According to a new report by Canadean, consumers' desire for indulgence is the leading consumption motivator in the UK savory snacks market, driving over US$1.1 billion of sales in 2013. This burgeoning demand to enjoy new flavours and a tendency to eat out or entertain at home are key factors influencing the growing savoury snack consumption in the UK.

Journalists Reveal Their Preferred Sources, Content Types and Online Newsroom Features

The 2014 Business Wire Media Survey released today shows nearly 90% of responding journalists used a press release within the last week and that almost 80% turn to a company's online newsroom when researching an organization.

Sixth Annual Tork Green Business Survey observes generational shifts in green purchasing behaviors and attitudes

While green products and services continue to be top-of-mind for Americans, Millennials are emerging as some of the most committed purchasers of sustainable products and services. Today, SCA, the maker of the Tork® brand of away-from-home hygiene products in North America, shares this finding as part of its annual survey on consumer green purchasing behaviors and attitudes in the United States. As an international leader in creating an ethical and sustainable marketplace, SCA commissioned Harris Poll to conduct an online survey among over 2,000 U.S. adults (aged 18+) in April 2014 to capture in-the-moment consumer insights.

SLI Systems' study of consumer behavior indicates more U.S. citizens engaged in the sport

The 2014 World Cup appears to have kicked up more than a sea of Tim Howard fans in the United States. Increasingly more consumers appear to be interested in the sport. SLI Systems (SLI.NZ), a worldwide e-commerce acceleration provider for mid- to large-size e-commerce vendors and Internet retailers worldwide, studied consumer search behavior between March 2 and July 9, 2014. For the month of June, soccer-related searches increased by 280% compared to May. Searches from Brazilian consumers showed a similarly dramatic increase.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans routinely spend more to buy specialty eggs, but a new nationwide poll reveals they don't always get what they think they're paying for.

Lack of consumer confidence is likely to impact brand engagement efforts.

A consumer study from Radius Global Market Research shows that U.S. consumers have little faith that companies are able to keep their person data safe. The sentiment crosses nearly all industries with consumers saying that the lack of trust will likely affect purchase habits.

Utility, oil and gas, energy and manufacturing organizations unprepared for both internal and external threats, according to survey from Unisys and Ponemon Institute

New research from Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) finds alarming gaps in the security of the world's critical infrastructure. Nearly 70 percent of companies surveyed that are responsible for the world's power, water and other critical functions have reported at least one security breach that led to the loss of confidential information or disruption of operations in the past 12 months, according to a survey released today in partnership with the Ponemon Institute.

By Jack Kent, Principal Analyst, IHS Technology

• IHS forecasts that total revenues from mobile media and advertising will pass $90 billion in 2018 up from $53 billion in 2014.
• Mobile advertising will become the leading mobile business model, overtaking paid content revenues in 2015.
• Amazon has the most highly monetised user-base generating over $350 revenue per year from each of its active customers, but with more than 30 times higher profit per user Apple's profitability dwarfs all others in the mobile industry.
• Japan is the most successful mobile content market with average mobile content revenues of $40 per subscriber in 2013 compared with $21 in South Korea, $15 in the US and $12 in the UK.
• Asia leads for content, commerce, and communications innovation, and the next battleground will be in enabling other forms of mobile commerce in the country

Also reveals while CIO may be the ultimate decision maker, the organizational purchase process is extremely collaborative; tech marketers must ensure marketing strategy reaches across all influencers

Study analyzes patent data and scientific literature for clues to the next decade's biggest breakthroughs

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information to businesses and professionals, today released The World in 2025: 10 Predictions of Innovation, a new report that predicts the landscape of science and technology in 2025 by mining global patent data and scientific literature.

China is one of most positive countries for embracing new technology, according to global research agency, GfK.

Findings from GfK's Roper Reports® Worldwide study show that close to half (44 percent) of Chinese internet users say that they find new technology products and services exciting and use these as much as they can. This is well ahead of the average for the Asia-Pacific region taken as a whole (Australia, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Indonesia, India and Thailand) at 29 percent, rising to 32 percent for the global average.

Despite living in a high-tech country, only one in five Japanese internet users claim to be excited about new technology and use it as much as they can, while an equal number say it is a bit beyond them - according to global research agency, GfK.