PaperG Ad Sales Executive Survey

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PaperG Adver+sing Sales Execu+ve Survey October 2012

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PaperG  Adver+sing  Sales  Execu+ve  Survey  October  2012  

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SURVEY  METHODOLOGY  

In  September  of  2012  PaperG  conducted  a  survey  consis;ng  of  15  ques;ons  about  the  future  of  sales,  the  integra;on  of  tablets  in  the  workplace,  and  the  use  of  third  party  ad  inventory.    Ques;ons  were  sent  to  a  sample  of  516  sales  execu;ves  at  broadcast  sta;ons  and  publishers  who  hold  posi;ons  at  the  manger,  VP  and  director  level,  and  are  eligible  to  make  decisions  concerning  digital  campaigns,  workplace  IT  and  processes.    

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Are  your  prospec;ve  clients  interested  in  mobile  adver;sing?    

Adver;sers  and  local  businesses  are  very  interested  in  mobile  adver;sing.    

MOBILE  ADVERTISING  

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Over  half  of  sales  execu;ves  have  a  posi;ve  outlook  on  the  future  of  mobile  display  adver;sing.  

MOBILE  SALES  OUTLOOK  

How  op;mis;c  are  you  that  Q4  2012  sales  numbers  for  mobile  display  adver;sing  will  be  up  year  over  year?  

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As  an  es;mate,  how  much  of  each  of  your  clients'  marke;ng  budget  do  you  receive?  

SHARE  OF  AD  SPEND  

85%  of  publishers  receive  less  than  half  of  their  adver;ser's  total  marke;ng  budget.  They  could  be  capturing  much  more.    

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What  would  help  sell  more  digital  adver;sing?  (Check  all  that  apply)  

SELLING  MORE  DIGITAL  ADS  

The  top  two  ways  to  sell  more  digital  adver;sing  and  effec;vely  capture  larger  por;ons  of  ad  spend  are  beVer  educa;on  on  digital  ad  value  and  having  spec  ads  to  show  clients.  

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a.)  Have  you  ever  lost  money  because  an  online  ad  campaign  did  not  start  on  ;me?  

AD  CAMPAIGNS  

Ad  crea;ve  is  the  leading  reason  that  respondents  have  lost  money  due  to  an  ad  campaign  not  star;ng  on  ;me.    

b.)  Why  didn’t  the  ad  campaign  start  on  ;me?  (Check  all  that  apply)  

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Which  digital  ad  products  do  you  plan  to  offer  adver;sers  in  the  next  3  months?  (Check  all  that  apply)    

Display  ads  remain  to  be  the  most  popular  form  of  adver;sing.    

PRODUCT  OFFERING  

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THE  MOBILE  SALES  WORKFORCE  

a.)  Are  you  considering  buying  a  tablet  for  your  sales  reps?  

Majority  of  ad  sales  execu;ves  are  planning  to  buy,  or  have  already  bought,  tablets  for  their  sales  representa;ves;  the  tablet  of  choice  is  the  Apple  iPad.  

b.)  If  you  are  considering,  what  type  of  tablet  did  you/are  you  buying  for  them?  (Check  all  that  apply)  

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WORKFORCE  MANAGEMENT  

How  do  you  track  leads  /  sales?  (Check  all  that  apply)  

Ad  sales  teams  haven’t  all  moved  to  the  cloud.  Most  respondents  u;lize  an  internal  system  or  tradi;onal  so_ware  such  as  Microso_  Excel  to  manage  and  track  sales.    

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a.)  Do  you  ever  sell  out  of  online  ad  inventory  and  could  use  more  to  sell?  

Due  to  a  lack  of  ad  inventory  to  sell,  at  least  1  out  of  3  sales  execu;ves  are  missing  out  on  capturing  a  larger  por;on  of  their  clients’  marke;ng  budget.    

RESELLING  THIRD  PARTY  INVENTORY  

b.)  Have  you  sold  3rd  party  inventory  (not  directly  owned  by  your  company)  before?  

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Which  3rd  party’s  ad  inventory  have  you  sold  before?  (Check  all  that  apply)  

Yahoo/RightMedia  is  the  most  popular  inventory  to  resell  among  respondents.  

RESELLING  THIRD  PARTY  INVENTORY