Top U.S. Online Video Properties


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500 Million Internet Users in Asia-Pacific

According to a recent eMarketer report, China will overtake the United States this year as the most populous Internet nation in the world and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole will exceed 500 million Internet users.


The report states "By 2012, nearly 50% of the world’s Internet population will live in the Asia-Pacific region. The share of the world’s Internet users in Europe and North America will fall, though absolute numbers will continue to rise in both regions, as the share of users in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region both grow."

Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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Video Sharing Sites a Hot Topic Entering 2008

According to last week's article in AdWeek, "Study: Traffic to Video Sites Doubles," daily traffic to YouTube and other video sharing web sites has nearly doubled in the past year. Factors attributing to this increase include:
  • Increased broadband penetration
  • The popularity video sharing sites have recently gained in men, younger adults and college graduates
  • More videos are online than ever before
  • 22% of Americans say they shoot their own videos, and 14% post them online (3x increase in less than a year)
While the overall traffic number to video sharing sites is up from 33% to a staggering 48%, other audiences are responding extremely well to the newly-popularized online content. The number of teens visiting video sharing sites has gone up by 160%, while the number of women has increased by 120%. Also, discounting older and younger adults, the number of adults aged 30-49 who visit video sharing site increased by 100% in the past year.

This is great news for skeptics about social media, as is the growing presence of Google Universal Search, which includes click-to-play videos on its first page of natural search content, as well as maps, images, etc. Online video will certainly be one of the hottest topics in online media for 2008.

Source: AdWeek, January 2008

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Email Site Advertising Dominates ROI

Source: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance, 2008

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Top Marketing Trends and Concepts of 2008

According to the first annual survey of Marketing Executives Networking Group, a nearly 1,700-member organization of marketers at a VP-level or higher, the top marketing trends in 2008 are as follows:

According to Anderson Analytics, "the survey focused on top marketing concepts, buzzwords, global areas of opportunity, targeted customer demographics, as well as the books that marketers look to for inspiration and growth opportunity."

The topic that came out on top from the survey, Marketing Basics, includes concepts such as customer satisfaction, retention and segmentation; brand loyalty; and ROI.

Search Engine Optimization came out as the second most important topic, with 42% of marketers in all fields rating it "Very Important" for the upcoming year.

Source: Anderson Analytics, 2007

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What Media Resources Are Americans Turning to for 2008 Political Candidate Information?

eMarketer recently reported some interesting news about the 2008 Presidential Campaign. While most Americans still turn to traditional resources such as TV, radio, newspapers, etc. for their information, a growing number of people are turning to the internet, including news video online, online debates and video blogging. The most interesting tidbit of this chart is that the demographic turning to the internet the most seems to be the 65+ age range, which contradicts most internet growth demographic statistics. This demographic turns to online debates more than any other, and also represents a large portion of the news video online viewers.

More people turn to internet for 2008 Presidential Campaign news
In the wake of this information, eMarketer explained, "Although 2008 isn't predicted to be a breakout year for online political ad spending, political information sites look to be a hot draw. Marketers and advertisers considering placements on such sites may want to start looking at their target consumers' political leanings."

Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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Top Growing Website Categories

Political and Women's Community Web sites are increasingly growing in popularity, showing a 35% increase in unique visitors from December 2006 to December 2007, according to a recent eMarketer report. See the top 10 below:

The fastest growing internet category is PoliticsThe report also stated, "Although US adults still prefer to get their presidential campaign information from traditional media, the percentage of US adults who check the Internet for information on presidential campaigns has risen since 2000, and 24% expect to do so this year, according to 'Internet's Broader Role in Campaign 2008,' by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Internet & American Life Project."

Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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Internet Usage Growth

Africa and the Middle East have seen the fastest growing internet penetrationFollowing up on a previous post (One Out of Every Five Persons Uses the Internet), this chart illustrates the growth rate of the internet from 2000 to 2007, broken out into regions around the world, as well as the world average of 265.6% growth in seven years.

Source: Internet World Stats, 2008

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posted by Harry Gold @ Friday, February 8, 2008 - 4:46 PM
 

World Internet Penetration Rates

North America has the highest penetration of the internet at 71.1%Following up on a previous post (One Out of Every Five Persons Uses the Internet), this chart illustrates the penetration rate of the internet broken out into regions around the world, as well as the world average, which reached 20.0% in 2007.

Source: Internet World Stats, 2008

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One Out of Every Five Persons Uses the Internet

Internet World Stats announced today statistics for 2007 year end that show that twenty percent (20.0 %) of the world population uses the Internet.


Only 20% of the world's population uses the internet This figure is based on the 1,319,872,109 estimated persons using the Internet as of December 31, 2007, and a total world population estimate of 6,606,971,659 on December 31, 2007.

The 2007 fourth quarter figures confirm that global Internet growth since December of 2000 has been 265.6% , a very healthy growth for the [World Wide Web]. Internet growth in the 2000-2007 period has been higher in the less penetrated areas of the world (Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia) and lower in the more penetrated areas (Europe, Oceania / Australia, and North America).

Regarding the Internet Penetration Rate (the percentage of the population that uses the Internet), penetration rate is very different in each geographic region of the world. North America continues to be the most penetrated area with 71.1% of the population using the Internet. Second comes Oceania (Australia) with 57.1%, third is Europe with 43.4%. The lowest Internet penetration is found in Africa at 4.7% for the year 2007.

About Internet World Stats
Internet World Stats is a leading international web site that provides a broad variety of statistical information services regarding Internet usage, penetration rate and population in over 233 countries and territories, for free use by the academia, the global business community, market researchers, and the general public. For complete and up-to-date World Internet Usage Statistics and information, please visit the website.

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Sources: PR-Inside, February 8, 2008; Internet World Stats, 2008

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How Do Consumers Select Online Retail Sites?

According to Nielsen, 60% of consumers say they like to stick with familiar sites, and they mostly purchase from the same site. 30-35% choose shopping sites based on general web surfing, search engines, or special offers.


60% of consumers say they like to stick with familiar sites
“This shows the importance of capturing the tens of millions of new online shoppers as they make their first purchases on the internet. If shopping sites can capture them early, and create a positive shopping experience, they will likely capture their loyalty and their money,” said Bruce Paul, VP, Customized Research, Nielsen US.

Source: MarketingCharts, 2008

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Online Shopping up 40% in 2 Years

According to the recent Nielsen Global Online Survey on online shopping habits, more than 85% of the world's online population, amounting to 875 million consumers, has used the internet to make a purchase.

More than 85% of the world's online population has used the internet to make a purchase
Two years ago, according to this same survey, the number of consumers who had purchased online was only 10% of the world's internet population (627 million), representing a 40% overall increase.

Source: MarketingCharts, 2008

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Newspapers Moving Online

Increasing shift of newspaper readership from print to onlineA new report by Nielsen Online for NAA (taking into account home and work internet usage) found that:
  • Heading into the holiday season, newspaper websites experienced a record in October 2007. More than 63.2 million people visited newspaper websites that month, more than any month on record - and an 8% increase from the same period a year ago
  • For the year's fourth quarter, 39% of all active Web users visited newspaper websites, with visits averaging 44 minutes per month
  • In the fourth quarter, users generated more than three billion page impressions on average, a 7.3% increase over the same period a year ago

Not only does this data show the growing shift of newspaper readership from print to online, it also shows the importance people are beginning to place in their online news sites, and the growing relevance of advertising in online newspapers as opposed to their ever-decreasing print counterparts. Not only are people turning to the internet for their news, but they are spending more time on newspaper websites, increasing the value of ads placed on these sites. The growth in Q4 of 2007 shows incredible promise for newspaper websites and especially advertisers in the upcoming year.

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Strongest Media Buys

Email and Search are the strongest advertising media buys for your company
Source: Datran Media, January 2008

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Email Marketing ROI Expectations

Email marketing ROI expected to be higher than other channels Source: Datran Media, January 2008

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Email Marketing Growth

According to Datran Media, companies largely plan to increase spending on email marketing in 2008 compared to 2007. Email marketing expected to grow in 2008Source: Datran Media, January 2008

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Tracking Capabilities in Question by Many Interactive Marketers

According to an interactive marketing survey by Sapient, senior-level marketing respondents do not feel very confident that their organization can track campaigns across multiple channels in real-time. The following table illustrates the responses:

The two channels in which marketers place the most confidence in their tracking ability are email and search
The least confidence of all was cited for the social networking channel. This channel, however, has the highest anticipated increase in marketing analytics spend for 2008 according to the survey.

The two channels in which marketers place the most confidence in their tracking ability, according to the survey, are email and search. 38% of respondents said search resulted in the highest ROI to their organizations. 28% of marketers plan to increase search spending in 2008.

The biggest hurdle to measurement and accuracy, according to respondents, is the difficulty to compare metrics across channels.

Sapient Chief Creative Officer, Gaston Legorburu, concludes "In 2008, marketers will seek the ability to seamlessly incorporate social networking with their other channels, including search and email, and the capability to monitor and measure performance to ensure they are achieving optimum results."

Source: Sapient, January 2008

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Web 2.0

According to a Scene7 study of companies that sell products or services online, "half of online businesses plan to add 'Web 2.0' online capabilities to their sites within the next six months, and over 93% intend to do so within the year."


Half of online businesses plan to add Web 2.0 online capabilities to their sites within the next six months

The strongest growth is expected to be seen in:
  • Mobile commerce (m-commerce) - 5% of respondents already offer m-commerce, and 25% have plans to implement this feature in the upcoming year.
  • URL/Widget sharing
  • Personalized Messaging

Source: Scene7 Web 2.0 Experiences 2008 and Beyond Survey, 2008

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Search Growth in 2007

In 2007, searches in the five core search engines increased by 15 percent to 9.6 billion searches. According to MediaPost, "More than 113 billion core searches were conducted in the U.S. during all of 2007, with Google Sites accounting for nearly 64 billion, representing a 56 percent share of the market."

More than 113 billion core searches were conducted in the U.S. during all of 2007

Source: MediaPost Research Brief, February 6, 2008

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Internet User Demographics

Demographic variety of US adult internet users Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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2007 Internet Growth

According to a recent report by comScore, The 2007 U.S. Internet Year in Review, the top-gaining internet properties in the past year have included social media giants Facebook and Wikipedia. The number of Facebook users grew by 81%, while Wikipedia site visitors experienced a 31% increase. Craigslist.org also represented a top-growing property, with a 74% rise in visitors in the past year.

Top growing internet sites include Facebook, Wikipedia, and Craigslist

Source: MediaPost Research Brief, February 6, 2008

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US Podcast Advertising Spending

By 2012, 8.8% of advertising will be spent on podcasts
Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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posted by Harry Gold @ Monday, February 4, 2008 - 4:00 PM
 

US Podcast Audience

Active podcast audience is growing

According to eMarketer, the growth of the podcast-user base is being driven by:

  • Greater ease of consumption for podcast content
  • Growing awareness of podcasting
  • Terrestrial radio’s use and promotion of podcasting
  • Increased penetration of portable players
  • The evolution of smart phones and proliferation of affordable mobile data plans (although the majority of podcasting is currently still being done by PC)

Source: eMarketer Report, 2008

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Average Search CPC Data by Category

Cost per click averages, December 2007 - January 2008
A look at the average cost-per-click in search by vertical in the U.S. for December 2007 and January 2008.

Source: Efficient Frontier

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