Wednesday, 24 February 2016

'Advertising Promised Land has become a digital desert'


Preston, P. (2015) ‘Advertising Promised Land has become a digital desert’, [internet] Available from http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/29/advertising-promised-land-digital-desert-online-ad-reveues?CMP=share_btn_tw [22/12/15]

  • Using the example of the Daily Mail – one of the most popular news websites, and it regularly updates their shareholders meaning you can see its progress/revenue pretty clearly
  • In the 80m digital revenue expected, only 73m transpired. 41% growth has slowed to 18%. This is still growth, but ‘it also signals a grinding halt to vaulting expectations’
  • The problem is not readership, with ’13.2 million unique browsers every day’. The fact is that this is ‘not yet a success with profits to match’
  • Why? – ‘the curse of ad blocking: 18% of UK adults, on the latest surveys, now block away’
  • There is NOT a transition from print to digital. Because ‘a problem for papers that foresee some gradual replacement of all print endeavours by digital versions. Where does the money come from?’

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