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US consumers are more receptive to traditional marketing techniques, with new research from Harris Interactive and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) showing that methods such as paid advertising and sponsorship are deemed as more trustworthy and acceptable forms of marketing. Newer marketing techniques, including internet pop-ups and adverts in text messages were found… Continue reading Consumers Trust Traditional Marketing More

Interacting with audiences is found to be the most effective way of reaching consumers through online advertising, with new research from rich media advert company, PointRoll, claiming that rich media adverts are stronger performers than other online adverts. According to the study, over 80% of online advert creators said that they agreed that these adverts… Continue reading Interaction Important In Online Adverts

The online advertising community is looking forward to a strong 2006, with interactive marketing experts 24/7 Real Media revealing the top ten trends for the industry next year at the recent Ad:Tech conference in New York. Among the revelations, 24/7 Real Media predicts that search engine marketing will reinvent itself as a lead-generation channel, while… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing To Enjoy Popularity Surge In 2006

Merrill lynch has revealed US advertising expenditure is expected to trail nominal growth in the US gross domestic product (GDP), projecting adspend to rise by 4.2% this year, excluding direct mail. According to Merrill analyst, Lauren Rich Fine, the soft advertising economy is attributed to a “variety of factors”, including a low rate of economy… Continue reading Merrill Forecasts US Adspend To Rise By 4.2% In 2005

Word of mouth advertising is expected to enjoy a surge in popularity as advertisers cotton on to the potential of the “friends and family” media and how it can be used in conjunction with the internet. According to estimates from eMarketer, about half of all online marketers are engaging in some form of word of… Continue reading Word Of Mouth Advertising Set To Increase

New estimates from American analysis Goldman Sachs predict 2005 to be the US newspaper industry’s worst since the last advertising recession, with further gloom forecast for 2006. “2005 is shaping up as the industry’s worst year from a revenue growth perspective since the recession impacted 2001-2002 period,” the analyst claims, adding that growth next year… Continue reading US Newspaper Market Facing ‘Worst Year Since Recession’

Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, has raised his forecasts for revenue increases for the global advertising agency in 2005, predicting overall growth of 2% to 3%. For 2006, the media heavyweight is more optimistic, expecting growth of 3%-4% as advertisers raise their budgets for the Football World Cup and the Winter Olympics in… Continue reading Sorrell Forecasts Revenue Growth Of Up To 4% For 2006

Digital agencies look set to reap the benefits of the surge in online advertising with a new survey from online research firm E-consultancy showing that daily fees for companies are up by 11% since 2003, and are expected to rise by 8% over the next 12 months. Out of 328 agencies, 96% were optimistic about… Continue reading Digital Ad Agencies Enjoy Online Advertising Surge

Media agency ZenithOptimedia projects global advertising expenditure to increase by 5.2% this year, a slight upward revision from its earlier prediction of 4.7%. In its latest forecasts, Zenith claims that Brazil, Russia and China will supply 27% of world-wide advertising growth in 2005, while the USA will remain the largest contributor to global adspend, providing… Continue reading Zenith Revises Global Adspend Up To 5.2% For 2005

US internet advertising expenditure in the third quarter of 2005 grew by 10% over the last quarter, with over a third of respondents to MediaPost’s advisory panel reporting a increase in online adspend of at least 11% quarter on quarter. The study found that about three-fifths of respondents planned to increase their online adspend in… Continue reading US Online Adspend Up By 10% In Q3 2005