
2008 saw online advertising spend reach nearly 20% of total UK ad spend, and it is no secret that internet advertising has grown faster than any other mainstream advertising medium. Much of the growth can be attributed to a growing audience, with the over 50s representing 30% of total time spent online and rising.
Orchestra uses the latest ad-serving technology which enables the accurate tracking of campaigns from the start to the end of their journey, delivering impressions served, click throughs and sales/transactions on an advertiser’s website.
The last few years have seen a massive growth in social networking websites, and so it’s no surprise that Facebook is valued at over £5 billion, despite the limited display advertising options on the website. ‘Member Communities’ such as social networks and blogs were visited by 67% of the global online population in 2008 and people are more often accessing social networking them via their mobile – 23% of UK mobile web users visiting a social network site use their handset in 2008.
2009/2010 will be the years for growth in online ‘catch-up TV’ advertising formats, including BBC iPlayer and Channel 4’s 4oD, and advertisers are just starting to exploit this opportunity.

