Charles Buchwalter Quotes (9 Quotes)

Although broadband penetration among Internet users has long been on the rise, it was always amid speculation that the high cost of broadband would limit its widespread adoption. However, over the last year, carriers have responded to the growing demand for lower- cost broadband, and all indications are that this trend will continue.

There's not anyone that doesn't benefit from this.

This continuing increase in broadband use is an essential step in a maturing Internet industry, ... Compared with their narrowband counterparts, broadband users spend more time and money online because their surfing experience is faster, more persistent, and ultimately, more satisfying. This is good news for consumers, publishers and advertisers alike.

I'm not going to tell you that the online experience is matching the TV experience ... however, the online experience today is so much more like the TV experience than it was three or four years ago,

Not only are people spending more time, people have a tendency to purchase more things online, just because of the richer, more seamless experience,

There is a gradual move away from concentration, but the numbers still are really small. The ebullience that many companies had 12 months ago has been disabused by now. Advertisers have found that branding plays a role and coming up with a business model in this new world is not a slam dunk.

The prevailing vibe out here is that everyone is having a pretty good year. It's hard to find negative things to say about the online advertising market in 2004.

In era where the consumer is being characterized as not being loyal and always looking for the best deal they can find, airlines have done a great thing with loyalty programs, which gives suppliers an advantage.

The major trend that characterizes everything in the travel Internet space is putting more and more current information at the fingertips of consumer.