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It’s 2016, and We Still Lack Preference for Virtual Meetings. Here’s Why.
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS With the mobile workforce revolutionizing businesses, both small and large, it’s becoming more conventional to meet our clients and business partners for a quick chat over the wire. While it’s pretty cool to think back to where we were just ten years ago, we’re still not as far as we would think. In fact, GFK, a firm dedicated to market research in Technology, reveals that only a quarter of U.S. consumers are regularly engaging in digital interaction and consider it just as good as being face-to-face. Overseas consumers reflect similar sentiments. Globally, women are more apt to welcoming virtual interactions than men.…
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Study shows Gen-X to lead 2.1% decline in traditional media consumpion by 2019
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO THE EXAMINER According to a Feb. 2nd disclosure by PQ Media, a leader in competitive intelligence and market research for some of today’s top media and technology organizations, traditional media consumption is declining and is predicted to be consumed 2.1 percent less by 2019. We have already seen a 2.4 percent decline in 2015, leaving us consuming traditional media at a rate of 46.8 hours weekly – down 10 hours from 2009. Television makes up over 50.2% of this figure with 32.4 hours spent consuming media, weekly. This factor does not differentiate between smart TVs and traditional television sets. Reflected through a 7.3 percent rise in digital…
