Monday, June 15, 2009

Online Sponsorship Effective, Forbes Survey

Check out the 2009 Ad Effectiveness Survey on Forbes.com. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Respondents appreciate the halo effect that a website or publication can have on their brand; 43% said that sponsoring a website, page or digital publication is the most effective digital tool when it comes to affecting brand perceptions.
  • SEO and Email and e-newsletter marketing are by far the most popular method of digital marketing among respondents, used by three-quarters.
  • 87% measure results of their digital campaigns in some way, the most popular being benchmarking against goals set prior to the campaign.
  • The success of digital marketing appears to be measured by physical action, with impact to the bottom line being far and away the most important factor in determining success.

  • What's even more interesting is how marketers are measuring success:

    * 82% say they are using conversions or sales data (Comment: So it's still about driving sales, acquiring/retaining customers. Not so much about visibility or spreading the word.)
    * 55% use registrations
    * 51% use click-throughs
    * 51% use impressions
    * 39% use search rank
    * 31% use brand perception
    * 16% use customer feedback (Comment: Wow! This is low. What happened to companies listening to their customers?)
    * 14% use reach to target

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