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Bing Overtakes Yahoo as Google Continues to Dominate

September 17, 2010

The latest numbers are out on who is winning the search wars and it’s still Google. What’s important about this month is that it is the first time that Bing has beaten Yahoo.  As you can see Bing’s growth has been at the expense of Yahoo and the floundering AOL sites.  Google has been strong […]

Cross-channel Marketing Critical and Difficult…Unless

September 14, 2010

We’ve seen survey reports that show 80% of web users use at least two channels to evaluate a product purchase decision.   And, nearly 90% of  marketers according to a survey by Alterian say that it’s vital or extremely so to have campaigns integrate between channels. While integration is important it’s not easy to accomplish according […]

Newspaper Apps Not Perfect Replacement for Printed Version

September 13, 2010

Sometimes you just need an old fashioned printed newspaper.

Local Online Ad Spend to Grow 18% in 2011

August 30, 2010

According to a recent report from Borrell Associates, overall ad spending in 2011 will grow by less than 5% but local online ad spending will grow by 18% in 2011. They further go on to explain where the growth is coming from: It’s clear that ad dollars continue to move from the old media to […]

What Works Best to Reach Local Audiences? Local Websites!

August 23, 2010

Here are the results from  a study by Harris Interactive that asked marketers what works best in reaching local markets. These results are right in line with what our clients are asking for in the ad builders we build for them.  More than ever brand managers want digital outputs in addition to the more traditional […]

15% Of Ad Budget Should Be Online, At A Minimum.

August 3, 2010

Here’s a good benchmark for setting your advertising budget as it relates to online spending. Well said.

Consumers Prefer E-Mail Delivery of Retailer Promotions

August 2, 2010

Here’s a study from CrossView that indicates that consumers prefer to get retailer promotion information from an e-mail and surprisingly web site, newspaper and social media are way down the list. I think the key word here is “delivery” of retailer promotions.  Not to be confused with how a consumer learns about a promotion.  So […]

Here’s an Easy Way to Add $9 Million to Your Online Search Budget

July 22, 2010

Here’s an interesting report from WebVisible documenting how much small and medium size businesses are spending on search advertising.  You can download the full report here. We have to remember that these numbers are taken from a wide variety of SMBs and include florists to doctors.  However it’s inescapable to conclude that the idea of […]

Times of London Charges Online Readers, Loses 90% of Visitors

July 21, 2010

I’m picking up this story from the Guardian in England, so I won’t vouch for their numbers but even if they’re half right this should put a scare into US newspapers thinking of putting up a paywall for their content. The Guardian story claims that almost 90% of the Times of London online readers have […]

Amazon Sells More Kindle E-books Than Hardcover Books

July 20, 2010

Local advertising has been all about technological change these past 10 or 15 years as the Internet has become the place where consumers spend their time.   Recently we read where White Page phone directories are becoming a thing of the past and yesterday we saw where Amazon sells more e-books than hardcover books. In the […]

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