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eMarketer: Search spending swells worldwide
Date: 01/06/2009
According to a joint study by Econsultancy and search engine optimization (SEO) firm Guava, online marketers around the globe (particularly in the UK) are increasingly turning to search marketing tactics. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they planned to raise spending on SEO, and 45% said the same of paid search.
In addition, 31% of SEO and 32% of paid search users said they intended to maintain their budgets. Savvy search marketers use paid search and SEO to accomplish different tasks, however. In 2008, marketers said that the main objectives of paid search were (in order) to capture online sales, generate sales leads, drive Website traffic and enhance the brand. As for SEO, most marketers said its primary purpose was to drive traffic, create leads, generate sales and brand.
In 2009, marketers' perceptions are in similar (but lower) proportions across the board. With the global economy faltering, and money in short supply, search marketing is often the tool that marketers rely on to attract new customers.
SEO offers pluses over paid search - though its advantages must be built up over time, which some marketers have little of in today's economy. "SEO improves organic listings, which Internet users prefer over paid search, and it is cost-effective," said Mr. Hallerman (eMarketer senior analyst). "Furthermore, optimization works across all search engines, and an optimized site does not drop off the first results page even when marketer spending slows or stops - as it can with paid search."
Source: eMarketer
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WFA's Digital Network recently conducted a survey (May 2009) on how its members approach Paid Search. 77% said they expect to increase their paid search marketing investment over the next 12 months. Half of respondents said paid search ‘only' accounts for 10% or less of their digital marketing budgets. An additional 35% however said that search represents between 21 and 30%. WFA members can request more information on these survey results from Robert Dreblow: [email protected]
Documents:
UK-search-engine-marketing-report-2009.pdf
