Case Study 4 - Nielsen Media - Compiled by: Dylan
The Nielsen Company
Global Headquarters
770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-9595
United States
NATURE OF WORK:
Founded in 1923 The Nielsen Company specializes in marketing and advertising research for media outlets in regards to who their viewers are so they can have a better understanding of the market they are trying to reach. They are the premeire ratings and research company. The 8 pillars of their business model, titled the Nielsen code and listed on their website and still practiced today are Impartiality, Thoroughness, Accuracy, Integrity, Economy, Price, Deleivery, and Serivce. Since they cover all mediums and the company is a global giant this case study will just focus on Nielsen TV Media Research which is the section of the company that measures television ratings. They are extremely important to the world of ad sales today. Networks sell shows based on estimated ratings and Nielsen is the third party between seller and buyer that records the actual ratings. Nielsend specializes in electronic meters either their TV meters or their people meters and they still have people keep diaries of what they watch to get more of a personal record.
NIELSEN CLIENTS:
Nielsen records
Comcast
Crown Media
Discovery
Disney
News Corporation
NBC Universal
Rainbow Media
Time Warner
Turner
Univision
Viacom
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