Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., who helped transform the company his father founded into the world's most powerful media and marketing research organization, died Monday. He was 92. Nielsen, who helped
diversify Nielsen beyond its original radio and TV ratings, was pushed out after it merged with Dun & Bradstreet Corp. in the 1980s, after which he once quipped that he was the company's "sex
consultant," because he said they told him, "We'll call you if we ever need your f***ing advice." Oddly, the current incarnation of the Nielsen Co. issued no statement on his passing.
The tone of this article and the lack of respect it exhibits for someone who has passed away is a real shame, regardless of the underlying facts associated with this situation. What was the purpose of this?