Smartphone users making video calls when their dearest aren’t nearest

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 21.8 per cent of Australian smartphone users aged 14+ who were born overseas made video calls in an average four-week period during the year to June 2014. This compares with just 11.3 per cent of those born in Australia. The survey also found that one in seven Australian smartphone users overall made video calls, compared with about one in eight a year ago

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, VODAFONE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, AMAYSIM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LEBARA AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BOOST MOBILE

Higher value Super members rate performance of industry funds ahead of retail funds

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 84.4 per cent of Australians aged 14+ who are members of industry superannuation funds and whose super balance exceeds $A700,000 are satisfied with the financial performance of their fund. Likewise, 76 per cent of retail fund members whose super balance tops $A700,000 are satisfied with their fund. In contrast, just 46.1 per cent of industry fund members and 51.8 per cent of retail fund members whose super balance is less than $A5,000 are satisfied with the financial performance of their fund

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING UNIONS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND, UNISUPER LIMITED, SUNSUPER PTY LTD, REST SUPER PTY LTD, HOST-PLUS, AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD, FIRST STATE SUPER, HEALTH EMPLOYEES’ SUPERANNUATION TRUST AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Lollies in the locker room

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 33 per cent of Australians aged 14+ who regularly participate in team sports bought lollies in an average four-week period during the year to June 2014. The research also shows that 44 per cent of volleyball players buy lollies, followed by field hockey, rugby league and cricket players (39 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Toyota still Australia’s most trusted auto brand

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 34.3% of Australians who intend to buy a new car agree that Toyota is an automotive brand that can be trusted. The survey, which was carried out in the year to July 2014, also shows that BMW and Mercedes are the next most-trusted brands. Jordan Pakes of Roy Morgan Research notes that there has been a continued decline in trust for Holden and Ford. They will both cease local manufacturing in several years’ time, as will Toyota

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BMW AG, MERCEDES-BENZ AG, GM HOLDEN LIMITED, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA LIMITED

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Bumping Along Average Levels

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Oct-14

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia fell by 1.0 per cent to 112.6 in the week ended 5 October 2014. Consumer Confidence has now been broadly steady for eight consecutive weeks, sitting around its long run average. There has been a 3.7 per cent decline in households’ perceptions about their current financial situation compared with 12 months ago, and a 2.4 per fall in households’ expectations of their financial situation in 12 months’ time

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Making in-roads: the rise of the Small SUV

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that the proportion of Australia’s new car intenders considering or planning to purchase an SUV for their next vehicle has grown by more than 40% since 2011. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2014, also shows that some 180,000 people will consider buying a small SUV in the next four years, compared with just 71,000 in the year to June 2011

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA, MAZDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HONDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Rabbitohs and Bulldogs fans set to go animal crackers!

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 56 per cent of the Bulldogs’ 355,000 fans are men. In contrast, men account for 59 per cent of the 462,000 supporters of the rival 2014 National Rugby League Grand Final team, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The survey, which was carried out in the year to August 2014, also shows that Bulldogs supporters are more likely to be a financial member of their team, while Rabbitohs supporters are more likely to play rugby league themselves

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, SOUTH SYDNEY RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Australia becoming the land of the great unwashed?

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 30-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 52.8 per cent of Australians aged 14+ purchased bath or toilet soap in an average four-week period in the year to June 2014. This compares with 58.6 per cent in the year to June 2010. Dove is now the most popular brand of soap, with a 12.4 per cent market share, followed by Palmolive (11.9 per cent). The number of Australians who buy supermarket brands has risen by one per cent in the last five years, to 6.4 per cent

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, UNILEVER AUSTRALIA LIMITED, COLGATE-PALMOLIVE PTY LTD, COUNTRY LIFE, CUSSONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LUX PTY LTD, NEUTROGENA CORPORATION

Over 1.5 million intend to buy an Apple iPhone, potential negative impact on bank fee revenue

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that more than 1.5 million Australians aged 14+ intend to purchase an iPhone in the next 12 months. The survey, which was carried out in the six months to June 2014, also shows that 29.4 per cent of iPhone intenders make payments via mobile phone in an average four-week period. Some 14.1 per cent of ING Direct customers intend to purchase an iPhone in the next year, while the ANZ Bank (9.7 per cent) has the highest proportion of intenders among the four major banks

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED, ING DIRECT, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA

Sydney Swans top AFL supporter ladder well ahead of Hawks in tenth

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that the Sydney Swans boast 1.135 million supporters, making it the Australian Football League’s most widely supported team. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2014, also shows that the Swans’ 2014 Grand Final opponent Hawthorn has 448,000 supporters. One of the league’s newest teams, Greater Western Sydney, boasts the lowest number of supporters, at just 64,000

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SYDNEY SWANS FOOTBALL CLUB, HAWTHORN FOOTBALL CLUB, GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB, GOLD COAST FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB, ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB, BRISBANE LIONS FOOTBALL CLUB, PORT ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB, NORTH MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, KANGAROOS FOOTBALL CLUB