Globally, as of 2014, there were more than 6.8 billion wireless device subscriptions in a world of 7 billion people, and more than 2.75 billion people worldwide were Internet users.

The base of people around the world who adopt smartphones will continue to grow, and they will use them to access the Internet, games and mobile apps in accelerating numbers. Games, social media and smart phones are extremely important in this evolving personal communications and media world and the lines between these three sectors are frequently obscure. For example, multiplayer online games encourage communication between communities of players, while social media like Facebook are often the platforms that support the most popular games. Meanwhile, apps are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for launching a wide variety of communications and entertainment tools and Internet sites, including games.

By early 2014, Facebook had more than 1.2 billion registered users (the majority are on mobile devices), and LinkedIn counted more than 300 million registered members. Twitter is exceptionally active, with more than 500 million tweets sent daily; 78% of its users are on mobile devices.

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HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Education, EdTech & MOOCs Industry Almanac 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

It would be hard to think of an industry facing more change than education. Venture capital is pouring into companies that are developing new ways to teach, learn and communicate with students. New technologies are entering the market at blinding speed. At the same time, demand for better education and broader access to education is soaring in emerging nations from India to Africa to China. In the U.S., more than ever before, students, parents, taxpayers and government officials are questioning the costs, efficiency and results of both higher and lower education paradigms.

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This value-packed package will be a resource you turn to again and again to keep up with the education industry. It includes:

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5. Trends in text book publishing
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7. Commercial construction trends
8. Trends and statistics in student loans
9. Trends in corporate training and business education
10. Investments, venture capital and partnerships
11. Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
12. The tutoring business, including Khan Academy Leisure learning online, including Lynda.com

Companies Mentioned Include:

• Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc
• China Bilingual Technology & Education Group, Inc
• Informatics Education Ltd
• Nord Anglia Education, Inc
• Tigrent Inc

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HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac, 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

Plunkett’s Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac presents a complete analysis of the nanotechnology business, including the convergence of nanoscience, biotechnology, aerospace and microelectronics. This book is a superb market research tool that includes analysis of the major trends affecting the nanotechnology and MEMS industry, from the increase in federal funding and venture capital to breakthroughs in atomic and molecular scale structures.

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This value-packed book covers competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis including:

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6. Optics based on nanotechnology
7. Coatings based on nanotechnology
8. Molecular electronics
9. Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals based on nanoscience
10. Ultradense computer memory chips and other systems in nanoscale
11. Self assembly
12. Nanoscale carbon tubes and other nano structures
13. Polymers based on nanoscience

Companies Mentioned Include:

• Arkema
• Johnson & Johnson
• Koninklijke Philips NV (Royal Philips)
• NEC Corporation
• SFC Energy AG
• Xerox Corp

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HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Consulting Industry Almanac, 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

Many changes are sweeping through the consulting field. Recent years have seen consolidation of many consulting firms. Changing demands from major corporate and government clients led the top consulting firms to become very global in nature, while tight corporate budgets are leading to more competitive bidding and smaller, shorter engagements in many cases. In particular, management consulting, IT consulting and human resources consulting have become extremely competitive.

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6. The status of the consulting divisions formerly (or presently) operated by the big accounting firms
7. Profiles of human resources consulting firms
8. Consulting and outsourcing in transportation, logistics and supply chain management
9. Offshoring of certain consulting tasks to offices in India, China and elsewhere

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• CGI Group Inc
• Infosys Technologies Ltd
• People Corporation
• WS Atkins plc

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HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac, 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

The real estate and construction sectors were hit hard by the global recession of 2008-09. However, real estate markets in many nations have rebounded dramatically, both in residential and commercial sectors. In the U.S., commercial markets for new homes, apartments, health care and other types of commercial property are promising, while governments are increasingly in need of construction projects to replace aging infrastructure.

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5. Profiles of leading mortgage companies
6. Green building trends, sustainable development and energy efficiency
7. Commercial construction trends
8. Shopping center trends

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HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Engineering & Research Industry Almanac, 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

This book includes companies that are making significant investments in research and development via as many disciplines as possible, whether that research is being funded by internal investment, fees received from clients or fees collected from government agencies.

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This carefully-researched book is a complete engineering and research competitive intel-ligence tool—everything you need to know about the business of engineering, and much more including:

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3. Research endeavors in the fields of aerospace, chemicals, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, computers, software, peripherals, health care, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and telecommunications
4. Profiles of leading information technology research organizations, such as Apple, Intel and Microsoft
5. Profiles of leading global engineering firms
6. Profiles of leading aerospace firms, including Boeing and Airbus
7. Globalization of research efforts, including the offshoring of research and development to labs in India and China
8. Profiles of leading firms in petrochemicals research and alternative energy, such as ExxonMobil, Ballard Power Systems and Chevron

Companies Mentioned Include:

• Aisin Seiki Co Ltd
• Caterpillar Inc
• Novo-Nordisk AS
• Valeo SA

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Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, UAE, has doubled its sales over the past five years, hitting about $20 billion in 2013.

This makes Emirates, a relatively new company, about one-half the size of United Airlines, but United’s growth has been fueled recently by the acquisition of Continental, not by the aggressive expansion practiced by these Middle Eastern firms. This stunning growth, which is stealing market share from the other long-haul, international airlines, is the result of carefully orchestrated, massive investment over a relatively short period of time. Emirates’ reach now extends to 132 cities in 77 nations on six continents. Competitor Etihad Airways, also based in the UAE and already at $5 billion in revenues, has similar expansion goals.

What’s going on here? How did a nation of only 170,000 citizens become a world power in airlines? In a bold and ambitious gamble, backed with billions of dollars, the government of Dubai took advantage of the fact that jet airlines based in Dubai can reach two thirds of the world’s population in eight hours of flight time or less. If you look at a world map, it’s easy to see that the UAE makes a perfect hub for linking passengers from Europe to Africa, India and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region—the parts of the world that are growing fastest in terms of air passenger travel and air freight.

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You might as well get used to it, the more that you look at the Internet on your smartphone and tablet, the more you’re going to be faced with a growing array of ads on your mobile screen.

Consumers are hooked on smart wireless devices, and advertisers can’t afford to ignore this mass market. (Roughly 60% of U.S. cellphone users, or about 200 million people, own smartphones and/or tablets.) The key to making such advertising work is through selective targeting, that is, directing the right ad at the right person. Since the ads are going to be coming anyway, you may want to make the most of it by allowing your device to track your interests and your location. For example, Apple states, “To give you the best advertising experience, we recommend that you keep Limit Ad Tracking turned off…” In other words, let your device gather information about the web sites you visit and thus build a profile of your interests.
More complicated is location-based advertising. Your smartphone is a pretty amazing collection of communications tools in one small package. Unless you opt out by turning off the location services on your phone, ad-generation systems may collect information about your whereabouts from cellular towers, Wi-Fi and your phone’s built-in GPS. The ability of location services to pinpoint your location will improve over time, and you will see a growing number of retail, restaurant and entertainment ads targeted specifically to your current spot. This may be very useful, or very annoying, depending on your current needs.
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Apparel prices in most nations actually fell, on an inflation-adjusted basis, for several years. Globalization, highly efficient supply chains in Asia and huge numbers of factories throughout China and Southeast Asia that competed fiercely for manufacturing contracts drove down prices overall. That trend is now over.

China enjoyed a 37.8% market share of global apparel exports in 2012, at $160 billion, up from a mere $8.9 billion in 1990. Now, however, Chinese manufacturers face increasing difficulties in attracting and retaining workers. Wages have risen dramatically as a result. At the same time, as demand for employees has risen, workers have been calling for better working conditions. In fact, apparel and textile workers in many parts of the world are beginning to demand shorter hours and safer working environments. The collapse of a multi-story apparel factory in Bangladesh in 2013, killing more than 1,100 workers, immediately resulted in a global focus on workers’ rights and working conditions in the apparel manufacturing sector. The net effect is going to be steadily rising costs for manufacturers and increasingly higher retail prices for consumers.

Competition from manufacturers based in lower cost nations such as Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Pakistan is intense, and a large portion of apparel manufacturing formerly done in China is moving to these areas at a rapid pace. China’s industrial base is evolving towards higher value manufacturing, such as aerospace, medical technology and telecommunications equipment.

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Plunkett’s Apparel, Textiles & Fashions Industry Almanac 2014 Edition

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Published Date: June 2014

HOUSTON, Texas – Plunkett Research, Ltd. recently announced an important market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett’s Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac, 2014 edition. A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.

The apparel and textiles business comprises a wide variety of skills and industry sectors, from fashion designers to contract manufacturers, from basic textiles manufacturing to distributors. In addition, a large number of major retail store chains have a major influence on the apparel and fashions business.

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Plunkett Research provides complete apparel and textiles market research, business analysis and competitive intelligence tool—everything you need to know about the business of apparel, textiles, fashions, design, clothing retailing and distribution, plus manufacturing, technology and much more, including:

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5. Retail store chains in the fashion and apparel industry, including major department stores, shoe stores, clothing stores and specialty retailers
6. The growing use of private label fashions (store brands) at major retailers

Companies Mentioned Include:

• Billabong International Ltd
• Esprit Holdings Ltd
• Interface Inc
• Michael Kors Holdings Ltd
• Sears Canada Inc
• Wolverine World Wide Inc

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