4/18/2011
Online Advertising Revenues for 2010 Set a New Record
The newest Online Advertising Revenue Report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) shows search marketing continues to hold its top position for online ad spending contribution in 2010, with 46.1% of US internet advertising dollars.
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1/17/2011
B2B Online Marketing Budgets will Increase in 2011
BtoB magazine just released the results from its “2011 Outlook: Marketing Priorities and Plans” survey. More than half of business-to-business marketers intend to increase their overall marketing budgets in 2011 and 78.5% of marketers will boost their online marketing budgets.
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12/22/2010
Online Advertising Spend Will Pass Print Spend by Year End
The headline isn’t any surprise to marketers. It was just a matter of how soon online advertising numbers would pass print spend. eMarketer reported that 2010 will be the first year online ad spend receives more marketing dollars than print advertising.
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12/14/2010
Search Engine Yahoo Expected to Cut 650 Jobs
Search engine Yahoo is expected to let go 600 to 700 of its employees, quite possibly starting today. Minimal online advertising revenue growth continues to plague its business.
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12/6/2010
Online Ad Spending Expected to Have Double Digit Growth through 2014
Digital marketing intelligence provider eMarketer forecasts 10.5% increase in US online ad spending next year, along with double-digit growth each subsequent year through 2014. In 2014, the online ad spend is expected to exceed $40 billion.
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10/4/2010
Marketing to Healthcare Professionals Online
Not only has the internet become a top resource for consumers seeking medical information, the internet is also a top resource for physicians. In fact, physicians are considered heavy users of mobile and online to gather research, stay updated on medical industry news, and connect with healthcare peers.
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6/14/2010
B2B Online Advertising is Booming
More B2B companies have turned to internet marketing over the past several years, and for ample good reasons, too. Since the world has been forever changed by the advent of the internet and with it transparency, accountability, measurability, and microsegmentation—the world of media and advertising has forever been changed.
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6/6/2010
The Agency Client Prenup in Search Marketing
Last month I was the best man for my brother’s wedding in San Diego. It was a beautiful ceremony along the coast in Solana Beach. Although the bride and groom shed tears of joy during their wedding vows, it wasn't too long after the ceremony when a few guests began trading jokes about divorce and prenups.
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5/10/2010
Effects of Online Brand Reputation Management
Last month I met with a network of crisis communications and public relations professionals to discuss the topic of online brand reputation management.
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5/7/2010
Baby Boomers Embrace Online Beauty Market
According to a recent survey conducted by Mintel, baby boomers-particularly women-provide online retailers and marketers with a profitable and burgeoning target market. Current online shopping trends coupled with innovative internet marketing strategies reveal that if retailers can successfully identify and meet the needs of this unique demographic, increasing sales and consumer loyalty will follow.
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4/2/2010
Highlights from SEMPO’s State of Search Engine Marketing Report 2010
The survey recently conducted by the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) of over 1,500 agency and client-side search marketers from 68 countries has been released with surprising results. The survey predominately concentrated on the core definition of search engine marketing (SEM) – search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search – but was also able to draw out more information on social media marketing (SMM), an aspect of SEM that is quickly becoming a key element of search marketing.
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3/5/2010
What is Your Secret Salsa Recipe (the Best Digital Marketing Mix)?
This past month I had the opportunity to speak with a prominent executive coaching group in the Los Angeles area on the topic of “Digital Marketing in 2010.” This group consists of CXOs (e.g. chief executive officer, chief marketing officer, etc.) for their respective companies. They meet regularly to exchange information and help each other navigate through the ever-changing business landscape.
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3/5/2010
Marketers Must Educate and Enlighten Concerned Consumers Regarding Ad Targeting
Without access to consumer data, online advertising is unquestionably less effective. Data is critical when it comes to internet marketing. Successful internet marketing requires that accurate and relevant information be gathered from online audiences in order to offer high-quality, targeted advertising to consumers and value to the companies who place them.
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12/10/2009
Forecasting for Maximum ROI doesn't have to be a Marketing Nightmare
The direct marketer’s perennial question is how to best allocate the annual marketing budget across a bewildering array of channels and tactics to yield the maximum return on investment. The bigger the company, the bigger the challenge. With some of the very largest companies spending billions of dollars each year on marketing, the challenge can be almost insurmountable.
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9/28/2009
Yahoo’s $100 Million Gamble or Investment?
The announcement of Yahoo’s $100 million ad campaign has sparked some interest, and raised eyebrows amongst those in the search engine marketing community. In a move that is being viewed by some SEM professionals as a ridiculously expensive and doomed attempt at reinvention, many are left wondering: is it really worth it?
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4/20/2009
The United States Hispanic Internet Audience Grows Faster than the Total U.S. Online Population
comScore, Inc. a research firm measuring the Internet marketing world, recently produced a report on the United States Hispanic Internet market. The results of this study revealed that the Hispanic online audience in February of 2009 reached a record of 20.3 million individuals, a figure that represents 11 percent of the complete United States online market. In 2008, the United States Hispanic market showed significant growth. In fact it outpaced the full United States online population when it comes to the quantity of visitors, amount of time spent viewing, and the number of pages viewed as well
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4/13/2009
Why Search Engine Marketing Can Be Your Life Preserver in the Down Turn
Since the U.S. economy started to decline, retailers have been looking at different ways in which they can maintain their competitive edge and grow their sales. Some would even be happy if they could maintain their current sales figures just so they can stay afloat.
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4/6/2009
Internet Ad Sales Up, But At Slower Pace
According to a report recently released in March 2009, Internet advertising in 2008 may have risen but the growth is beginning to flatten. David Silverman, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers who helped create the report, states that the short term growth of the online advertising market has been hit pretty hard by the economy.
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3/27/2009
New Study Shows Many Online Marketers Ignore Sales Funnel
A new study performed by Microsoft’s Atlas Institute shows that many companies engaged in online marketing are not giving credit where it is due. This study included 17 million online conversions from the campaigns of 250 advertisers across thousands of sites over 90 days. The results of this study show that the average converter, one who performs the desired action of the marketer, was exposed to 18.5 of the marketer’s ads within 90 days of the campaigns. In addition, the study showed that half of the ad exposures occurred within 7 to 60 days before the conversions took place.
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2/27/2009
Rough Times Accelerate Investments in Digital Advertising
Internet marketing has taken on a new meaning due to social media, the rapid changeover to digital technology, and the ailing economy. In a recent report, The Kelsey Group, LLC estimates that the amount of funding for interactive advertising will more than double from 9% in 2008 to 22.2% in 2013.
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1/22/2009
Search Engine Marketing Soars Despite Economic Downturn
Search engine marketing is still popular with online marketers because it works and provides greater ROI than other forms of marketing.
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1/16/2009
Online Industry Shines Economic Bright Light
In spite of the economic doom and gloom in the news media about our economy, there is a bright spot – the online industry. Following are some positives this medium brings our way.
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1/7/2009
Search Ad Expected to Grow – Even in a Recession
Some search industry analysts predicted that this year would be the first that U.S. search advertising would slow – going beneath 20% for the first time ever. However, this hasn’t proven to be the case.
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1/6/2009
Search Marketing Rules, But Does Anybody Know It?
You can barely turn on the news without being bombarded by bad economic news. Companies are cutting costs wherever possible – from layoffs to advertising.
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12/19/2008
Advertising Darling
By Marc J. Wymar, WebMetro Director of Interactive Media
Happy holidays online marketers! Sure, the economy is in the tank and layoffs are on the rise. Your 401K is probably a shell of what it used to be. But things could be much worse! We could be in the outdoor or traditional display advertising space…eek!
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