OMMA DAY ONE: Morning Keynote

OMMA 2007 Morning


When did conferences start having trailers? We got to see some good (?) trailers from Valueclick and Revenue Science


OPENING REMARKS:The View from Here

Nick Nyhan, Founder, Dynamic Logic and OMMA New York Emcee


  • Email is about to make a comeback




  • Will end spend continue to grow in the US or will it come from other countries




  • Is mobile the bridge between the digital and physical world?




  • Will brand marketers have to give up some control?




  • Does search look good because of brand terms?




  • What is the entire cost of search (pre search etc.)




  • When will social networks reach saturation?




  • What will we not be talking about next year that we are talking about now?




KEYNOTE: Warp Speed: Online Media, Marketing and Advertising by the Numbers

SPEAKER: Geoff Ramsey, CEO, eMarketer

Online ad spending continues to grow at a double-digit pace. Video is causing a stir among large advertisers looking to brand online. Social media sites like MySpace and Facebook are not only grabbing headlines but, now, profits as well. And every week a new whiz-bang technology or online advertising format is introduced with all the fanfare. How can marketers and their ad agencies keep up with the constant torrent of information? Which trends are real and which hyped? Get perspective and an objective look at the key trends you will need to watch in this kick-off session with eMarketer CEO Geoff Ramsey. Hold onto your seats!


  • Fragmentation, chaos of mass media




  • Waste of money on traditional media




  • Accountability




  • 18% of consumers dislike all forms of advertising




  • Modern Marketing as Sisyphus




  • FOG—Fear of Google




  • GMOOT Syndrome—Get Me One of Those




  • “what is hype and what is reality”




  • -2.4% loss in newspaper spend




  • 2007—Internet Surpasses Radio




  • 28.6% growth in internet




  • Internet at 7.5% of all media




  • 65% of all HH with broadband




  • The basis of content on the web is shifting—TV/Intenet




  • Average video per month 3 hours




  • $775 million on video this year




  • How to monetize video?




  • Pre-rolls, overlays etc.




  • What Google did for search, they will also do for video




  • The future of search




  • Smarter




  • Mobile




  • Local




  • Richer (with video)




  • Mobile ad spending projected 3 Billion by 2010




  • Mobile integration of the utmost importance




  • 2.2% of online ad spend in social networks




  • 4 strategies for social networks




  • Look listen lounge and learn




  • Advertise




  • Invite consumers to embed your brand on their profile




  • Build your own




  • Offer tools to create a community of interest




  • Second Life—all negative and close minded, he said “get a real life”—very professional




  • Five challenges




  • Fragmentation




  • Clutter




  • Eroding trust




  • Consumer in control




  • Trend-itis




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