Nounconsumer (plural consumers)
AntonymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Consumer is a broad label for any individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy. The concept of a consumer occurs in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary. In economics and marketingTypically when business people and economists talk of consumers they are talking about person as consumer, an aggregated commodity item with little individuality other than that expressed in the buy/not-buy decision. However there is a trend in marketing to individualize the concept. Instead of generating broad demographic profiles and psycho-graphic profiles of market segments, marketers have started to engage in personalized marketing, permission marketing, and mass customization. There is increasing backlash from the public over use of the label "consumer" rather than "customer", with many finding it offensive and derogatory. The consumer is the backbone of the American Retail Sales System (See picture). The consumer drives the economy by purchasing goods and services from vendors. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Are there any good websites for free consumer reports on products? Q. Are there any sites out there (aside from Consumer Reports that you have to pay for) that have product reviews, possibly user submitted ones? I don't want the company telling me how good their product is, I'd like to hear from actual people who've used the stuff. I'm a college student I can't actually afford a subscription to the actual Consumer Reports, but I'd like to make informed purchases when I do buy stuff. Thanks! Asked by a_is_for_annessa - Sat Mar 14 13:18:29 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Shopping.com, Amazon, Buzillions, CrowdStorm, Rateitall, SmartRatings.com, GoogleMaps (businesses review) Answered by ADM - Sun Mar 22 12:29:46 2009 How did consumer credit counselors become a mandatory part of the bankruptcy process? Q. In 2005, it became the law in the United States that before a person could file for bankruptcy protection, they needed to complete consumer credit counseling. I am very interested in reading a case study about how they (the consumer credit counseling industry) pulled this off. I have a cursory understanding of the issue - the arguments, the changes to non-profit status, etc... so I don't want just some high level, overview. I am much more interested in the steps and arguments they used to accomplish this. Asked by The Commissioner - Mon Dec 22 14:21:49 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Apparently it was the credit CARD industry rather than the credit counseling industry that got this requirement into the 2005 bankruptcy reform law. The credit CARD industry (erroneously) painted a picture of people who file bankruptcy as irresponsible and lacking in financial management skills. (Actually, most people who file bankruptcy have recently experienced one of the following problems: illness, job loss, disability or divorce.) Here is an interesting article by a bankruptcy attorney that touches on this topic: Answered by rpg - Wed Dec 24 16:10:04 2008 What are the hot new consumer technology companies out of silicon valley area?
Q. My boss wants me to find the hot new companies in the bay area of California that focus on consumer technologies and i'm hitting a wall. Can anyone tell me of any hot new companies that do consumer technology and not business-to-business. thanks! Asked by Scott F - Tue Nov 6 17:16:34 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. eBay is hot. Answered by Feeling Mutual - Tue Nov 13 14:28:42 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "consumer"  zacks.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:19:48 GMT+00:00 Zacks.com Profits were driven by strong performances in Emerging Markets and North American Consumer Products segments. During the quarter, Heinz recorded total sales ... Heinz Profit Rises 13% on Emerging-Market Strength Wall Street Journal Heinz Reports Strong First-Quarter Results with a Double-Digit Increase in EPS ... MarketWatch (press release) At a Glance: Heinz 1Q sales by segment The Associated Press Reuters - Wall Street Journal  marketwatch.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:27:09 GMT+00:00 confidence MarketWatch new york (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks reversed earlier losses Tuesday after data showed consumer confidence rose in ...  chron.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:31:16 GMT+00:00 Houston Chronicle The Dow Jones industrial average ended with a gain of almost 5 points, having been up 64 following a reading on consumer confidence in August that came in ... The Seven Deadly (Debt) Sins U.S. News & World Report (blog) From Google News Search: "consumer"  lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com 551px x 477px | 177.20kB [source page] or upgraded electronic alerts for professionals about notable client activity such as terminated policies pending lapses service requests and 1035 qualified transfers Dalbar reported Top 25 Life Insurance annuity Consumer Websites Chart Top 25 Life Insurance Annuity Financial Professional Websites From Yahoo Image Search: "consumer"  upost-article.com siyu8917 hu, 02 Sep 2010 02:52:19 GM India, which was a closed, domestic economy, has been increasing its imports dramatically in the last five years, and China today is a big . consumer. -driven economy. Tan leads the bank's global trade finance business based out of ... From Google Blog Search: "consumer" |
