“83 percent of Irish internet users turn to search engines in order to track down information they want, compared to 48 percent a year ago. In addition, 33 percent of search engine users said they clicked on sponsored listings, up from 15 percent in 2007. “

This would seem to suggest that traditional ways of getting new customers (print media, Golden Pages etc) will not yield the same results as in the past.

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