The Dot Com Era is Back
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The Return of the Dot Com Era
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A recent article, "Internet Use Threatens to Overtake TV in Canada," highlights how online marketing is posed to surpass traditional media. While this is emerging in Canada, it's already an established reality in the US.Keywords:
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The digital landscape is shifting dramatically. An article titled "Internet Use Threatens to Overtake TV in Canada" discusses the imminent dominance of online marketing over traditional media platforms in Canada. While this trend is emerging there, it's a well-established fact in the United States.
According to a piece by Thomas Mucha in Business 2.0, people are dedicating more time to the internet than to television. This shift offers marketers a prime opportunity to engage consumers, who are just a click away from making purchases. Jupiter Research senior analyst Gary Stein reports that over 75% of companies using the internet for advertising trust their return on investment. Stein believes this confidence will sustain momentum across all major online advertising sectors, including paid search, display ads, classified ads, and rich media.
Interestingly, while the Ipsos Reid study from Canada notes a decline in radio interest, television might soon be surpassed by the internet as well.
Mucha predicts that by 2010, 40% of advertising spending?"an estimated $19 billion annually?"will be directed towards platforms like Google, Yahoo, and MSN. This fierce competition among search engines means the most popular ones will profit the most.
But what about small businesses? Does this mean the end of buying keywords for search engine ad placements? Possibly not entirely?"but let's face it, if a giant like GM decides to target your keywords, can you compete? Search engines will profit immensely, laughing "all the way to the bank," as the cost-per-click continues to rise, much like gasoline prices today.
Despite rising click costs, major search engines must consistently index relevant websites. Professional sites will always be prioritized over link farms, affiliates, or spam sites. Businesses that haven't yet developed their websites should act quickly. Google, currently leading the search engine market, often "sandboxes" new sites. To avoid this, new websites must strategically build their presence.
I’ve long suspected Google employed a strategy that ranked some sites higher than others, although the specifics weren't clear. At a recent Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose, Rand Fishkin revealed that Google places new websites, regardless of their merit, in a "probationary category" for six months to a year to evaluate user reactions and backlinks.
Fishkin advises:
"Some believe Yahoo! or MSN might adopt similar strategies to combat spam. This could challenge new SEO efforts and campaigns. The best approach is to anticipate this and launch projects or placeholder sites promptly. The web remains friendly to new sites, but competition will become fiercer, irrespective of search engine filters."
Although it feels like the Dot Com era is returning, it will be different this time. The 2000 crash was partly due to inadequate consumer behavior for online purchases, leading to overspending and a lack of confidence. Today, it's a changed scenario. According to Jupiter's study, 73% of Americans have made online purchases, with four out of five responding to online ads.
In essence, the digital marketplace is evolving, and businesses must adapt quickly to remain competitive. The rise of the internet offers new opportunities, but also demands strategic engagement to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
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