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Looking at where the company’s web investment is going to be targeted over the next year (Major Focus / Minor Focus / No Focus) shows the following results when ranked by “Major Focus”.....

Which are the key areas of web investment
over the next year?

AREA OF INVESTMENTMajor focus
Creation of unique editorial content 66%
Website design / improving site usability60%
Adding additional features 58%
Integrating subscription sales processes42%
Upgrading content management system 34%
SEO (search engine optimisation) consultancy33%
Internal infrastructure to manage online activity 28%
Offline advertising to drive traffic to your site23%
Online advertising to drive traffic to your site 19%
Acquiring editorial content from third party sources11%
Paid-for traffic (e.g. pay-per-click) 9%

The focus is very much on enhancing the qualities of the site itself rather than marketing or driving traffic to the site.


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