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Paid Search Grows 44 Percent In Britain

Online advertising spend surges 41 pct in Britain from Reuters reports that paid-search ads have grown by 44-percent year to year in Britain. Display ads grew 33-percent, while total online ad growth rose 41-percent.

The Internet Advertising Bureau with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Advertising Research Centre estimated that total online ad spend in Britain can reach $5.6 billion by year’s end.


Guy Phillipson, chief executive of the IAB, said:

The online market is developing at an astounding rate and once again we see exceptional growth and a significant increase in market share.

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