With hundreds of new companies, new products and new business segments emerging around the world, the ability to identify and understand growth opportunities for your business has never been more important. Within this dynamic environment, access to the latest information and insight on a market, category or company is essential to achieving a competitive advantage.

In response to this growing demand for information, ACNielsen introduces Global Snapshots... information profiles from markets around the world, designed to provide you with the critical insight you need to make investment decisions.

Critical Insights from Over 100 Markets
Whether you are entering a new market or buying a new company, ACNielsen will work with you to identify the critical facts you need to know. Global Snapshots are created to meet your needs, providing you with the right information and insights from ACNielsen's team of market experts.

Global Snapshots also provide you with an electronic portfolio of standard reports, making it easier for you to quickly communicate the essential information in chart and graph formats across your organisation.

Flexible and Fast
Using our network of local experts, Global Snapshots can be created for you within days and e-mailed directly to your desktop or sent overnight to your office location.

Information for Decision Making
When your management team requires more information before making a key decision, Global Snapshots are designed to provide you with the information you need.

• Market expansion assessments
• New category evaluations
• Acquisition profiles
• Identification and evaluation of emerging category segments or channels

Key Information Components
Each Global Snapshot is built from a range of information components on a market, category, brand or company.

• Volume and value sales and shares
• Pricing information
• Comprehensive retail coverage
• Distribution information
• Trade channel segmentation
• Geographic segmentation