Consumer Trends Data

There are a number of sources of free search and consumer trends data on the web which are invaluable to any serious internet marketing consultant or affiliate marketing professional.

Google UK Consumer Insights
As part of the Google UK Online Advertising Toolkit, this page provides reports on major online sectors, online marketing guides including videos from experts, and video interviews with consumers. A very useful page for web marketing newcomers and experts alike.

Google Trends USA
Free trends data from Google.

Google Hot Trends USA
Shows the top searches on Google on a daily basis.

Google Zeitgeist
For Google Trends and search insights.

Yahoo! Buzz Index (UK and Ireland)
Top 20 daily searches on Yahoo! UK and Ireland.

Yahoo! Buzz USA
Gives the top 10 US searches, updated hourly.

AOL Hot Searches UK
The top UK searches from the AOL search engine.

Alexa Hot Urls
The hottest pages on the web right now according to the Alexa Toolbar.

SearchEngineWatch.com Review of Search Data Sources
A summary of search data resources from Search Engine Watch.

eBay Pulse
Trends and popular searches at eBay.

Trendwatching.com
Consumer trends, ideas and insights.

hitwise.co.uk
Search intelligence for online advertising and search marketing.

comScore
For data on internet usage and online activities.

The Retail Bulletin
News and data from the retail industry.

What's the Buzz
Searches blogs and social networking sites for keyword references.

Forrester Research
Free research for marketing and strategy professionals.

Datamonitor.com
Subscription service for business intelligence.

Toy Retailers Association
The voice for toy retailers in the UK & Ireland. Announces the expected bestselling toys for Christmas each year.

Internet Advertising Bureau
The trade association for online advertising.

Association of Online Publishers
An industry body representing digital publishing companies.

European Interactive Advertising Association
A pan- European trade organisation for media companies focused on growing interactive business. Promotes the marketing and selling of interactive advertising opportunities in Europe.

PlanetRetail
Subscription service for retail trends data.

Deloitte.co.uk
Has reports on industry sectors including retail and technology.

Drapers
Fashion trends and news.

nielsen
Consumer trends and market intelligence.

mintel.com
Consumer, media and market research.

Consumer Intelligence
Competitor intelligence for companies wishing to improve their profitability.

Transworld Publishers
A major UK publishing house.

Frankfurt Book Fair
Major trade show for the publishing industry.

Ovum Telecoms Consultancy
For trends in telecoms.

Institute of Customer Service
Compiles a UK Customer Satisfaction Index, e.g. 2009 Index.

UK Customer Satisfaction Index
Find out which UK companies give the best customer service experience with this bi-annually published Index. There's a free executive summary but you have to pay for the full Index.