Internet Trends
Online Content in Local Context Leads to More Sales
There is a lot to be said about the value of owned and earned media online and what drives their value is great content. Here’s a chart that appears in an article on eMarketer.com that indicates how much value marketers are putting on good content. Then they make the point about content being tied to […]
Read More about Online Content in Local Context Leads to More SalesInternet Ad Spend Beats Print, Finally
I can’t believe it’s taken this long but we’re finally seeing advertising dollars follow consumers to the internet where print and internet ad spend will be equal in 2015. This chart appears at statista.com and they explain it thus, According to a recent forecast by ZenithOptimedia, online advertising in 2015 will overtake print advertising for the […]
Read More about Internet Ad Spend Beats Print, FinallyDigital Ad Spend for Newspapers Isn’t Very Good Either
We’ve seen a lot of reports about the decline in advertising sales for newspapers, especially since 2005, but the hope has always been that some of those lost print dollars would move over to digital ad sales for newspapers. Well, this chart from a blog post at Newsosaur.com tells us that that hasn’t happened. Digital […]
Read More about Digital Ad Spend for Newspapers Isn’t Very Good EitherMore Reminders of How Marketing Has Changed
Looking back over our blogs posts through the years, we’ve been chronicling the way marketing is changing before our very eyes. This week two articles drove this home for me. The first from the NYT announced that the Audit Bureau of Circulations, or ABC as we know it, is changing its name to the Alliance […]
Read More about More Reminders of How Marketing Has ChangedThe Internet is a Major Source for Election News and What That Means
Ad dollars should naturally follow consumer behavior and here’s another indication that you should be moving dollars from traditional media to the Internet. This research is from the Pew Research Center and you can read more here but the main takeaway about the internet is: Since 2008, the percentage using the internet as a main campaign news source […]
Read More about The Internet is a Major Source for Election News and What That MeansIndependent Dealers Aren’t Using Digital Media Like They Should
There is more than enough research to prove that digital media works in local markets, much better than traditional media. Yet, according to this study, small and medium sized businesses still don’t use digital as much as they should. This chart comes from an article at MarketingCharts.com that further reports about SMBs; Asked which techniques […]
Read More about Independent Dealers Aren’t Using Digital Media Like They ShouldGoogle Ad Revenue vs. Print Ad Revenue
Ok, this isn’t a completely fair chart as it compares Google ad revenue globally vs. newspaper and magazine print ad revenue in the U.S. only, but it’s still enlightening. This chart comes from an article at www.statista.com and they explain it this way, We have played with the numbers a little bit and found an interesting piece of […]
Read More about Google Ad Revenue vs. Print Ad RevenueCommercial Printing Down -3.2% in September
As consumers move to the Internet for information there is an effect on all traditional media, and printing shipments, much like newspaper revenue are indicators of where we stand in this evolution. Here are the September numbers as reported on WhatTheyThink.com: September 2012 US commercial printing shipments were $6.97 billion, down -$232 million, or -3.2% […]
Read More about Commercial Printing Down -3.2% in SeptemberRetailers Need Your Help Going Digital
As local advertising is moving from traditional to digital it’s abundantly clear that local dealers need help in understanding what to do and how to do it. Here’s a chart from a recent article on eMarketer.com In a few words, your dealers need help with everything digital, Many of the national brands surveyed (51.3%) used […]
Read More about Retailers Need Your Help Going DigitalSocial Media Works Better with Images Posted by Dealers
There is a growing awareness of how important paid, earned and owned media is to building a brand and recent articles are starting to share best practices. Here’s a link to a good article about images and social media from the IAB. From the article: Moving forward, it’s important to think about visual content for […]
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