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ADVERTISING ON THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION, by Robbin Zeff and Brad Aronson

Chapter 1 - The Internet Advertising Landscape
Chapter one takes on the fundamental question "what's Internet advertising." Whether you have advertising to sell or are looking to promote your business online, this chapter cover the basics from definitions to an overview of the cast of characters who make up the industry.


About The Companion Site Resources
The resources for this chapter focus mainly on the key publications that the industry uses to learn about itself. If you read the email newsletters, attend the conferences and seminars, or join the trade associations, you'll quickly be on top of this ever changing industry--for that day, at least.


How many people are online

The best resource for keeping up on the all important question of who and how many are online is NUA www.nua.com/survey.


Email Newsletters

In the online advertising industry, the key resource for finding out about people, products, and ideas is through industry email newsletters. The following list includes some of the most popular and well respected.

Internet Advertising Discussion List www.internetadvertising.org/
Moderator: Adam Boettiger ia@eyescream.com
Official List Description: The Internet Advertising Discussion List is the largest E-Mail discussion list focusing specifically on Internet Advertising, Internet Marketing and the successful promotion of businesses on the Internet. Over 5,000 subscribers in 72 countries around the globe receive our list in either a post by post format or in digest format each day.
To Subscribe: fill out the form at www.internetadvertising.org/

Internet Link Exchange Digest /www.ledigest.com
Moderator: Adam Audette ja@ledigest.com
Official List Description: The LinkExchange Digest is a moderated discussion list meant to provide meaningful and helpful information to those engaged in building traffic to their web sites. Discussions center on the topic of web site promotion on the Internet and World Wide Web, which will of course include banner advertising.
To Subscribe: mailto: subscribe-digest@le-digest.com

Online Advertising Discussion www.o-a.com
Moderator: George Williams, The Tenagra Corporation
Official List Description: The Online Advertising Discussion List focuses on professional discussion of online advertising strategies, results, studies, tools, and media coverage. The list also welcomes discussion on the related topics of online promotion and public relations. The list encourages sharing of practical expertise and experiences between those who buy, sell, research and develop tools for online advertising; as well as those providing online public relations and publicity services. The list also serves as a resource to members of the press who are writing about the subject of online advertising and promotion.
To Subscribe: Subscription form available at http://www.o-a.com

ClickZ Today www.searchz.com/subscribe.shtml
Newsletter Description:Daily headlines from the ClickZ network of online publications on Internet advertising and marketing. This is a must read for anyone in the industry.
To Subscribe: Subscription form available at www. clickz.com/subscribe.shtml

ICONOCAST www.iconocast.com
Host: Michael Tchong
Official Newsletter Description: A free weekly e-cast (mail list) that chronicles the Internet’s impact on traditional marketing. It contains data-rich market overviews designed to help readers understand key trends, plus The Jacobyte, an insider column.
To Subscribe: Subscription form available at http://www.iconocast.com


Key Online Advertising Events in the United States

@d Tech - Produced by ConEx (www.ad-tech.com)

Advertising & Marketing on the Internet - Produced by The Zeff Group (www.zeff.com)

AdWeek Forum at Internet World - Produced by AdWeek (www.adweek.com) and Internet World (events.internet.com/)

Camp Interactive (www.4interactivemarketing.com) - Produced by Interactive Marketing (www.4interactivemarketing.com)

Ebiz (www.4interactivemarketing.com/) - Produced by Interactive Marketing (www.4interactivemarketing.com)

Online Advertising Forum - Produced by Jupiter Communications (www.jupiter.com)

Variety's Interactive Marketing Summit - Produced by Interactive Marketing (www.4interactivemarketing.com)

Web Advertising - Produced by ThunderLizard Production (www.thunderlizard.com)

Web Marketing - Produced by ThunderLizard Production (www.thunderlizard.com)

Online Advertising Trade Associations


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