Marketing Factoids

  • Music sales in the United States will decline to $9.2 billion in 2013, from $10.1 billion this year. source ›
  • Acquiring a new customer costs about five to seven times as much as maintaining a profitable relationship with an existing customer source ›
  • Consumers ages 18 to 27 say they use the Internet nearly 13 hours a week, compared to viewing 10 hours of TV source ›
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JUL 2007

How Companies are Marketing Online:

McKinsey Quarterly, July 31, 2007 — McKinsey global survey of marketers shows that companies are using digital tools—from Web sites to wikis—most extensively for customer service, least in pricing. Two-thirds are using digital tools for product development, almost as many as are advertising online.

Respondents consider online ads to be as useful for brand building as for direct response. Spending is expected to increase on all types of online advertising vehicles over the next three years.

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