Maruti Udyog Ltd has been rated the 'most trusted' passenger car company of the country, according to a survey by global research firm TNS.
European champions Liverpool will start their title defence against Total Network Solutions of Wales in the Champions League's first qualifying round next month.
A research company has unveiled the results of the biggest global study into the attitudes and investment priorities of the affluent.
Average millennial (aged 16-30 years) in India is spending about 2.2 hours a day (or about 34 days of a year) on their mobile devices, says a report by global research consultancy firm TNS.
As many as 62 per cent of employed Indians surveyed by TNS and Gallup International felt confident that their present jobs are safe. However, 57 per cent of citizens in India expect that unemployment would increase in the country during 2009, market information provider TNS said in its Voice of the People End of the Year Survey.
It revealed that in absolute volume terms or the number of education related "searches", India ranks second only to US globally.
In the day's other fixtures, Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb took a big step towards the next stage with a 2-0 win at Georgians Saburtalo and Copenhagen won at Welsh side The New Saints by the same score.
Strange as it may sound, with as many as one-third of its population still living in poverty, the country is also home to the second largest number of affluent people with a whopping three million households which have over $1 lakh of investible funds.
The new age mobile applications like live TV and video calling will bring about the next level of growth in the cellular industry, says a study.
Market research firm TNS global recently did a survey on the cars that satisfy Indian consumers.
A first-ever study conducted jointly by Outlook Money and TNS.
Three Indian brands -- ICICI, Kingfisher and Taj -- have emerged as the most admired consumer brands across Asia-Pacific alongside global majors like LG, Sony, Cadbury, HP and Nokia in their respective segments.
Customer satisfaction levels for scooters in the country dropped marginally this year as buyers in North India gave their thumbs down to products of various manufacturers. According to a study by global market research and insight group TNS, customer satisfaction levels in north fell significantly among all the three categories of geared and ungeared scooters, and scooterettes.
The economic downturn and the geo-political tensions notwithstanding, citizens of India are looking forward to 2009 and around 42 per cent of people feel that this year will be better than 2008, says a study.
According to a survey by global market and insight group TNS, Intel, Maruti and TCS take the next three spots on the reputation front. The report said State Bank of India's rise to number three is on the back of strong reputation amongst the financial community and prospective employees, representing stability in the face of the several crises that hit the financial services industry in the last year.
The largest car maker in the country Maruti Udyog has got the third highest number of votes on the index, says the global consultancy firm TNS' latest Corporate Reputation Index.
Carmakers seem to be driving in the right lane with their new models, with three of the new launches - Maruti Swift diesel and Mahindra Renault Logan as well as GM's Chevrolet Aveo U-VA - finishing on the top of their segments in a customer satisfaction survey.
If error margins and confidence intervals are accounted for, even apparently decisive polls are not "sure things" and that brings us to bookies, who don't believe in any "sure things", says Devangshu Datta
In the emerging Asian market, 45 per cent of users listed the availability of FM/AM radio as one of the top choices for purchasing a mobile phone, making it a popular application compared with SMS (texting), internet and camera. The findings can help revival of the radio. "This new outlet through mobile phones may help it sustain its life well into this millennium," Matthew Froggatt, managing director of TNS's Global Technology sector, said.
TNS survey finds technical professionals paid better than management graduates
Around 96 per cent bystanders in the national capital are reluctant to help road accident victims with serious injuries as they fear that they would be subjected to legal hassles and mistreatment by police, said a study.
Nokia has retained the top slot in Indian GSM market with 79 per cent share, while US giant Motorola has more than doubled its share to seven per cent this year, according to a study.
Leading carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd has dominated the 2004 four-wheeler total customer satisfaction study conducted by market information provider TNS.
With global market research biggies like IMS Health and Ipsos already offshoring work to Indian third party companies and others like AC Nielsen all set to invest in a captive unit here, market research is tipped to be the next hot BPO opportunity.
Hutch and Aircel jointly lead the customer expectations ranking, ahead of Reliance, Tatas and Bharti as per the latest survey by TNS Celltrack, while MTNL has the dubious distinction of being the last on this overall list covering 13 circles.
Cleanliness of stations will be rated as per certain parameters finalised by the Railways.
The study, which also includes internal data from Google and a survey of 1,000 women, found that three out of four women in SEC AB are now online and 75 per cent are in the 15-34 age group with over 24 million women accessing the Internet daily.
The new Tata Tigor, Datsun Go and Hero Xtreme 200R are hoping to use celebrity endorsers and gain a foothold in a segment that has been the stronghold of market leaders for several decades. But will it work?
The UK's employment minister and British Prime Minister David Cameron's Indian Diaspora Champion has been a very vocal supporter of Brexit in the June 23 referendum, leading to a disparaging remark about her name by a trade union chief in favour of remaining within the economic bloc.
Faced with stricter recall & testing norms, industry puts up a brave face, saying recalls improve consumer confidence
The categories which came up trumps include apparels and accessories, food and beverages, hair care, skin care, and the surprise of the lot, baby care.
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