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By 2007 there will be 1.1 billion Internet users worldwide. - Source: IDC, 2004
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The Return on Investment for direct marketing has been growing steadily for the past five years. An investment of $1 in direct marketing will, on average, return revenue of $11.49.- Source: Direct Marketing Association Oct 05
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Over 40% of all Americans have made a purchase online. - Source: NDP Group, 2004
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Over 75% of online consumers do not care whether an online store is run by a large or small company. - Source: TNS, 2004
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Google's share of U.S. searches inched up to 37% of the market, while its profits exploded more than sixfold - Source: BusinessWeek.com 2005
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A recent UK study indicated that 82% of Internet users go online to research products and services. - Source: UK National Statistics Office 2004
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Online advertising revenues in the United Kingdom increased by 62.3 percent in the first half of 2005. - Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, October 2005
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US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching $316 billion by 2010. - Source: Forrester, August 2004
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In 2003, the average shopper spent 2.4 hours shopping online, the 2005 survey records an average 3.1 hours per week. - Source: The Internet Shopping Pulse, November 2005
- In 2004, paid search advertising grew by 51% to $3.6 billion in the US alone. - Source: eMarketer 2004
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