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            Market Research
            HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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            Nielsen has been made aware of unauthorized third parties attempting to use Nielsen's name fraudulently.  If you should happen to be contacted, be it by phone, email, letter, or other means, offered a check from “Nielsen” and advised to cash it in order to use some of the proceeds to test a service (for example: testing a Western Union wire transfer), please disregard and report it to your local authorities immediately. You may also be advised that you may retain the balance from the cashed check as payment, however, the check later bounces.  

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            At-a-glance

            Customer Reviews

            1.15/5stars

            Average of 41 Customer Reviews

            Customer Complaints

            191 complaints closed in last 3 years

            83 complaints closed in last 12 months

            BBB Rating & Accreditation

            Accredited Since: 2/11/2010

            Years in Business: 101

            Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

            Overview of BBB Rating

            Overview

            Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics.

            Through their understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, they empower their clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.

            An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries. Learn more at www.nielsen.com or www.nielsen.com/investors and connect with us on social media.

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            This is a multi-location business.

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              BBB File Opened:
              8/1/1991
              Years in Business:
              101
              Business Started:
              1/1/1923
              Business Started Locally:
              5/23/2006
              Business Incorporated:
              5/23/2006
              Accredited Since:
              2/11/2010
              Type of Entity:
              Corporation
              Alternate Business Name
              • Photo District News (PDN))
              • Scarborough Research
              • Scarborough
              • Nielsen Audio
              • Arbitron Inc.
              • Arbitron Ratings
              • Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
              • Nielsen Homescan
              • Nielsen Online
              • Nielsen National Research Group, Inc.
              • Nielsen Government and Public Sector, LLC
              • Nielsen Mobile, LLC
              • Showeast, LLC
              • NetRatings, LLC
              • Nielsen IAG, Inc.
              • The Cambridge Group, Inc.
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              Customer Complaints

              191 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              02/27/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Problems with Product/Service
              Status:
              Resolved
              Zip Code ***** needs to be in the ************* DMA. In November 2023 it moved to the *********** ** DMA. PUT IT BACK!!!!
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              Customer Reviews

              41 Customer Reviews

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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Russell R

              1 star

              01/16/2024

              The most unfortunate thing that ******* can offer. I can not imagine what the ***** ADMINISTRATION will do to the counter acting overseas people that are trying to adhere to the honest people that try to make a living to to the right thing. My wife has been hacked through the overseas pieces of s*** These people are taking advantage of the American People and I am tired of it and I am Fed up .I will take action against the federal government for letting the f****** government let these pieces of pure S*** take advantage of the **** OF THE FREE!! GOD DAMNIT ITS TIME FOR THE ******** REDNECK TO TAKE A STAND. THESE ***** ARE DONE in ****************************.**** THE FOREIGNER IN OUR COUNTRY. IT IS TIME WE TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.

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