Story Archive October 2008

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14th Edition Now Available!
Latest Buying Power report shows spending up in major categories

The 14th annual edition of "The Buying Power of Black America" has been released by Target Market News. The one-of-a-kind report is the most quoted source of information on how African-American consumers spend their $744 billion in income.

According to the newest edition of "The Buying Power of Black America," there is growth in a number of major product categories despite that slowdown in overall consumer purchases. Get the details by ordering your cop now.

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Click here for free delivery of the Target Market News Bulletin You'll receive news of breaking stories, exclusives, updates and headlines on the latest developments in African American marketing and media Black Stats Frequently requested data on African American consumers Black Buying Power: $744 Billion (2006) Black U.S. Population: 38.3 million Top Five Black Cities - New York - Chicago - Detroit - Philadelphia - Houston Top Five Black Metros: - New York-New Jersey - Washington-Baltimore - Chicago-Gary - Los Angeles - Philadelphia Top Five Expenditures: - Housing $121.6 bil. - Food $59.2 bil. - Cars/Trucks $32.1 bil. - Clothing $27.7 bil. - Health Care $17.8 bil. Click here for more stats from "The Buying Power of Black America." ______________________ Get quick access to key U.S. Census Bureau Data Click here to go to African-American Census Bureau data _____________________ Copyright `? 2005 by Target Market News Inc.` All rights reserved Business address: 228 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 210 Chicago, IL 60604 t. 312-408-1881 f. 312-408-1867 info@targetmarketnews.com	STORY ARCHIVE October 2008 Cable TV Ratings for Week of October 20 - 26 BET's 'Hip Hop Awards' trumps cable Top 25 with No.1 show, most watched network 10-31-08 TV One adds reality shows to lineup in a shift to more entertainment programming 10-31-08 Trustee overseeing Interep says firm will continue operations - for now 10-29-08 Robert Ingram named associate publisher, SVP of Career Communications Group 10-29-08 Interactive One launches Elev8 site devoted to well-being and empowerment 10-28-08 AURN, NCBCP win celebrities' support on vote early PSA initiative 10-28-08 Interep closes its doors, leaving Katz as only national radio sales rep firm 10-27-08 Turner Patterson to represent Codeblack Interactive in brand, sponsorship deals 10-27-08 Forbes and UnityFirst.com partner on diversity-focused business news 10-24-08 BET Networks, Weinstein Co. ink deal on multi-film first window package 1-24-08 NitroMed announces sale of BiDil drug business to JHP Pharmaceuticals 10-24-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of October 13 - 19 Presidential Debate was week's big cable winner; CNN most watched network 10-23-08 AboutThatCar.com launches blog to inform African-American auto buyers 10-22-08 TV Ratings for Week of October 13 - 19 ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' kicks football out of No.1; CBS is top network 10-23-08 Nielsen: More than 9 million households not ready for digital only TV switch 10-21-08 Advertisers offer custom-tailored executions during BET Hip Hop Awards 10-20-08 Ariel/Schwab Black Investor Study shows info could improve blacks' savings 10-20-08 Jeremy Levitt, 'The Blue-Collar Scholar,' debuts as WVON morning host 10-20-08 Sahara Media Holdings closes $10M deal for Web version of Honey magazine 10-17-08 D.L. Hughley to host news-oriented weekend talk show on CNN 10-15-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of October 6 - 12 Football, politics and 'Payne' top cable viewing; Disney most watched network 10-16-08 Minority women-owned firms show most growth among all U.S. businesses 10-16-08 Burrell Communications Group named AOR for Ashley Stewart retail stores 10-15-08 TV Ratings for Week of October 6 - 12 Fox's 'The OT' keeps football at No.1; CBS programs overwhelm Top 25 10-15-08 Procter & Gamble leads advertisers in black magazines by pages and revenues 10-14-08 Radio One schedules 2008 third quarter results conference call 10-14-08 Attorneys General of New York, New Jersey sue Arbitron over PPM issues 10-13-08 Obama campaign, with purse swelling, plans half-hour primetime TV ad 10-13-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 5 'Monday Night Football' has win and loses; Disney is most watched network 10-10-08 Heart & Soul, Meharry Medical College present black women's health summit 10-10-08 Mary J. Blige stars in new Chevy Traverse spot from Sanders\Wingo 10-9-08 PPM Coalition calls Arbitron's September listenership data 'inaccurate' 10-9-08 TV Ratings for Week of September 29 - October 5 Sunday Night Football stays No.1, but loses audience for second straight week 10-8-08 InteractiveOne makes BlackPlanet.com centerpiece of its digital network 10-8-08 Arbitron releases PPM estimates early, seeks injunction against attorney general 10-7-08 Black Heath magazine to be distributed on newsstands starting in November 10-7-08 New York attorney general to sue Arbitron over radio-ratings system 10-6-08 African-American automotive marketing think tank convened in Detroit 10-6-08 Codeblack Interactive, YouTube partner to bring original programming online 10-3-08 Radio One, Inc. names Tim Davies Atlanta vice president/market manager 10-3-08 Anne Sempowski Ward named president and COO of Johnson Publishing Co. 10-1-08 McDonald's promotes William Whitman Jr. to vice president of communications 10-1-08 Essence Communications names David L. Flemister associate publisher, sales 10-1-08 Click here for more recent news stories and our news archive Go to Target Market News homepage	Search the entire contents of the Target Market News Web site! Looking for hard-to-find information on the African-American consumer market? Now you can easily search the contents of the leading source for information on African-American marketing and media. Scan our entire Web site for news, research and information using Google-powered keyword searches. Hundreds of articles, stories and report findings can be accessed for free. Click here to try it now! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14th Edition Now Available! Latest Buying Power report shows spending up in major categories The 14th annual edition of "The Buying Power of Black America" has been released by Target Market News. The one-of-a-kind report is the most quoted source of information on how African-American consumers spend their $744 billion in income. According to the newest edition of "The Buying Power of Black America," there is growth in a number of major product categories despite that slowdown in overall consumer purchases. Get the details by ordering your cop now. Click here to order The Buying Power of Black America report ___________________________ The African-American Book Publishing Authority Now in its ninth year of publication, Black Issues Book Review is the only nationally distributed magazine devoted exclusively to covering the latest news and reviews on black books. BIBR also provides up-to-date news on forthcoming author signings, book fairs and book clubs. Want this issue? Get it with your new subscription. Click Here A TARGET MARKET NEWS PUBLICATION _________________________ NEW! Search the entire contents of the Target Market News Web site! Looking for hard-to-find information on the African-American consumer market? Now you can easily search the contents of the leading source for information on African-American marketing and media. Scan our entire Web site for news, research and information using Google-powered keyword searches. Hundreds of articles, stories and report findings can be accessed for free. Click here to try it now! ________________________ SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The trade publication for in-depth coverage of Black Consumer Marketing and Media news