December 2008
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced the release of Lead Quality Accountability Best Practices, a document designed to create marketplace transparency by improving communication between agencies and publishers in the lead generation industry.
The recommendations outlined in the document address two main areas:
Twenty leading online lead generation companies came together to develop the document, representing companies across nine major verticals, including automotive, insurance, education, pharmaceutical, continuity clubs, financial services, retail, and CPG.
According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report for 2007, lead generation accounted for $1.6 billion of the total of $21.2 billion total of interactive advertising spend that year.
First half figures for 2008 show that lead generation represented 7 per cent or $806 million of overall interactive advertising spend.
Among the key best practices, the document highlights:
“These best practices provide a clear and concise roadmap for agencies and publishers to further enhance marketers’ ability to refine and target their best customers, the crux of successful lead generation campaigns,” said Sherrill Mane, senior vice president, Industry Services of the IAB.
“Transparency, accountability and good communication between agencies and publishers will allow this platform to continue to flourish.”
“Data sharing between advertisers and publishers is vital to achieving high quality leads and optimizing an online lead generation program, which is especially important in these difficult economic times,” said Gayle Guzzardo, chairperson of the IAB Lead Generation Committee and senior vice president of product management at Q Interactive.
“The IAB’s Lead Quality Accountability Best Practices is an indispensable guide for understanding, implementing and benefiting from data sharing for all parties involved.”
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