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National Retail Solutions (NRS), the operator of a leading nationwide point-of-sale (POS) network for independent retailers, today announced that it has joined Nielsen's Connect Partner Network. The relationship with NRS enables Nielsen's Global Connect Business clients within the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries to access NRS' point-of-sale scanner data curated from over 8,000 independent, predominantly urban retailers nationwide.   Because the NRS-gathered data is now aligned with the Nielsen product…

Spending has remained cautious in Hong Kong amid multiple uncertainties concerning economic and social climates. The split between online and offline advertising spending is expected to shift from 50/50 last year to 60/40 this year, while ROI on advertising investment, especially online, will continue to increase in importance. Amid concerns with job prospects and financial security, Hong Kong's consumers are increasingly conservative with spending, reflected by a new low in Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) at 83 during…

Databricks, the leader in unified data analytics, has been recognized as part of Forbes’ inaugural list of America’s Best Startup Employers for 2020. “To get here we’ve stayed focused on the three big bets we made when founding the company - cloud, open source and machine learning. Fast forward seven years and thousands of data teams around the globe are working better together on Databricks.” This recognition comes on the heels of tremendous business momentum and investments in global expansion. Databricks announced…

Agreement also includes Local Nielsen Media Impact in Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago Nielsen announced that Cumulus Media, a leading audio-first media and entertainment company, has extended its agreement for Nielsen Audio Measurement services through 2022 and added Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) for 120 stations across 14 markets. Additionally, Cumulus signed up for Local Nielsen Media Impact (Local NMI) in its Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago markets. Marketing Technology News: Alder Home Security Selects PX to…

Partnership Helps Marketers Optimize National Campaigns Regional Brand Sales Sylo, an unbiased 3rd party verification and measurement platform for influencer marketing announced that it has joined the Nielsen Connect Partner Network. Through the partnership, Sylo, is leveraging proprietary retail sales and shopper marketing data from the Nielsen Global Connect business to deliver timely insights on which influencers are influencing sales.  This agreement scales Sylo's campaign monitoring tool, Tracker to Nielsen's…

Alliance Enables Acceleration of Market Insights for Nielsen Global Connect Clients Worldwide AnswerRocket and Nielsen's Global Connect business announced that Nielsen will leverage the AnswerRocket platform to automate and scale business intelligence and insights generation for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers it serves around the world. AnswerRocket's analytics solution provides Nielsen with the means to efficiently scale insights generation using artificial intelligence and machine…

Sean Cohan joins Nielsen as Chief Growth Officer and President, International Karthik Rao named Chief Operating Officer, Nielsen Global Media Peter Bradbury upped to Chief Commercial Officer, US Nielsen Holdings plc announced the following appointments: Sean Cohan, a media industry and A+E veteran, joins the company as Chief Growth Officer and President, International; Peter Bradbury, currently Executive Vice President & Managing Director, US Media Sellers Group, has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, US and…

Nielsen Holdings plc announced that Eric Bosco will join the company as Chief Product Officer (CPO) for its Global Media division, effective Feb. 10, 2020. As head of Nielsen Global Media’s product organization, Bosco will spearhead product strategy and execution and will be responsible for every element of the division’s product framework with emphasis on designing and creating scalable products to serve Nielsen’s clients and the media industry. A central part of Bosco’s role will be shepherding a unified product…

Agreement Strengthens Nielsen Brandbank's Ability to Combine Best-In-Class Product Content With Rich Media to Improve Consumer Engagement and Informed Purchasing Decisions Nielsen Brandbank, the world's largest provider of digital product content for eCommerce websites, mobile shopping apps, merchandising, and marketing, has formed a strategic alliance with industry-leading rich content experts, SKU Ninja + WhyteSpyder to extend the Nielsen Brandbank Connect offering. The global alliance strengthens Nielsen Brandbank's…

Service Provides Podcasters and Brands With Compelling Insights Matching Podcast Listeners by Genre With Their Buying Habits Nielsen announced that IPG Mediabrands (IPG) is now a subscriber to the Nielsen Podcast Listener Buying Power service, with eight agencies using the service under the IPG license. This is the first agency to subscribe to this service. The umbrella IPG agencies include Universal McCann, Initiative, ID Media, Cadreon, Brand Programming Network, Orion, MAGNA and Healix. IPG will have access to…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience AI and ML announcements from Zomato, Hipmunk, dLocal, Brainshark, Inc., Reveneer, Service Management Group, Nielsen and DW Support Services. Zomato Raises its Stake in Food Delivery Business; Buys Out Uber Eats in India for $350 Million in All-Stock Deal In a major development in the Indian food delivery business in India, Zomato has officially announced that it has acquired its rival Uber Eats. With this Uber…

Alipay and Nielsen have jointly released a new survey on the latest trends in Chinese outbound tourism and the consumption habits of Chinese travelers for the third consecutive year. This year’s survey also finds that overseas merchants are actively exploring digital operations via Chinese mobile payments to increase sales and customer traffic. This is demonstrated by nearly 8 out of 10 (78%) U.K. merchants surveyed saying they are likely to recommend Alipay to their peers, especially for utilizing digital operations to…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience AI and ML announcements from Bullhorn, E-Vision, Talview, Konnect Digital, Gamut, Sojern, and WeChat. Bullhorn Acquires Herefish to Help Accelerate Automation of Staffing Processes Bullhorn, the cloud computing company that helps staffing and recruiting organizations transform their businesses, announced that it has acquired Herefish, a provider of automation solutions for staffing firms. As part of Bullhorn’s…

Nielsen and Gamut are excited to announce that they are amplifying their successful, existing relationship with Gamut signing a new multi-year agreement for the use of Nielsen Marketing Cloud's Data Management Platform (DMP). With this agreement, Gamut, a business started by Cox Media Group and a leader in local over-the-top (OTT) advertising, will use Nielsen's DMP to help advertisers achieve a richer understanding of consumers, intelligently target audiences, and drive better business outcomes. As OTT platforms continue…

A+E Networks, AMC Networks, CBS, Discovery, FOX, NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia and other media publishers double down on addressable TV initiatives ahead of the 2020 Upfronts Nielsen announced the beta launch of its Addressable TV platform. As part of the beta, programmers including A+E Networks, AMC Networks, CBS, Discovery, FOX, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia will test the solution by running addressable ad campaigns and evaluating how it interoperates with existing and evolving workflows. The beta program is underway and will…

Separation of Global Media and Global Connect Continues on Track Nielsen announced that Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer David J. Anderson has resigned, effective December 31, 2019. A search for a successor is well underway with the assistance of an external search firm. Chief Executive Officer David Kenny said, "We are full steam ahead in preparing for the separation of our Global Media and Global Connect businesses. As independent, publicly traded companies, Media and Connect will enjoy added…

Nielsen Holdings plc announced the addition of Nancy Tellem as a member of the company’s Board of Directors, effective Dec. 18, 2019. Tellem is a widely respected media industry veteran. Her experience includes stints at CBS, Warner Brothers, Microsoft, and MGM. Over the years, she has been the President, CBS Entertainment Network and CBS Studios; President, XBOX Entertainment Studios; and head of business affairs for Warner Brothers Television. She is currently the Chief Media Officer and Executive Chairwoman of Eko, an…

Lovett Will Run the Global Function for the Nielsen Global Media business Taft Elevated in Finance Role Nielsen named Laurie Lovett, a three-decade human resources veteran, as Chief Human Resources Officer effective Jan. 13, 2020. In addition, the company announced that effective immediately, Christopher Taft will become Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Lovett will run the Human Resources function for the Nielsen Global Media business and will remain with that business after the completion of the separation of…

Reunites Billboard and Nielsen Music After Decade Apart to Create Only Independent Global Provider of Comprehensive Data and Analytics for the Music Industry Leading global media company Valence Media, which operates dick clark productions, Billboard-The Hollywood Reporter Media Group, MRC Film, MRC Television and MRC Non-Fiction, announced the establishment of its MRC Data division with the acquisition of Nielsen Music. The acquisition reunites the industry’s leading music consumption platform with the preeminent…

Promotions are the way to the hearts of deal-seeking Malaysian consumers. According to the 2019 Nielsen Shopper Trends Report, four in five Malaysians say that they take advantage of special offers and go through a lot of effort to buy their groceries at the lowest prices. And in 2018, 22% of all the country’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales came from products that were sold at a discounted price*. Yet despite shoppers’ interest, brands and retailers often struggle to make a profit on their promotions. It is…