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TRU View Newsletter
Teen Research Unlimited (TRU)

Do you want to know more about teens' spending behaviors, likes and dislikes, and generally what makes them tick? ACA is pleased to announce a new relationship with Teen Research Unlimited (TRU), a leading provider of teen data. TRU surveys teens from across the U.S. and even employs teens from major U.S. cities to help them determine "what's hot" and "what's not." ACA camps can view TRU's teen market research here in a biweekly newsletter entitled TRU View.

TRU View Newsletters
August 24, 2007: Back to School Special Edition
August 10, 2007: Role models, water bottles, etc
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Tru-View Quick Stat
What do you know about your teen population at camp? What is the commonality of the following items? (Are some of the names not familiar to you?)

  1. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Reggie Bush — T.I., Nickelback, Hinder

    How about a couple of easier ones:

  2. Hooded sweatshirts
  3. Rap/Hip Hop and R and B
  4. Going to the movies
  5. DVDs and cellphones

The answer is these items all appear in this bi-weekly marketing report from TRU Research, but we'll give you a sneak preview:

  1. The first three names are their choice of top athletes whom they like very much. The second three are their top choices for performers.
  2. An item that scored on average, in the top 90 percent of THE must-have fashion with male and female teens.
  3. The top two most popular music genres identified by teens.
  4. The number one IN activity for teens across both genders.
  5. The must-have electronic items for male and female teens, respectively.
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