Nevertheless, in spite of somewhat volatile consumer confidence data, actual consumer demand continues to defy expectations.
But the claim that consumers are shying away from Internet commerce and services does not comport with actual consumer behavior.
Hundreds of new local phone companies were created by financial speculators with no experience in the industry and little regard for actual consumer demand.
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Steve talked about nine Windows Mobile phones on six carriers in 30 countries, with 20K registered developers, and 5500 apps in the store, but again, no mentioned about actual consumer purchases.
The company sold more than 50 million Xbox consoles worldwide, and there are now more than 36 million members of the Xbox Live gaming network. 8 million Xbox Kinect sensors, shipped to retailers in the first 60 days worldwide, which seems quite remarkable, but Ballmer stopped short of mentioning actual consumer sales numbers.
But when it comes to actual, consumer-friendly applications, we seem still to be getting there.
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As loyalty metrics are always predictive, leading-indicators of consumer behavior, the brand rankings align nicely with actual, positive, consumer behavior.
This almost certainly exaggerates the actual cannibalization of book sales by libraries (consumer marketers know that self reported purchase intent notoriously overstates actual purchase behavior), but cannibalization does occur.
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With an understanding based only on correlation and not causality, we challenge mix modelers to rationally explain where their long-term factor comes from (whatever value it is) and by what mechanism or how it becomes actual, longer-term consumer purchases.
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The OfCom study (and the first wave of that report which came out in November 2012) was based on consumer attitude, not actual data.
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We use the store-back branding approach first so we can evaluate whether the big idea will work where and when the consumer is in an actual purchasing state of mind.
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This drop--coupled with the Dow Jones Industrial Average's decline of more than 100 points early in the day--is the latest evidence of the disconnect between consumer confidence gauges and actual economic data (see " False Notes On Confidence").
That is, it came out of nowhere, provided actual new resources and if anything caused consumer prices to go down as a result of cheaper gas bills.
As there is almost no evidence of consumer-price inflation, either actual or potential, Mr Greenspan can present this week's rate rise as an act of great prudence.
Fresh data on inflation and housing last week suggest the U.S. recovery remains on track, while consumer confidence numbers suggest that the actual onset of lower after-tax incomes in the New Year dampened sentiment.
In the most typical scenario, the consumer had opted for a 750 minute monthly package, while the actual mobile voice consumption was at or below 250 minute level.
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Yet some see Taobao as an easy way for new or lesser-known entrants to make a name for themselves in the market, gauge where consumer demand is for products and then go there and open an actual store.
Bail-out rumors were enough to calm markets this autumn, but the actual debt support packages must now meet the market expectations to keep the slightly stabilized consumer mood intact.
The actual page will feature a logo of the establishment, the original Tweet sent by the consumer, the Tweet send back by the business and the promotion or coupon.
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Up to 70% of consumer spending is influenced by Web and mobile research, but over 90% of actual transactions are still conducted in the physical world.
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