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THE END OF ADVERTISING?WHY ADVERTISERS NEED TO ACT NOW TO ADDRESS AD BLOCKING
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WELL OVER HALF OF THE WORLD’S INTERNET USERS HAVE USED SOME KIND OF AD-BLOCKING TOOL
• SOURCE: GLOBALWEBINDEX, Q2 2016
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MORE THAN 1 IN 3 INTERNET USERS USED AN AD BLOCKER IN Q4 2016
• SOURCE: GLOBALWEBINDEX, Q4 2016; PERCENTAGES REPRESENT INTERNET USERS WHO USED AN AD-BLOCKING TOOL IN THE PAST MONTH
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MOST INTERNET USERS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE USED AD-BLOCKERS
• SOURCE: GLOBALWEBINDEX, Q4 2016; PERCENTAGES REPRESENT INTERNET USERS WHO HAVE EVER USED AN AD-BLOCKING TOOL
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MORE THAN 70% OF WEB USERS DELETE COOKIES SO THAT WEBSITES WON’T BE ABLE TO REMEMBER THEM
• SOURCE: GLOBALWEBINDEX, Q4 2016
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BUT WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BLOCKING ADS?
ALMOST ALL INTERNET ADVERTISING AIMS TO
DISTRACT US FROM WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO
WAITING FOR THIRD-PARTY AD SERVERS SLOWS DOWN
PAGE LOADING AND DELAYS OUR ACCESS TO CONTENT
FOCUS SPEEDAD-SUPPORTED CONTENT MAY BE FREE, BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR DATA IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE ADS
COSTPEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR PRIVACY
AND THE THREATS FROM VIRUSES AND MALWARE
SECURITYTHE VAST MAJORITY OF
INTERNET ADVERTISING IS DIRE: IT’S POOR QUALITY, UNINTERESTING RUBBISH
INTEREST
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INTERRUPTIONIS CORRUPTION
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BUT THE REAL CONCERN ISN’T JUST WHETHER INDIVIDUAL ADVERTS ARE REACHING AUDIENCES
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AD BLOCKING IS DEPRIVING MEDIA SITES FROM THE REVENUE THEY NEED TO SURVIVE
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IF WE DON’T ACT SOON, AD-FUNDED MEDIA WILL DISAPPEAR, AND WE WON’T BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE
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CRITICALLY, THOUGH, IT’S UP TO ADVERTISERS –NOT MEDIA OWNERS – TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM
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THE ONLY SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION REQUIRES US TO RETHINK OUR WHOLE APPROACH TO MARKETING
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HOW?
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WE NEED TO CREATE MARKETING THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT – ACTIVITIES THAT ADD VALUE TO THEIR LIVES
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THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT, THAT STOP THEM
GETTING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT
THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAREABOUT, THAT WAKE THEM UP EVEN BEFORE THEIR ALARM GOES OFF
PROBLEMS PASSIONS
ADDED-VALUE MARKETING ADDRESSES:
OR
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WE CAN ACTIVELY DELIVER THIS VALUE THROUGH ALL OF OUR BRANDS’ MARKETING, NOT JUST WHEN PEOPLE
BUY OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
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PRODUCTS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
POS ACTIVITY
ADVERTISINGPACKAGING
RECRUITMENT
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KEY TIP
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STOP ADVERTISING AT PEOPLE, AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO ADD VALUE TO THEIR LIVES INSTEAD
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