Publishers Support Video Advertising

Advertising.com has released the results of its 2007 online publisher survey. The online survey examines publisher predictions for online advertising revenue growth, advertiser goals and advertising capabilities for 2007.

Survey findings support industry predictions about the growth of online video, with 80 percent more publishers supporting video advertising in 2007 compared to 2006. Out of sites streaming content 100 percent are monetizing it with video advertising. Publishers also plan to add more streaming content to their sites in 2007 and will mainly use original content instead of user- generated or syndicated content.

User-generated content saw a small increase this year because, as one survey respondent said, publishers have not found a way to “filter or monitor user-generated content effectively."

“Video has a lot of value for advertisers. It carries great emotional impact like TV, yet it can be measured and can't be skipped. That value means publishers can command higher CPMs -- hence the rise of streaming content," said David Jacobs, senior vice president of publisher services for