Avenue A / Razorfish Releases 2006 Digital Media Outlook Report; Second Annual Report Reveals the Key Trends and Companies Fueling the Heated Digital Media Landscape, as Well as Recommended Strategies for Today's Marketer.SEATTLE Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. -- Avenue A | Razorfish Razorfish is a common name used for two unrelated groups of fishes:
A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of aQuantive, Inc. (Nasdaq:AQNT), today released its second annual Digital Media Outlook Report (http://www.avenuea-razorfish.com/points.htm). The report provides clarity of the landscape, as well as compelling strategies, tactics, and recommendations for advertisers. As the largest buyer of digital media, including search, Avenue A | Razorfish is positioned to provide first-hand insight into the complex digital marketing environment. "A rush of spending, investing and deal-making marked the continued rise of digital advertising in 2005," said Jeff Lanctot, the report's author and vice president and general manager of Avenue A | Razorfish. "The landscape in 2006 is already serving up another year of powerful developments, particularly as media continues to migrate online and new digital formats and technologies emerge and mature." Avenue A | Razorfish's media billings grew 34 percent year-over-year, totaling $418 million for 2005 and were distributed over 728 properties, up from $312 million and 654 sites in 2004. More than 50 properties garnered more than a million dollars and over another 100 generated at least a half million dollars from Avenue A | Razorfish clients. The comprehensive, seven-part report provides data and commentary on the industry's bellwethers and movers; Avenue A | Razorfish's spend concentration and observations with regard to overall distribution; digital media pricing; the Best Web publishers of 2005; areas to watch in 2006; best practices for managing data and improving online performance; changes in the rapidly growing digital media industry; and strategies for digital brand professionals targeting the changing consumer. The report includes best practices and strategies for marketers in the increasingly competitive digital environment. New this year, the report's "Best of the Web" survey of the Avenue A | Razorfish media team nationally identifies the best publishers of 2005 across 20 different categories according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. spend, site quality (content and audience), creativity and service level. Topics covered in the report include video devices and distribution, podcasting Recording a non-music audio broadcast (news, sports, discussion, etc.) in the MP3 format for playback in a digital music player. See podcast. , blogging Writing Weblogs. See blog. , mobile, gaming, targeting and personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. , among others. The complete Avenue A | Razorfish Digital Media Outlook Report can be downloaded free at: http://www.avenuea-razorfish.com/points.htm. About Avenue A | Razorfish Avenue A | Razorfish (www.avenuea-razorfish.com) is the largest interactive marketing and technology services firm in the U.S., and an operating unit of Seattle-based aQuantive, Inc. (Nasdaq:AQNT). Avenue A | Razorfish solutions are entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in deep technology, rigorous analytics and a rich understanding of customer needs, including award-winning web media & creative, search marketing services, email marketing/eCRM, and world-class creative, design and implementation of customer websites and intranets/extranets. Avenue A | Razorfish operates three regions in the U.S. -- East, West and Central -- with offices located in major markets. In addition, the firm's first international presence was established through the acquisition of U.K.-based full-service interactive agency DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. . Clients include AstraZeneca, Best Buy, Ford Motor Company, Kraft, Microsoft, Nike and Verizon. aQuantive, Inc. and all of its operating units are committed to Internet privacy Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. . In the company name Avenue A | Razorfish noted in this news release, a pipe symbol appears between Avenue A and Razorfish. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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