Social Media again makes it’s mark in the world of advertising, with social sites being America’s number one online activity, no wonder social site marketing works so well. Another great article from eMarketer
Social activity ads outperform banners and rich media
As marketers continue to look for new social media marketing metrics, a broad look at engagement and the cost of social advertising paints a promising picture.
According to a comparison of cost and engagement across online ad types by social media advertising firm appssavvy, “social activity” ads outperform static banners and rich media, though not paid search, in ROI. Social activity advertisements include those served to social media users as an integral part of consuming content on the sites. For example, ads can be an item in a social game or appear after a social network user fills out an online poll.
appssavvy created a “Social Activity Index” to compare different ad formats with respect to pricing and interaction rates. Engagement rates and the weighted cost of various ad formats, compared to display clickthrough rates (used as a benchmark), translate to “equivalent display impressions.” In the case of social activity ads, they outperform static display ads by more than 11 times, controlling for cost.
