How does Web advertising differ from print advertising?

Print ads: Expensive & hard to quantify value

Print ads are more of a "shotgun" method of advertising. Some of the drawbacks:

  • Expensive
  • Hard to know if they're being seen
  • Hard to calculate effectiveness & actual dollar value

Web ads: Low initial cost & easy to quantify value

With Web advertising, you:

  • Only pay when someone clicks on your ad
  • Can target very specific customers
  • Can show your ads to customers actively searching for your product/service
  • Can track exact number of:
    • Ad views
    • Ad clicks
    • Sales/leads generated
  • Can easily quantify the exact value of your ads