{"id":14,"date":"2008-02-22T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multithreader.com\/TheInquisitiveMind\/2008\/02\/22\/to-mr-blodget-revenue-is-more-important-than-margins\/"},"modified":"2009-04-11T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-11T16:19:25","slug":"to-mr-blodget-revenue-is-more-important-than-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/multithreader.com\/TheInquisitiveMind\/2008\/02\/22\/to-mr-blodget-revenue-is-more-important-than-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"To Mr. Blodget: Revenue is more important than margins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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that Google is extremely vulnerable to an economic slowdown. The main thesis of the article is summarized below:<\/p>\n

A consumer who had $100 to spend before the recession and now has $50 to spend will either:
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However, just because there is a lower ROI per click during a slowdown, does not mean that the return is no longer attractive to the advertiser. What the advertiser is looking for is relative effectiveness of different media. <\/p>\n

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During a slowdown, internet advertising will outshine traditional media and emerge even stronger.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to advertisement, the focus will be to generate the greatest immediate bang for the buck. This is very internet advertising outshines other media. <\/p>\n

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A consumer searching for a particular item on the internet is much more likely to buy soon. So even if the ROI per click may go down, the need for that return (even if it is smaller) will be a lot more. Businesses will sacrifice margins to generate revenue; without revenue there is no business. <\/p>\n

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\nThe cut-backs in advertising will be on strategic and brand-building campaigns which are oriented towards traditional media. <\/p>\n

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It is clear that on a relative basis, online advertising will emerge the clear winner during a slow-down. Further advertisers are much more likely to sacrifice margins rather than lose sales to a competitor. <\/p>\n

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Of course if the slow-down is deep and extends for a long time, the entire consumer economy will be in trouble. However, Google is likely to emerge in a much better shape than others. <\/p>\n

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