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 Trends
Investigate search volume patterns.

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

Google Zeitgeist UK
Popular UK searches over the last year.

Google Zeitgeist Worldwide
Popular worldwide searches over the last year.

Experian UK Hitwise Top 10 Awards
Gives the top websites by industry.

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 UK Top Searches
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.

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 - IAB UK
The UK trade association for online advertising.

IAB Europe
The voice of digital business for Europe.

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

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
For the latest book trends.

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.

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.

Shop.org
US trade association for online and multichannel retailing.

CoolBrands Survey
Annual survey of Britain's coolest brands.

StatCounter GlobalStats
Free global internet usage data from StatCounter on things like browser usage

British Retail Consortium
The trade association for retailers.

netimperative
Intelligence for digital business.

Hurun Report
Focuses on high net worth individuals in China.