Bigmouthmedia Looks Towards A Pivotal 2010 For Digital Marketing
Released
on: December 17, 2009, 2:25 pm
Author: Bigmouthmedia
Industry: Internet & Online
Bigmouthmedia predicts that 2010 will be a pivotal year for
the digital marketing industry, with mobile and social media playing a
significant role in a series of developments set to sweep through the
sector.
Bigmouthmedia analysts believe that an evolving
search landscape, the continued rise of social media and advances in mobile
technology will combine to make the next year one of the most eventful in the
sector's history. With these and other factors blurring the boundaries between PR,
marketing and customer care, the company also predicts that the shape of the search
business itself will begin to change.
"Digital marketing has always been a dynamic industry, but the introduction of real
time search, the continued convergence of devices and the apparently unstoppable
rise of social media have all come together at the same time, and we expect this to
have a major impact upon the search landscape in 2010," said Andrew Girdwood,
bigmouthmedia's Head of Search.
"The industry has matured, and already we are seeing some of the more prehistoric
SEO business models out there beginning to fail. Major clients increasingly require
partners with international scale, and as the downwards pressure on costs continues,
small-scale agencies are going to struggle to cope in what is likely to become an
environment dominated by a handful of major players."
Bigmouthmedia's sector-by-sector predictions for the year ahead indicate that the
digital marketing business could be facing one of the most challenging years in its
history.
Retailers are expected to continue investing in social media strategies designed to
monetise direct marketing channels like Twitter and Facebook while simultaneously
expanding their mobile marketing activities.
In the travel business, operators seeking to offset a fall in revenues caused by the
global recession will increasingly look online. Some 57% of travel marketing budgets
will be spent online in 2010, while the majority of companies are also predicted to
increase spend on Social Media & Online PR and Search engine optimisation as
they attempt to come to terms with this evolving channel.
In the world of finance, the advent of the widely predicted new supermarket banking
services look set to dominate the sector's year. A scramble has already begun,
meanwhile, to win over the significant increase in consumers expected to return
online and begin shopping for services again in 2010.
"The search marketing business has weathered the economic downturn better than
most, but there is no room for complacency. For every one of the opportunities these
new developments bring there are technical and logistical challenges to be
overcome," said Girdwood.
2010: The Year Ahead in Digital Marketing is available for download from bigmouthmedia
About bigmouthmedia
Founded in 1997, bigmouthmedia is Europe's largest independent digital marketing
agency. With a team of over 200 staff located across 13 offices in 10 countries on 3
continents, the company maximises exposure for major brands online through a variety
of fully integrated digital marketing channels: Search engine optimisation (SEO),
PPC, Online Media Planning, affiliate marketing, Social
Networking, Brand Monitoring, Online PR and Web Analytics. Bigmouthmedia also
provides up to date daily digital marketing news to ensure clients
are fully informed and aware of all industry developments.
For further media information please contact:
Iain Bruce
Media Strategist
bigmouthmedia
51 Timberbush
Edinburgh
EH6 6QH
(44) 131 555 4848
twitter.com/bigmouth_aff
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