Below are some links to recent research news, studies and lists from the collection of items that MarketingCharts didn’t get to writing up this week, but still may be worth a peek:
Male Gamers Earn Less than Non-Gamers
High-Carb Diets May Put Dieters in Better Moods
NBCU Study Shows Shift in Women’s Spending Habits
Usage of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 Show Strong Loyalty to the Music Game Genre
Car Shoppers Looking for Pet-Friendly Car Increase 67%
Q4 Shows Some Improvement for Some Magazines; Ad Pages Fall 22% in 2009
Consumer Reports Index Shows Stability
Private-Label Edge in CPG Lessens
Different Marketing Preferences Among Insurance Agents
Sales of Ethnic Foods in US to Grow 20% by 2014
Verizon Sold 100,000 Droids Over First Weekend
Nielsen BookScan to Produce Bestseller Book Charts for The Wall Street Journal
CareerBuilder: Most Unusual Employee Requests of Hiring Managers
Women Playing a Prominent Role in Shaping Future of Philanthropy