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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Generation Gap Can Harm Integrated Campaigns

If you want to get the most from your integrated ad campaigns you have to know who your target market is – and how to best reach them. That is the verdict of a new study from Forrester Research. >>

Monday, October 09, 2006

Online Ad Budgets Dropping

A new report from Blackfriars Communications indicates that only 16% of marketing budgets will go to online advertising this year. This includes email advertising campaigns, display ads and Internet media spending. >>

Monday, October 09, 2006

Voters Turning To Internet For Information

United States voters are showing high confidence in the Internet as a way to learn more about political candidates. As Election 2006 draws near, one survey says more than 25% of voters are using the Internet to learn more about candidates – that is more than any other information medium. >>

Friday, October 06, 2006

Teens, Tweens: More Than Surfers

A new study shows teens and tweens are doing more than surfing the web. For many between the ages of 8 and 18, the Internet is a place to spend money. >>

Friday, October 06, 2006

Holiday Forecast Looks Bright for Marketers

Forget the Halloween candy right now consumers want Christmas goodies instead. With a little more than 3 weeks until Halloween, marketers are predicting a good holiday season – based on consumer wants. >>

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Study: Gamers Want Social Experience

Nielsen Entertainment has released the third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study. One of the big surprises to this year’s survey is that more and more online gamers are looking for a social experience. >>

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Study Shows Online Ad Spending Up

A new study out from the International Advertising Bureau shows that online advertising spending is up more than 40% in Britain for the first half of 2006. >>

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Consumers Prefer National Language Over English

A research report entitled 'Can’t Read, Won’t Buy' has found that global online buying preferences are heavily influenced by local language use. Common Sense Advisory, the firm that conducted the study, analyzed over 2,400 consumers in Europe, Asia and South America, focusing on language use by consumers and brand marketers and its impact on buying decisions. >>

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

US Mobile Ads Lagging

US consumers continue looking at mobile text ads as a novel concept, and they aren’t converting to sales as quickly as European consumers. >>

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Research Shows Different “Boomer” Groups

Consumers 42 and older shouldn’t be placed in the same subgroups, according to a new study by Focalyst. It’s a joint venture between AARP and research firm Kandar. >>

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Technology: The New Generation Gap

Remember a time when your parents screamed at you because of your choice of music? It was the generation gap of the past, in the present, technology is the generation gap – and online marketers must figure out new ways to bridge the gap or risk seeing revenues decline. >>

Monday, October 02, 2006

Are Boomers Next Cash Cow?

Monster.com’s founder has launched a new web portal, geared strictly to baby boomers, and investors are taking notice. The largest constituency on the web, so far elders have been an untapped market, and it appears, one that is ripe for advertisers. >>

Monday, October 02, 2006

New Strategy Could Help Newspapers Rebound

A new study from API and Innosight could change the way newspapers approach doing business in an online environment. The question is, is it too late? >>

Friday, September 29, 2006

July Local Searches Up 43%

A new study out by comScore indicates that performing a search for a local business or service drives consumer action. In the study, nearly 50% of all local searchers visited a local merchant as the result of searching for their service. >>

Thursday, September 28, 2006

European Deliverability Better Than US

A new study out from Lyris Technologies indicates that European ISPs and ESPs (email service providers) are out-delivering emails to consumers compared to United States providers. Still, the rates of false positives in email delivery are higher for large ESPs across the board. >>