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Nuremberg, 15 May 2013 – The GfK Group has closed the first quarter of financial year 2013, recording sales growth while income was down year-on-year. Sales rose by 0.8 percent to €347.9 million. Both the Consumer Experiences and Consumer Choices sectors contributed to the sales increase. A sharp rise was recorded in the Asia and …
Nuremberg, 10 May 2013 – According to preliminary figures, GfK increased sales by almost 1 percent year-on-year to €348 million in the first quarter of 2013. Organic growth was 0.6 percent. Adjusted operating income of around €23 million (previous year: €33.5 million) and the margin of 6.6 percent (previous year: 9.7 percent) did not match …
Nuremberg, 2 May 2013 – GfK has further expanded its network in the world’s three largest market research countries – the USA, Germany and the UK. In the Consumer Choices sector, shares were increased to 100 percent in subsidiaries GfK Etilize, media control GfK International and GfK UK Entertainments. GfK Etilize The GfK Group increased …
Nuremberg, 27 March 2013 – The consumer mood in Germany does not display a uniform trend in March. While economic expectations improved slightly, there was a marginal decrease in income expectations and willingness to buy. Following 5.9 points in March, the overall indicator is also forecasting a value of 5.9 points for April. The euro …
Nuremberg, 12 March 2013 – The implementation of the new Own the Future corporate strategy has started to bear fruit. In comparison with the previous year, GfK increased sales by 10.2 percent and adjusted operating income remained at the high level of €187.8 million. The Group clearly exceeded the sales growth target of 9 percent …
Indonesia and Malaysia sustained positions as top two growth markets; Telecommunication remains key driver of growth 6 March, 2013, SINGAPORE – Technical consumer goods (TCG) in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand continue to expand in the fourth consecutive quarter of 2012, making them the three fastest growing markets in the region with their robust growth of …
Radio audience measurement in Australia from January 2014 Nuremberg, 25 February 2013 – Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has awarded the contract for radio audience measurement to international market research company GfK. The three year contract starts on 1 January 2014 and aims to make radio audience measurement in Australia fit for the future. Commercial Radio …
Findings of the GfK Consumer Climate Europe and USA for the fourth quarter of 2012 Nuremberg, 8 February 2013 – Europe is stuck in recession. However, experts believe that the crisis may have reached its lowest point in autumn last year. Consumers also seem to think it is now feasible that there will be an …
Nuremberg, 06 February 2013 – GfK has appointed four senior leaders to its regional management in CEE-META (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkey and Africa) and APAC (Asia and the Pacific). The focus on Asia and on the CEE-META region is key to GfK’s Own the Future strategy. Essential to successfully executing the expansion …
Nuremberg, 17 January 2013 – GfK has successfully established consistent standards for their truly global and integrated Social Media Analysis (SMA) offer, thus addressing a long unmet need of marketers. Dr. Ralph Wirth, a global innovation and digital specialist within GfK, said, “International marketing experts are often frustrated by the fact that there are hardly …