A complete market research guide to the entertainment, publishing and media industry for strategic planning, competitive intelligence or employment searches. Contains trends, statistics, a glossary and profiles of global entertainment and media industry firms, featuring addresses, phone numbers, executive contacts, finances and descriptions.

Presents a complete analysis of the technology business, including hardware, software, networks, computers, peripherals, services and global trade. This market research tool includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the industry, from the global PC and server market, to consumer and enterprise software, to super computers, open systems such as Linux, web services and network equipment.

A ready-reference guide to the e-commerce & Internet business worldwide. You'll get all of the data you need, including complete e-commerce statistics, trends and technologies analysis, Internet research and development, growth companies, online services and markets, bricks & clicks and other online retailing strategies, emerging e-commerce technologies and Internet usage trends.

Consumer products and services are such an ingrained part of everyday life it might be easy to forget their importance as an industrial sector. This carefully-researched book covers exciting trends in the business consumer products, cosmetics, hair and personal services. This reference tool includes thorough market and trends analysis, and contains thousands of contacts.

Plunkett's GreenTech market research includes an analysis of trends and markets, industry statistics, globalization and investment, including venture capital. Includes profiles of leading companies. Covers green initiatives in sectors ranging from real estate to consumer products to transportation and energy, along with research and development.

The food industry is among the most competitive and globally-linked of all business sectors. Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac is your guide to the entire food business, from production, to distribution, to retailing. This exciting new book covers everything you need to know about the food, beverage and tobacco industry.

Covers employers of all types from 100 to 2,500 employees in size. No other source provides this book's easy-to-understand comparisons of growth, corporate culture, salaries, benefits, pension plans and profit sharing at mid-size corporations. The book contains profiles of highly successful companies that are of vital importance to job-seekers of all types.

Covers such nanotechnology, miniaturization and MEMS business topics as microengineering; microsystems; microsensors; carbon tubes; bucky balls; research and development; funding and investments; labs in Singapore, Korea, China, the U.S. and the EU; and much more. This reference tool includes a thorough market analysis as well as Plunkett's respected trends and technologies analysis.

This reference tool includes thorough market and trends analysis. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 500 leading companies, worldwide.

The fields of advertising, marketing and branding are covered in-depth in this important volume, from advertising on radio and TV to direct mail, from online advertising to branding, public relations and paid search inclusion. Analysis includes trends, globalization, technologies, finances, online strategies, wireless advertising, social networks, agencies, paid product placement, and more.