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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Online advertising spend forecasts revised

The estimates for online advertising spending over the next four years are being re-looked at and, according to eMarketer, there’s a downward turn. >>

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Break.com offers customizable video player

For the first time, an online video player comes with a recommendation tab. Why is this important? Because knowing what clips are recommended can help advertisers better choose what videos should be sponsored. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Online entertainment consumption rises in U.K.

The number of people in the U.K. viewing TV, movie or video-related content online has grown significantly, and so has the amount of time being spent on those websites. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

NRF forecasts modest holiday shopping growth

Consumers plan to spend more this holiday season than in 2006, but they won't break any banks. According to the holiday forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF) holiday sales will gain only about 4%. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Growing number of merchants choose PPC

Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing may not be as buzzworthy as mobile or social marketing, but large numbers of merchants continue to push more ad dollars into PPC. According to The 2nd Annual Pay Per Click Stress Survey about 65% of the merchants surveyed have been using PPC ad platforms for three or more years. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Ads, not subscription fees, say Internet users

Consumers would rather tolerate advertising on websites than pay for access to content, according to a recent U.S. Direct Marketing Association study. >>

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Advertisers target online influencers, conversations

The online advertising industry’s first ad system that targets influencers and consumers engaged in conversation about a product, brand or service has been one of many big announcements at ad:tech. >>

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

In-call ad platform launched

Consumers spend hours each year waiting for their phone calls to connect. That is wasted time for the consumer - and for the advertiser. A new platform could change that by offering in-call ads. This isn't a new premise but the platform is said to take a different approach than other in-call ad platforms. >>

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Chinese adopt Web 2.0 faster than Americans

Blogs to Podcasts, online users in China are adopting Web 2.0 interfaces faster than their American counterparts. According to a recent NetPop report user-generated content impacts 58% of Chinese purchases but only about 19% of American purchases. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

MySpace to announce new ad platform

The MySpace business model continues to evolve, and today the social networking site is due to announce a new advertising platform to allow better targeting of MySpace members. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Facebook to unveil shopping service to its network

Users log on to social networks to make friends. Now those connections could impact how an etailer or product will fair online. That is because Facebook is set to unveil a shopping tab within its social network that would allow users to share product information and where they purchased products within the network. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Surveys put gift cards top of gift lists

A couple of recent surveys indicate that gift cards will be the favorite choice for consumers and retailers alike. >>

Friday, November 02, 2007

Audiences increase but revenue slows for newspapers

Newspapers are taking another hard hit according to a recent report from the Newspaper Association of America. According to the report audience numbers are up both online and in print but revenue has seen another lag. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Study: Showing in context ads more efficient

A new study is out that indicates advertising in context is much more efficient than showing ads out of context. According to the Online Testing eXchance ads that are contextually relevant to the content on a webpage outperform ads that are not relevant. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Over-50s get social online

Thousands of over-50s have signed up for an online social networking site from the holiday and insurance company, Saga. >>

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