the products that are already capitalizing on what are likely to be the biggest consumer product trends of 2016.

And because Baker's exit strategy is to sell Nature's Cure to another consumer - products company, she believes that she ought to spend her time and capital on building assets that her acquirers would covet — namely, a big - time brand.

It is a giant in the field of «big data» as it gathers information about consumers on everything from where they live to what car they drive and what they buy.

Consumers have a sentimental attachment to the brands they grew up on, such as Disney, Nestlé and the big cereal brands.

As a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectations.

«Bringing this differentiator to the LCBO on this historic project to consumers of legal age across Ontario, is a great example of a made - in - Canada innovation, which we are proud to be a part of,» said Loren Padelford, vice-president of Shopify Plus, the division that focuses on big clients.

These winners from the annual Product of the Year awards are capitalizing on some of the biggest consumer trends right now

Dimon said the company would focus on using big data, virtual technology, better customer engagement and more consumer choice to address critical problems and issues.

Having in mind what your content's ultimate goal will be can give a big clue as to where it falls on this consumer decision journey.

By clamping down on the ICO sector, China may be warding off bigger financial troubles for consumers down the line.

Expect bigger bets on juices, energy drinks, and plant - based / dairy offerings as Coke aims to remake itself to align with the healthier options consumers are gulping.

Consumer and business sentiment about the economy has risen sharply based on the notion the incoming administration of Republican President - elect Donald Trump and a Republican - controlled Congress would enact big tax cuts and infrastructure spending and loosen regulations, which would boost spending and investments.

When it comes to online shopping, a big problem is that consumers don't spend enough time doing different searches and instead they focus on Google searches to find the best price, experts say.

One rabble - rouser, Arianna Huffington, has concocted a remarkable stunt, which she calls the Move Your Money Project, to rally consumers to transfer their deposits from big banks to small community banks across the U.S. Alas, there's no run yet on Citigroup