Advertisers Looking Beyond Banners
According to a survey by personal finance Web site Quicken.com, companies are exploring more creative Web marketing tools, including new technologies and e-mail marketing.
According to a survey by personal finance Web site Quicken.com, companies are exploring more creative Web marketing tools, including new technologies and email marketing.
To drive revenue22%To retain customers19%Ability to leverage Web expertise22%Increased traffic19%Co-branded content15%Real digital video19%
| Reasons for Marketing Online | |
|---|---|
| To acquire customers | 78% |
| Benefits of Successful Web Partnerships | |
| Increase revenue | 22% |
| Companies Looking Beyond Banner Ads | |
| 59% | |
| New media technology | 41% |
| Micro-sites | 28% |
| Reasons for Sponsorship Popularity | |
| Increases association of content with advertiser |
38% |
| Build brand awareness | 34% |
| Costs less than traditional campaigns | 12% |
| More flexible than banner ads | 9% |
| Source: Quicken.com | |
The survey found that 84 percent of the respondents have employed non-banner advertising, with three out of five companies turning to email. Forty-one percent of respondents have applied new media technology, while others have used micro-sites and real digital video as advertising vehicles.
“While banner ads are still largely used in online marketing, Internet trends necessitate advertising that will engage customers,” said Quicken.com advertising director Jeff Cohen. “As we enter the 21st century, Web site proprietors and Internet advertisers must continue to develop unique programs that benefit the customer, as well as each other.”
Quicken.com’s survey was conducted among companies that advertise online during Quicken’s Partners Summits. The companies surveyed represented several industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and e-commerce.
According to the Internet Advertising Bureau’s Internet Ad Revenue Report, banners remain the predominant type of Internet advertising on the Net, constituting 58 percent of all creative. Sponsorship are second, representing 29 percent of the online advertising buys.
Fifty percent of the respondents to the Quicken.com survey said the main benefit of sponsorships is gaining new customers. According to 35 percent of the Quicken respondents, the association of content with the advertiser is the main reason sponsorships have become so popular. While sponsorships cost less than traditional media campaigns, price does not seem to be a factor in their growth. Only 12 percent of companies maintain that lower costs have affected sponsorship popularity. The ability to build brand awareness was the second most cited reason for the growing popularity of sponsorships.
As far as competing with traditional forms of advertising, 66 percent of the respondents to the Quicken study spend more on traditional media than online media. Nineteen percent of companies have an even mix of traditional and online marketing, and only 6 percent spend more online than on traditional media.
