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Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?

If the data released by the NPD Group is correct, Apple isn't as recession-proof as was once thought. As the recession bites should Apple start making more affordable systems? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: NPD Group Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Move over Generations X and Y - Grandma's on MySpace

Don't be surprised if Grandma sends you a Facebook gift for Christmas this year instead of a package of socks. The NPD Group, a market research firm, reported yesterday that its "Entertainment Trends in America" report shows that in the U.S., 41 percent of baby boomer...

Tags: NPD Group Inc., Baby Boomer, Entertainment, MySpace, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-10

Mobile handset sales down in 2Q: Market share race has three horses

NPD Group on Tuesday announced its second quarter handset sales tally and 28 million units were shipped to consumers, down 13 percent from a year ago. According to NPD, second quarter handset revenue was $2.4 billion, down 2 percent from a year ago. What's...

Tags: NPD Group Inc., Mobile, Handset, Sales, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Top US music retailers: Apple, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Amazon, Target

Without providing exact details on the number of digital tracks sold, NPD Group reports on top music retailers in the US in the first half of 2008. NPD’s data reflects the ongoing consumer shift from physical CDs to digital music, as iTunes maintained their leadership position reached earlier this year....

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., NPD Group Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales Force Management, Retail, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, AM

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Interest to promotional activities by US retailers

Store Sales 50% Coupons 38% Discount and/or membership programs 8% Other 4% Source: NPD Group by NB

Tags: NPD Group Inc., Retail, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, NB

Blog posts 2008-04-07

43% of consumers think that US economy is headed for recession

Yes - we are currently in bad economic times/recession 43% Yes - we are headed for bad economic times/recession 36% No 9% Don’t know/not sure 12% Source: The NPD Group by NB

Tags: NPD Group Inc., NB

Blog posts 2008-03-26

The iPhone impact: Treo, T-Mobile take biggest hit

Initial iPhone buyers were 10 times more likely to previously own Palm's Treo. Early iPhone buyers were also three times more likely to previously own T-Mobile's Sidekick, according to a report from the NPD Group. NPD's report is designed to gauge Apple's impact on the mobile phone market. What's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, NPD Group Inc., T-Mobile, Palm Treo, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-15

Apple notebook market share almost 10 percent in March

According to NPD Group Apples MacBook and MacBook Pro made up 9.9 percent of all notebook sales at U.S.-based retail stores during March. MacBooks combined with strong iMac sales pushed Apple into the top five desktop manufacturers for the first time this year, according to the NPD report. Apple ranked...

Tags: Notebooks, NPD Group Inc., Apple Computer Inc., notebook

Blog posts 2007-05-14

Top-selling games in August 2005: Madden NFL 06, Football 06, Ghost Recon 2

NPD Group says "Madden NFL 06" was the top-selling game in August 2005. The version for PlayStation took #1 spot in the US for August 2005 sales, the XBox version was #2. "Football 06" for Sony PS2 was #3, "Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike" for XBox was #4.

Tags: Football 06, Madden, Football

Blog posts 2005-09-16

Top console games in May 2005: Pokemon Emerald, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

NPD Group says Pokemon Emerald GameBoy Advance, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Sony PlayStation 2) and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Microsoft XBox were the top selling console games in May 2005. Forza Motorsport XBox was #4, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (Sony PlayStation...

Tags: Star Wars Episode III, Sith, Revenge, Star Wars

Blog posts 2005-07-10

Will writing software up 63% in Q1 2005

NPD Group says will-writing software and other legal programs have seen a 63% increase in sales over Q1 2005, compared with Q4 2004. NPD doesn't believe the spike was a result of the Schiavo case, but rather of the release cycle of titles in the legal software category.

Tags: Q1 2005, software

Blog posts 2005-04-01

Will writing software up 63% in Q1 2005

NPD Group says will-writing software and other legal programs have seen a 63% increase in sales over Q1 2005, compared with Q4 2004. NPD doesn't believe the spike was a result of the Schiavo case, but rather of the release cycle of titles in the legal software category.

Tags: Q1 2005, NPD Group Inc., software

Blog posts 2005-04-01

MP3 losing steam?

MP3 losing steam?I demand MP3 support...and so does anyone else with a brain in der head!Mp3's for all!If the industry would agree on a standard it would be a blessing! Windows media by default cuts audio files to WMA format. Most of the people I speek with do not realize...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, genii, NPD Group Inc., MP3, WMA

Discussion threads 2004-10-15

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U.S. Mac sales down 1%

It appears that Apple may not be recession-proof after all. According to research firm NPD Group Inc., November Macs sales in U.S. stores declined 1% from a year ago, while industry-wide PC sales rose 2%. In a piece for the Wall Street Journal NPD...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-15

Macs account for two-thirds of sales of PCs costing $1,000 or more

Macs account for two-thirds of sales of PCs costing $1,000 or moreAny word on how long this has been the case?Is this a recent phenomenon or has it been true for many years?This is only USA market, right?Because I cannot imagine that would be the case in markets outside USA...

Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, PC, sales, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever

NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best everMore info pleaseI hate when fanboys write articles.I wish poeple would stop manipulating facts to make them sound smart.What percent of total mac users are buying leopard now, compared to toal % users buying tiger when it came out,because they are charging...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple Inc., Leopard, NPD, patch management, USB, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Are Mac users more honest than Windows users?

Details of new research on Mac OS X Leopard show that Mac users are buying family pack licenses, even though they aren't forced to. On the other hand, Microsoft goes to great lengths to validate every Windows installation. So does this mean that Apple customers are more honest than Windows...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Leopard, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Software, Sales, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-12-17

41% of consumers forget to send in rebates

Half of consumers never even try to get the rebates. Many forget about them or lose some of the required material. Other times consumers send everything off and never receive a check. About a third of consumers said they had bought a technology product with a rebate in the last...

Tags: rebate

Blog posts 2005-02-02

41% of consumers forget to send in rebates

Half of consumers never even try to get the rebates. Many forget about them or lose some of the required material. Other times consumers send everything off and never receive a check. About a third of consumers said they had bought a technology product with a rebate in the last...

Tags: rebate

Blog posts 2005-02-02