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Is Digital Still A Step Child?
Some people believe that digital advertising is a whole different arena when it comes to marketing and advertising. Some awards companies have even come up with a digital advertising agency award separate from any other kind of advertising agency not digital based. This thinking comes from the idea that the digital market is completely separate from any other type of marketing or advertising. However, that really should not be the case. Digital marketing is run a little differently from more traditional advertising methods, but it is similar enough to be categorized under the same species. It is a different channel of advertising, not its own arena.
The idea that the digital advertising market is like public relations advertising, or direct marketing is flawed. The digital market is just a different tool for technologies that have been around for a long time. Some people believe that the digital market is a large enough field to be considered its own market but that should not be the case. The digital field is just another advertising venue like television, radio and printed materials. (more…)
Beyond Brand Advertising- The New Direct Response

The phenomenal growth in online advertising has attracted advertising dollars like never before. Millions of dollars are being spent for online ads in a great experiment to determine which strategies and tactics are going to be the most effective. Ad agencies are implementing new direct response strategies designed to increase responses from consumers in more predictable and cost-effective ways. Direct response is still the best form of advertising and is being used in new and improved ways. In today’s economy, every advantage helps.
Ad agencies should be focusing their efforts beyond the limitations of brand advertising to the new direct response strategies. Internet advertising dollars utilizing the Internet technology’s ability to track searches and immediately present ads related to the searched content are more effective than ever. A similar offline advertising strategy is found in the grocery line when certain items keyed in by the cashier produce related item coupons on the sales receipt. A customized presentation of advertising in the new direct response strategy is perhaps the best way to invest advertising dollars in today’s lean market. Targeting the right consumer with the right data at the right time will produce sales. (more…)
Reverse Auctions: A Competitive Tool for Today’s Market

Why use Reverse Auctions?
Online reverse auctions are a great source for competitively priced supplies. More and more companies are turning to online reverse auctions to acquire goods and services they need to run their business. They allow a company of any size, from small businesses to huge multinational conglomerates, to procure necessary materials and contracts at the lowest prices available. By obtaining the best possible pricing for the products and labor used in generating their products, companies can lower their operating costs and possibly the price of their merchandise giving them a competitive edge in the market today. (more…)
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