And for that completion, consumers should all give much thanks.

American consumers gave the auto industry its best month of the year in July.

But as a consumer, give me Fast Company any day.

For top of mind recall measures, consumers give the same answer in two interviews typically only 50% the time.

Whether many consumers will use the service anyway - and give marketers an audience worth pursuing - is the big question.

Direct marketing is possible over the Internet if the consumer has given permission for it in advance.

Nor will it be possible to use the information in such a way without the consumers and users having given their permission.

The consumers gave it a satisfaction level of 57 percent.

Those are the ones that consumers will give repeat business to.

The new California law says consumers must actively give permission to have their financial information shared with outside companies.