These are important research priorities for consumer psychologists and deserve more and sustained attention from our community.
He contrasts this to the priorities for consumer apps, with their 3D graphics, or accelerometers.
Commenting on the funding round in a statement, Jon Seeber of Updata Partners said: "Harnessing the power of social media to drive brand recognition, loyalty and sales are C-level priorities for consumer-focused companies, and Collective Bias has a record of delivering impressive results for its customers".
James D. Farley Jr., Ford's group vice president for global marketing, sales and service, said the carmaker was planning for a future in which fuel efficiency remained a high priority for consumers.
The automakers said that they were seeing some signs that fuel economy was becoming a higher priority for consumers again, but that gas prices were not affecting car shoppers as much as three years ago, when drivers were scrambling to get out of big trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Jeff Bernstein, a principal at Oram, Yelon & Bernstein, a New York-based accounting firm, says the number one priority for consumers is to make sure they're purchasing a policy from a strong company by checking with rating agencies such as Moody's or A.M. Best.
He reiterated that Ford's mix of vehicles will do a 180 in coming years, with light cars--rather than trucks and SUVs--representing two-thirds of the automaker's lineup, as rising energy prices make fuel-efficient cars a priority for consumers.
For example, Modern Meadow talks about developing "cultured animal products without animal slaughter and much lower inputs of land, water, energy and chemicals". However, our survey indicates that "environmental sustainability" is not a priority for consumer food purchasing decisions.
The new proposal from Dodd, who is retiring at the end of this year, would grant the agency independent funding and a presidentially-appointed director, another priority for consumer advocates.
ACTO contains two QPLs because they were identified as a priority area for consumers at the first NCAG meeting in March 2007 and have been shown to prompt question-asking and increase the likelihood of people having their information needs met [ 40].
