The importance of ad placement

… you determine how to position your ads more effectively: Above the fold … some educated guesses about ideal ad placement.   Proximity to content is … seen here). This can boost ad effectiveness considerably as this general …

Q&A: Silence Media's Lee Henshaw on CPE v CPM

… On top of this, the ad copy shows exactly what they … currently very little video and banner ad inventory on mobiles. It … amount of inventory will increase ad become more cost effective, and … terms of designing and  delivering ads that people will engage with …

What customers want: a benevolent Big Brother?

… see the benefits. For all the talk about behavioral targeting, for instance, out of the last 10 banner ads you've seen, how many were relevant? In my opinion, this highlights the problem: a lot of …

Razorfish: Social media is helping established brands. But what about everyone else?

… . So how are brands going to reach these people? Not through mobile ads, if the survey is accurate. Almost 70% of respondents have NEVER interacted with a banner ad on their smartphone. But they're more willing to read …

Banner ads build subliminal familiarity

… of test subjects exposed to the ad zero, five or 20 times. The … the number of exposures to the banner. But the positive connotation taken away from the ad went up and up in concert … suggest that repeated exposure to banner ads yields positive results, with …

Five press release mistakes and how to avoid them

… by transparently participating in the conversations of health, as opposed to simply purchasing a traditional banner ad. Of course, while it's certainly conceivable that a pharmaceutical company rep may be able to …

Don't call it a comeback: The display market turns 15

… 's not really the fault of display ads online: "classifieds are dragging numbers down." … is that we've chosen to measure ad impressions." Meanwhile things like dwell time and … D'Angelo writes in AdAge: "The display banner is the impetus to the creation of …

Email is alive and well. And helping your social media campaign.

… adults said they dislike having to leave their destination when they click on a banner ad 47% of online adults said they have intentionally clicked on ads on a website According to Pontiflex CEO Zephrin …

Q&A: Ed Stevenson of Marin Software on paid search

… flaws with the existing technology; there are ad server and analytics tools, as well … , such as  the relationship between banner ads, paid search and SEO. We look to specialise in paid search … score which makes for more relevant ads and thus a better user …

Best practice tips for iPhone apps

… while providing breadcrumb trails throughout. Careful with ads With many apps relying on ad … a certain level of advertising. The banner ads provided on may apps by … and other are fine, but intrusive ad formats, such as the interstitials trialled by …

Gartner: mobile will grow 74% this year. And explode by 2011.

… is primarily driven by mobile Web banner ads, but it also has a … of this year, the mobile ad market is expected to grow … , the research firm expects mobile ad spending to surpass $13 billion, … accelerate the growth of mobile ads, as technology gets easier to …

Toolbars, pop-ups and parasites in Affiliate Marketing

… Shopping (confirmed: BlueNile.com through Shopzilla.com) Banner Advertising (confirmed: RadioShack.com ad on USAToday.com) Twitter Links (confirmed: links … ve already paid for (paid search, banner ads, comparison shopping engines). As another …

Microsoft and comScore: the click of death for the click-through?

… that click rates on display ads today have fallen to approximately … the form of static display ads, rich media or video—to … statistically significant lifts among the ad-exposed consumers in the number … a new light. Maybe those banner ads delivering a fraction of …

Brands beware: Consumers don't trust their social media friends

… peer group less than they trust television ads or online reviews from strangers. The … online friends, with 52% trusting television ads and 47% trusting expert reviews. But … consumers respond to online friends versus banner ads, which are considered a weak …

Mobile site review: The Telegraph

… the main website closely, as well as being broadly similar to The Independent in its layout with a banner ad at the top, though this site has a top navigation bar and a weather section at the foot of …