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Carat, the world’s largest independent media agency network, has forecast global advertising expenditure growth to be 4.9% in 2005, approximately in line with its previous estimation in September of 5.0% (see US Online Ad and Marketing Spend To Reach $14.7 Billion in 2005). The media agency attributes its slight revision to the price of oil,… Continue reading Carat Predicts Global Adpsend Growth Of 4.9% In 2005

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is poised for significant growth, with a report from analysts eMarketer predicting the next two years to mark the turning point for the technology. The new VoIP: Spending and Trends report focuses on the many factors driving VoIP adoption. Steve Butler, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the report said:… Continue reading VoIP To Increase Penetration In Two Years

Advertising expenditure is expected to rise by almost 5% this year and by nearly 4% in 2006, according to the latest figures from the Advertising Association (AA) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC). These estimates are more optimistic than previous figures released by the AA in its Advertising Forecast, which predicted advertising expenditure in… Continue reading UK Adspend Forecast To Rise 5% In 2005

Small businesses are reported to be migrating to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), being swayed by the lowering in cost of the technology and its ease of integration into the work place, according to US analyst eMarketer. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows that 7.3% of US small businesses currently use VoIP, with… Continue reading Small Businesses Adopt VoIP

US online advertising and marketing expenditure is to predicted to reach $14.7 billion in 2005, with online advertising channels such as search engine marketing, online display adverts and email marketing continuing to become more effective, relative to traditional channels. According to a new report from Forrester Research, even though online adspend is growing at a… Continue reading US Online Ad and Marketing Spend To Reach $14.7 Billion in 2005

US analyst, eMarketer, has released new forecasts for 2005 advertising expenditure predicting online advertising to rise by nearly 34% in 2005 to about $13 billion. Paid search is estimated to grow by 40% over the year to $5.4 billion, up from previous estimates of $4.7 billion. The success of search engines Yahoo and Google have… Continue reading Online Adspend To Hit $13 Billion In 2005

Migration to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is predicted to reach its peak between 2010-2012, with penetration starting to grow over the next four years according to high-tech market research firm, In-Stat. The new Carrier NGN Migration Strategies report, shows that the time frame of VoIP adoption is largely dependent on carriers’ strategies for the… Continue reading VoIP Predicted To Peak Between 2010-2012

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has set a target for the internet to be a billion pound medium and overtake outdoor’s market share by mid 2006, announcing a Five Point Plan to help advertisers get more out of online media. Following his 100 day review of the IAB, Guy Phillipson, the trade body’s new chief… Continue reading IAB Sets Target For Online Industry

Changes in technology and market forces are resulting in the US population increasingly shifting to the internet as their primary source of news. A new study by Merrill Brown, commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation, shows that consumers are accessing and processing information in ways that “challenge the historic function of the news business and raise… Continue reading Internet Becoming Primary News Source In US

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine The BBC has launched the Creative Archive Licence, allowing companies and institutions to download material from its extensive film, television and radio back catalogue legally for the first time.Media and arts organisations, universities and libraries have been urged by the Corporation to subscribe to the scheme, designed to allow public access… Continue reading BBC Shares Archives Through Legal Downloads