Monday, June 27, 2011

Hey, Online Display Ads Don't Suck After All!

Businessinsider.com
"placing ads in front of people is effective even when they don't click them,"
Since the dawn of time, advertisers have been worried about the efficacy of online display ads.  This is in part because, in the mid-1990s, they were taught that online display ads had one purpose in life, which was to get people to click on them.
Of course, nothing could have been farther from the truth.  Online search ads are great for clicks, because when people encounter search ads, they're looking for something to click on.  When people encounter display ads, meanwhile, they're not looking for something to click on--they're looking for something to read.
Advertisers have long known that placing ads in front of people is effective even when they don't click them,

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