October 2004 Issue 26

Click here for top-line facts for the music, consumer electronics and entertainment software industries.

 
We've enhanced the Web sites many of our clients use to access their NPD data. We thought we'd share some of the positive feedback about the initiative with NPD Insights readers.

Marketing Beyond Minutes: Tracking Adoption of Cell Phone Photos, Games and Ringtones

Online Gaming: The Consumer Perspective for PC and Video Games

Pain at the Pump: Consumers’ Reaction to Record High Gasoline Price

Manufacturers and Retailers Use “Build Your Own” to Build Happy Customers
U.S. Mad Cow Disease: Trouble for Japan’s Largest Beef-Bowl Chain

 

  Events

Here's a guide to events where NPD is presenting or exhibiting during the coming months.

NPD AUTOMOTIVE

November 2-5, 2004
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX)
Las Vegas, NV
www.aapexshow.com
Larry Moore, president, NPD Automotive, speaking

NPD FASHIONWORLD

November 3, 2004
American Apparel & Footwear Association
Navigating the Nuances of the Hispanic Market

New York, NY
www.apparelandfootwear.org
Marshal Cohen, NPD chief industry analyst, Keynote Speaker

November 4, 2004
Fairchild CEO Summit
New York, NY
www.fairchildpub.com/conferences.htm
Marshal Cohen, NPD chief industry analyst, speaking

December 6, 2004
The Hosiery Association Marketing Symposium
Charlotte, NC
www.nahm.com/calendar.html
Marshal Cohen, NPD chief industry analyst, speaking

January 17, 2004
The National Retail Federation Big Show
New York, NY
http://nrfannual05.expoexchange.com/

April 7, 2004
The Hosiery Association Annual Convention and Meeting
Hilton Head, SC
www.nahm.com/calendar.html
Marshal Cohen, NPD chief industry analyst, speaking

NPD FUNWORLD

October 19 - 21, 2004
American International Fall Toy Show
New York, NY
Esther Han, NPD Funworld president, speaking
http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TIA_Trade_Shows_and_Events/American_
International_Fall_Toy_Show/American_International_Fall_Toy_Show.htm

NPD TECHWORLD

January 6-9, 2005
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Las Vegas, NV
www.cesweb.org


February 18-19, 2005
Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
http://dima.pmai.org
Liz Cutting, NPD Techworld senior account manager, speaking

March 14-15, 2005
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless 2005
New Orleans, LA
www.ctia.org
Ross Rubin, NPD Techworld director of industry analysis, speaking

NPD WORLDWIDE

February 6 - 9, 2005
ISPO Winter
Munich, Germany
Isabelle Grenet, NPD Sports Tracking Europe vice president and Eva Dorobek, NPD Sports Tracking Europe European sales director, speaking
www.ispo.com


   


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