Jorge Espinel / July 20, 2008
This was a tough week for online advertising given Valueclick’s lower guidance for Q208 (see below), Google’s less than stellar performance and even eBay’s cautious outlook for Q3.
Valueclick’s Guidance - Fiscal Year 2008 Revenue by Segment
Year-Over-Year Growth
Affiliate Marketing2(excludes Search123)
+8%
Comparison Shopping and Search (includes Search123)
+19% pro-forma
Technology
+18%
Media, Total
-18%
Display advertising
Low single digit increase
Lead generation
High 20% decrease
While Valueclick’s [...]
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Jorge Espinel / March 25, 2008
Much discussion has taken place about the value of advertising networks over the last couple of days. Here are some of the most interesting posts (See Are Ad Networks Becoming Irrelevant?, What’s This Fascination with Ad Networks? and Are ad networks for loser/weak publishers?).
I believe that Web publishers need to focus on building [...]
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Jorge Espinel / March 20, 2008
Some interesting news came out GM today (see GM roars Forward Into Digital Ad Channels). This suggests brand advertisers are finally ready to commit significant spending to digital media. This is certainly good news for the industry, and in particular for companies that are creating solutions specifically designed to serve brand advertisers.
GM’s [...]
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