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Online advertising is the new driving force behind broadband, according to a new report, with many internet users being encouraged to switch to high-speed connections as a result of web-site marketing. A report from dealgroupmedia says, the surge in sales caused by internet advertising even oustrips the overalll growth of broadband. During an internet campaign… Continue reading Online Ads Are Driving Broadband Subscriptions

Paid search spending in the US will more than double by 2009 to $5.5 billion but as this market matures, growth is expected to slow down, says a new report from a US research group. According to Jupiter Research, advertisers are expected to spend $2.6 billion on search by the end of this year and… Continue reading US Paid Search Spend To Double By 2009

As internet shopping continues to boom, so does the number of people using credit cards online, with one-in-ten UK web-users now choosing this payment method, which has grown by five times in popularity since 1999. According to research by the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS), 10% of all credit card transactions now take place… Continue reading Online Credit Card Payments Surge

The online research market in the UK will more than double in 2004 and rake-in a massive £160 million over the year, according to a marketing information agency. The report Online Surveys and Research – A Buyer’s Guide, published by E-Consultancy, says the UK will be using the web to conduct research as frequently as… Continue reading UK Online Research Market To Double In 2004

Researching and shopping online has become even more popular in the United States thanks to a stronger economy and growing consumer confidence says, Dieringer Research Group (DRG). The American Interactive Consumer Survey, which involved 3,000 US adults, revealed that three out of five regularly go online, with the majority using the internet for shopping and… Continue reading US Buys Into Online Shopping

Local internet advertising in the United States has turned in to a full-fledged boom, says Borrell Associates, and as a result estimates that newspaper-owned internet sites will generate a staggering $1.14 billion this year. When the forecast is compared to the $811 million revenue from newspaper based web-sites produced last year, it’s easy to see… Continue reading Online Revenue Is The ‘Botox’ Of Newspaper Industry

Hotel guests are now embracing broadband, says new a new study from a high-technology market research firm and it has forecast that the number of properties in the United States offering the high-speed internet connection is set to rise to 26,828 by 2008. According to In-Stat/MDR, the hotel broadband market has come along way since… Continue reading Hotel Broadband Market Begins To Heat Up Again

By 2008, over 10% of all US broadband subscribers will be receiving voice calls over high-speed internet connections, driven by lower costs and technological advances in this market, says a new report from In-Stat/MDR. As broadband companies continue to add thousands of new lines each month, the US broadband IP telephony market looks set to… Continue reading Voice Calls Over Broadband Set For Growth

Sir Martin Sorrell has said that the challenges faced by newspaper and magazine publishers ‘is getting greater and greater’ as internet advertising continues to grow and accelerate. Speaking to the Independent Review, the chief executive of the world’s second largest advertising and marketing services group WPP said, he is intrigued by the forecasts about interactive… Continue reading WPP’s Sorrell Warns Of Internet Pressure On Papers And Magazines

Offline agencies are beginning to realise that online video advertising could have a similar reach to television, according to JupiterResearch, and as a result this market in the United States is expected to grow from $77 million in 2003 to $657 million by 2009. Speaking at the Jupiter/ClickZ Advertising Forum Conference yesterday, analyst Nate Elliott… Continue reading Online Video Ad Spend Could Rival TV