The near future (according the experts…)

After a remarkable resurgence in 2005, the online advertising industry is now looking forward to the trends and developments likely to have the greatest impact on the industry’s growth and direction in 2006. Interactive marketing experts at 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), an interactive marketing and technology pioneer, today revealed their Top 10 online advertising and interactive marketing predictions for 2006 during Ad:Tech 2005 in New York. Among the most remarkable revelations, 24/7 Real Media’s experts predict that search engine marketing, which helped boost the entire online advertising sector in 2005, will reinvent itself as a lead-generation channel while continuing to drive significant advertising revenue. Podcasting, blogging and mobile applications will become more attractive to advertisers, as behavioral targeting becomes increasingly indispensable for delivering the right content to the most receptive audience. …

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