‘Behind the Curve:’ Week Ended June 11, 2010

June 11, 2010

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Analytics, Automated & MarTech | Brand Metrics | Data-driven | Financial Services | Global & Regional | LGBTQ | Media & Entertainment | Men | Mobile Phone | PR | Promotions, Coupons & Co-op | Retail & E-Commerce | Social Media | Sports | Staffing | Technology | Telecom | Videogames | Women

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:

The End of Men

Brazil Favored to Win World Cup in Global Poll

Facebook Games Lose Popularity

Free Donut Day Brings a Sugar High Followed by Crash

Media Buyers Spend Long Hours on Admin Tasks

GM Returns to Super Bowl

Public Trusts Media for Oil Spill News

Feds Laid Foundation for Apple/Google Mobile Ad Feud

Fixed Broadband Revenue Expected to Top $184B

Ford’s New Explorer Rolls Out…on Facebook Alone

Social Buying Morphs into Local Ad Model

Total Consumer Credit Reverses Losses

Unemployment Drops to 9.7%

43% of LGBT Americans Less Likely to Travel to AZ

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