BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Consumer
- somebody who uses a product or service. A consumer may not be the purchaser of a product or service and should be distinguished from a customer, who is the person or organization that purchased the product or service.
Wiktionary Definition for: Consumer
- economics someone who trades money for goods as an individual
- biology an organism that takes energy from other organisms
Additional Resources
- Using Your Web Site to Gather Consumer Data
- If your business has a Web site, you can collect very useful data on consumers—either directly, by asking them for information, or indirectly, by analyzing their behavior while on your site. If you treat consumers fairly, respect their privacy, and analyze the resulting data properly, you can use your findings...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- How Leading Consumer Packaged Goods companies are Transforming the Way They Market?
- The article explains Consumer-Centric Marketing is a strategic imperative for all consumer products and consumer packaged goods CPG companies. Through this discipline, companies can create and sustain relationships with their best customers and get better returns from their marketing funds. Consumer-Centric Marketing is a powerful discipline that should enable innovative...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Vanishing American Consumer
- Have Americans given up "retail therapy" for good? A permanent shift could be good for many strapped households — but would spell bad news for the recovery. American consumers have awakened, bolt upright, with belated sticker shock (“I bought what!? I spent how much!?”), from a shopping spree that’s...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Information Resources Inc (IRI), a leading provider of consumer behaviour insights into the consumer packaged goods industry has announced that Bayer Consumer Care has renewed its relationship with IRI as its supplier of syndicated tracking information an
- Information Resources Inc IRI, a leading provider of consumer behaviour insights into the consumer packaged goods industry has announced that Bayer Consumer Care has ... Information Resources Inc IRI, a leading provider of consumer behaviour insights into the consumer packaged goods industry has announced that...
- Research articles 2002-09-10
- Consumer Groups Slam Behavioral Tracking
- A group of ten consumer groups on Tuesday called on Congress to enact meaningful privacy legislation, and slammed industry efforts as totally inadequate. The groups are most concerned about behavioral tracking, a technique used by Internet companies to serve up more targeted ads or results based on your Web browsing...
- News items 2009-09-02
- Consumer Confidence in Technology Continues to Rise, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes
- CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Expectations Also Up ARLINGTON, Va. -- The CEA-CNET Indexes increased for the month of August, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association CEA[R] and CNET (www.CNET.com). The Indexes are comprised of the CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Expectations ICE and the CEA-CNET Index...
- Research articles 2008-08-26
- Consumer Confidence Falls, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes
- Consumer Confidence in Consumer Electronics Also Declines ARLINGTON, Va. -- Consumer confidence in the economy decreased in the month of October, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association CEA[R] and CNET (www.CNET.com). The CEA-CNET Indexes also found that consumer confidence in consumer electronics CE and technology...
- Research articles 2008-10-28
- UnitedHealth's New Consumer Site: A Work in Progress
- UnitedHealth Group plunged into the world of consumer health information on Dec. 1, when its wellness and disease management subsidiary, OptumHealth, unveiled a consumer-oriented web site called myOptumHealth.com. Patterned after similar sites operated by WebMD, Revolution Health, and the Mayo Clinic, myOptumHealth offers a wide array of healthcare information for...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Retail Sales Hint at Improving Consumer Demand
- By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales excluding auto purchases rose for a second month in September, raising cautious optimism consumer spending could support the economy's fledgling recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s. Non-auto sales rose a stronger-than-expected 0.5 percent last month, a Commerce Department report...
- News items 2009-10-14
- Google using 'double talk' on cloud security, says L.A. consumer group
- Computerworld - A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by the city of Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and office applications is accusing the company of a double standard on security issues. In a letter to Bernard Parks, chairman of the Los Angeles City Council's...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Privacy, Identity, Databases: Toward A New Conception Of The Consumer Privacy Discourse
- This article argues that the current discourse on privacy has failed to articulate a compelling rationale for protecting consumer information. Moreover, most legal scholars rely on models of informational privacy that poorly fit the context of consumer information collection. It also proposes a new model for protecting consumer information, which...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Consumer Driven Supply Chain
- For their businesses to survive and thrive, executives in the retail and consumer products industry must understand how dramatic changes in consumer demand are transforming the retail landscape. Download this white paper from IBM to read about three trends that are having a profound impact on the consumer product and...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- At Nickelodeon and Viacom consumer products, New York.(appointments)(Brief Article)
- At Nickelodeon and Viacom consumer products, New York: JIM DAVEY, VP, toys and marketing, consumer products, named senior VE global consumer products marketing and planning; TANYA RAIDER, VP, strategy and business development, Nickelodeon networks, At Nickelodeon and Viacom consumer products, New York: JIM DAVEY,...
- Research articles 2005-02-14
- Consumer groups, AT&T push for Fla. reform veto. (Florida's telecommunication reform bill)
- A concerted effort by consumer groups, paralleled by AT&T Corp., may jeopardize final approval of a cable and local telephone company-brokered reform bill in Florida. Consumer groups including the Florida Consumer Action Network, the American A concerted effort by consumer groups, paralleled...
- Research articles 1995-06-05
- New Post-Consumer Fiber Paper Cup.(Equipment & Packaging News)
- Solo Cup Company, manufacturer of disposable foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice, packaging and international markets has recently co-developed a Post-Consumer Fiber Paper Cup with Starbucks. The Post-Consumer Fiber Paper Cup is Solo Cup Company, manufacturer of disposable foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice, packaging...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- ACNielsen "PreViews" consumer trends. (Trade Talk).
- Predicting consumer trends was hard to do until recently. However, ACNielsen's new Consumer PreView service helps manufacturers and retailers stay abreast of current trends and consumer purchase behaviors. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based research company condu Predicting consumer trends was hard to do until recently. However, ACNielsen's...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- Consumer Reports Safety Assessment Finds Most Vehicles Safer than in Past Years; CR's April Auto Issue Also Offers Road Safety Tips
- YONKERS, N.Y., March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The latest Consumer Reports Safety Assessment CRSA has found that it's now easier for a consumer to find a vehicle with a high safety rating. The Annual April Auto Issue of Consumer Reports rates 21 sedans as &qYONKERS, N.Y., March 8 /U.S. Newswire/...
- Research articles 2004-03-08
- CEA forecasts $155B in consumer electronics revenue (Electronic News)
- The Consumer Electronics Association http://www.ce.org/ CEA kicked off its annual Consumer Electronics Show http://www.cesweb.org with some good news, estimating that factory-to-dealer sales of consumer electronics will exceed $155 billion in 2007 The Consumer Electronics Association http://www.ce.org/ CEA kicked off its annual Consumer Electronics Show http://www.cesweb.org...
- Research articles 2007-01-15
- GE Consumer Finance acquires E*Trade unit
- GE Consumer Finance plans to acquire E*Trade Consumer Finance in a transaction expected to add $2 billion in annual loan volume to GE Consumer Finance's retail sales finance business.GE Consumer Finance plans to acquire E*Trade Consumer Finance in a transaction expected to add $2 billion in annual loan volume to...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Consumer delinquencies dropped in third quarter last year. (American Bankers Association report) (ABA Newsletter)
- The American Bankers Assocation's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin report indicated that consumer instalment loan defaults decreased during 3rd qtr 1992. The consumer credit delinquency ratio, which was 2.60% as of Jun 30, 1992, was down to 2.46% for The American Bankers Assocation's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin report indicated that consumer...
- Research articles 1993-04-01
