BizReport : February 17, 2008 - February 23, 2008 Archive

February 17, 2008 - February 23, 2008 Archive

Research | February 22, 2008

Online newspaper readership is beginning to change

Newspaper revenue may still be showing a decline but according to a recent Scarborough Research report, online newspaper readership is growing. The report found that declines in print readership are being offset by increases in online readership. Newspaper website readership has shown a 14% increase from 2005 to 2007. >>

Research | February 22, 2008

Report: Affluent African-Americans have 45% of buying power

By 2012, buying power in the African-American demographic will reach more than $1.1 trillion; nearly half of that buying power (45%) will be place within the Affluent African-American segment. The study goes on to indicate that currently African-American's buying power is $892 billion. >>

Advertising | February 22, 2008

Ad network offers parental targeting

It isn't just Hollywood that is baby crazy. Seems that a large portion of the public, in general, is interested in becoming parents and a new ad network offers advertisers access to this growing segment of the population. Babunga.com, recently bought out by the Nikelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, offers a pregnancy-focused group of parenting websites for consumers. >>

Mobile Marketing | February 21, 2008

Dial Directions connects mobile search with text messaging

Mobile search and local-mobile advertisers just got a helping hand from directory assistance. A new partnership between Dial Directions and Jingle Networks offers turn-by-turn directions to mobile callers via text message. >>

Advertising | February 21, 2008

Advertisers can go green with new ad network

Online marketers have a new way to target consumers interested in living a greener lifestyle. According to company information SustainLane's Green Advertising Network has seen record traffic numbers to their green publishing websites. >>

Advertising | February 21, 2008

Multimedia ad forecast to reach $12.6 billion

New multimedia venues are predicted to have a huge impact over the next four years. By 2012, multimedia platforms in the US alone, are expected to pull in more than $12.5 billion. Broadband ads are expected to account for about half of that amount. >>

E-commerce | February 20, 2008

PowerReviews: Consumers seek 4 reviews before buying

A new study suggests that consumer reviews may be even more important to in-market consumers. Researchers at PowerReviews have found that consumers seek out an average of four consumer reviews prior to buying a product. >>

Research | February 20, 2008

In-Stat: Consumers are only networking their Internet

Consumers are becoming more adept at networking their electronics devices, but that networking is dealing primarily with the Internet. According to a report from In-Stat, consumers are networking their home computers but have not yet begun networking their other devices en masse. >>

Research | February 20, 2008

Consumer confidence is falling

The U.S. is in the middle of an election year so it probably isn't a surprise that consumer confidence is in question or even that confidence has fallen in the past year. It is a surprise, however, how much consumer confidence has fallen in the past 12 months. According to BIGresearch, consumers are only half as confident as in 2007. >>

Email Marketing | February 19, 2008

Can the iPhone increase email marketing ROI?

The iPhone has certainly changed how consumers look at the mobile Internet and at their communication in general. But can it also change how email marketers plan and execute that next campaign? It likely should according to a recent study from Marketing Sherpa. >>

Research | February 19, 2008

Shoppers offline purchases are driven by online research

It appears that even more shoppers are using online retailers to search for specific products but they aren't buying those products online. A recent report from ShopLocal indicates that online shopping, for some, is simply research. >>

Mobile Marketing | February 19, 2008

M:Metrics: Mobile gamers are playing old games

Millions of users are playing mobile games but according to a recent M:Metrics report, they aren't downloading new games. The report notes that while more than 98 million users are playing mobile games, most are playing games native to their mobile phone, indicating a huge upsurge of possibility for downloaded mobile games. >>

Search Marketing | February 19, 2008

Google serves up video ads with search results

As part of Google’s Universal Search development, they have begun testing video ads to add to the current mix of text and image links served up with search results. >>

Research | February 19, 2008

British shoppers frustrated with offline shopping experiences

Limited stock, crowded stores and poor customer service are driving more and more British shoppers away from the High Street stores and online, according to recent research by Accenture. >>

Advertising | February 19, 2008

GoFish ad network targets kids and teens

Each month, millions of Internet users aged 6 to 17 years old go online in the U.S. and GoFish has recently launched a vertical distribution ad network to better enable advertisers to reach them. >>

Advertising | February 18, 2008

Big-4 Publishers launch online ad network

Four big-time publishers aren't giving up the ad wars without a fight. Gannett Company, Hearst Corporation, Tribune Company and the New York Times Company have formed their own advertising network called quadrantONE. >>

E-commerce | February 18, 2008

Survey: Online shoppers want better integration

Integrating online and offline aspects of your retail store is an increasingly important aspect of business. According to a recent survey from Sterling Commerce, online and offline shoppers from high-income brackets and who are students, are more likely to buy from hubs that offer integrated options. >>

Viral Marketing | February 18, 2008

Viewers spend 800+ minutes/month with online video

There are three distinct viewer groups for online video according to a recent comScore and Media Contacts study and all three segments are specific behavioral profiles. >>