The share of advertising dollars allocated to online, now about 5%, is rising faster than expected. Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Rashtchy predicts that the tipping point - the inflection point when online spending growth will accelerate - will happen in the latter half of 2006. Rashtchy cites the convergence of overall industry growth, the benefits to offline campaigns, and recent online spending increases from major advertisers as the drivers.
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