{"id":9946,"date":"2012-01-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?p=9946"},"modified":"2012-02-02T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T12:23:28","slug":"online-media-spend-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/paid-search-marketing-ppc\/online-media-spend-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Should Your Online Media Spend Go In 2012?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Interesting online media trends for 2011 &amp; 2012<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Value\/Importance<\/strong>: [rating=4]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended link<\/strong>: <a title=\"eFrontier Online Media Spend 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.efrontier.com\/about-us\/press\/press-releases\/global-q4-2011-digital-marketing-performance-report\">eFrontier<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Our commentary<\/h3>\n<p>A fantastic report from eFrontier, looking back over 2011 and with an interesting outlook on 2012. The report covers, in great detail, the spending patterns globally and across multiple platforms (Google vs Facebook for example) for their client base. It certainly sounds like Q4 2011 was the big spending month with regards to YoY growth, with US retail spend up 18% YoY. The key trends for you to consider from the report are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mobile spend<\/strong> (specifically tablets) is becoming increasingly important, likely to make up <strong>16-22% of all paid clicks<\/strong> by the end of 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook advertising<\/strong> spend will reach <strong>5% of all spend<\/strong> by end 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overall media spend<\/strong> will <strong>grow 15%<\/strong> by the end of 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">You can view the <a title=\"Global Report\" href=\"http:\/\/news.efrontier.com\/QuarterlyDigitalMarketingReports_GlobalQ42011Report.html\">full report here<\/a>, or checkout the top level infographic below.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/paid-search-marketing-ppc\/online-media-spend-2012\/attachment\/efco_q42011infograph-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10166\" title=\"eFrontier Infographic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/EFCO_Q42011Infograph-copy-550x905.png\" alt=\"eFrontier Infographic\" width=\"550\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/EFCO_Q42011Infograph-copy-550x905.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/EFCO_Q42011Infograph-copy-91x150.png 91w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/EFCO_Q42011Infograph-copy-600x987.png 600w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/EFCO_Q42011Infograph-copy.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Marketing implications<\/h3>\n<p>Some impressive growth figures are shown considering the global\u00a0economic\u00a0situation, but what actions should you consider as a result:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are you ready for the growth in mobile?<\/strong>\u00a0Is your site \/ content geared for it and have you considered a media plan as part of your marketing strategy, certainly sounds like you should be? Likely some good wins for early adopters, much lower CpC (and clicks) but good a better ROI?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook ad investment is growing but still a small % of ad spend and clicks<\/strong>. Have you started to trial this for your brand?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook media spend for fan growth, should be done carefully!<\/strong> Ensure you are doing it to amplify inspiring or entertaining content rather than interrupt your way to one more fan<\/li>\n<li><strong>The lion share of spend is still with Google<\/strong>, is your (or your agency) time split with that in mind? Or are they distracted by the latest thing, i.e Facebook?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spend is still \u00a0increasing meaning your budget may have to<\/strong>, if you are to maintain the same reach (though monitor ROI).<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>While CPC may come down slightly, you should consider how media is been utilised in your wider marketing strategy and plan for a smaller reach through media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting online media trends for 2011 &amp; 2012 Value\/Importance: [rating=4] Recommended link: eFrontier Our commentary A fantastic report from eFrontier, looking back over 2011 and with an interesting outlook on 2012. 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