What makes a good copywriter?

  I started taking drum lessons in seventh grade.  We were taught “rudiments” which are like scales for other instruments.  Learning these rolls and triplets prepared me for band and orchestral music but not for jazz and not for improvisation.  I didn’t realize I needed a different perspective, one with rhythm and passion.   A friend who was a jazz musician …

Adding online marketing to your business plan

These days, most business owners and entrepreneurs are aware that they need to incorporate the internet and its associated strategies to remain competitive and indeed, simply to remain in business at all. However, after years at the cutting edge of internet marketing and assisting clients from small business to multi-national corporate organisations, I am still surprised just how many of …

Online Advertising Revenues Up 23 Percent Since Q1 2010, Reach $7.3 Billion

Best. first. quarter. evar. Some good news in today from the online advertising industry: The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced that online advertising revenues hit $7.3 billion in the U.S. in the first quarter. While this does not represent the best quarterly performance in history (Q4 2010 takes the cake at $7.45 billion), it does mark the best first …

Online Advertising Waters Down Impact of Offline Ad Bans

Not allowed to advertise your booze or smokes on a billboard? That’s okay. Research shows online advertising works especially well in places with government ad bans. “If you want to regulate the offline world, you have to remember that people have access online too and you have to think about how that online world is going to mitigate the effects …

Digital media to claim 15% of worldwide ad spend for 2011

Another study that shows advertising dollars being directed digitally. When it comes to online entertainment, online video in particular has become recognised as a powerful format for both communicating online and providing an enhanced online experience, with advertising becoming the key source of revenue for online entertainment providers. Around 15% of overall worldwide advertising spending will be directed towards digital …