»

Significant New-Media Platform Use by B2B Marketers

“New” media platforms have become a critical and sizeable component of the marketing mix for B2B marketers, according to a new survey conducted by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and BtoB Magazine in partnership with Guideline Inc., MarketingCharts reports.

One-third of B2B firms surveyed reported spending more than 20 percent of their total media budget in new media, whereas only 5 percent of B2C firms surveyed did the same.

The bulk of new media spending for B2B marketers are for more-established platforms, including the company’s own website and email marketing.

The survey, “Harnessing the Power of New Media Platforms,” explores the 15 new media platforms in the B2B market, finding that new media platform categories fall into three distinct tiers, based on current usage rates:

  • Top Tier: Proprietary Websites, Email Marketing, Online Ads, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Webinars
  • Middle Tier: Blogs, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Video On Demand
  • Bottom Tier: Wikis, Mobile, Viral Video, Social Networks, Second Life

MarketingCharts has more from the study.

Radio read more like this »

Ad Industry Declines Mirror 2001 Recession: Goldman Sachs

All sectors of the media business will suffer from the weakened economy in 2008 and 2009, with a slump in local advertising particularly hurting newspapers and local TV, according to a new projection from Goldman Sachs.

Broadcast nets will experience…

Print read more like this »

NY Times Shuts ‘International Herald Tribune’ Site Down

The New York Times is shuttering its International Herald Tribune site; NYTimes.com will soon host the international news normally reserved for its sister website.

The move is not about cost savings, but rather about growth, NYTimes.com general manager Vivian Schiller…

Outdoor read more like this »

Vaseline Tracks Actual Buzz about New Lotion in Small Alaska Town

Unilever’s Vaseline set forth on an unusual research project in a small town in Alaska. Setting up a storefront, the company began giving away free bottles of lotion and asking recipients to name the person who had recommended they come…

Television read more like this »

‘Meet the Press,’ Minus Russert, Suffers Slow Slide

Meet the Press, the show hosted by Tim Russert for 17 years before his death last June, is beginning to slip in ratings.

Last month, CBS’s Face the Nation pulled ahead of Meet the Press for the first time in two…

Interactive read more like this »

Blogging Hits Mainstream, Integral to Media Ecosystem

Bloggers collectively create nearly one million blog posts each day, and half of bloggers believe blogs will be a primary source of news and entertainment in the next five years, according to Technorati’s 2008 State of the Blogosphere Report, MarketingCharts writes.…

Direct read more like this »

Discount Retailers Report Mixed September Results

Wal-Mart and Costco reported same-store gains in September, with sales rising 2.4% and 9% respectively. Sales at Target stores open at least a year fell 3%, writes Retailer Daily.

Below, fiscal results from the discount retail giants:

Sales of food and…

MARKETING JOBS
advertisement