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  The weekday Star is read by over 1.1 million readers in Ontario. (Source: NADbank 2008 Full Study. Ontario, Adults 18+)  

REACH

Our March 2006 site survey on thestar.com revealed that 54% of our visitors, your customers, visit us daily for late breaking news and content.

  • Traffic
  • Extended Reach
  • Viewer Geography
  • Usage by Age Group
  • Frequency of Visits
  • Viewer Interests
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    TRAFFIC
    On thestar.com: an average of 2.6 million unique visitors per month. An increase of 85% from the same time last year. (audited by ABC Interactive - November, 2006)

    EXTENDED REACH
    thestar.com viewers cannot be reached through traditional means:

    78% of visitors to thestar.com use the Web instead of a referring to a paper copy of newspapers.

    • 80% don`t visit 24hours.ca
    • 69% don`t visit Canada.com
    • 49% don`t visit CBC.ca
    • 77% don`t visit Chatelaine.com
    • 54% don`t visit CNN.com
    • 80% don`t visit Dose.ca
    • 21% don`t visit Google.ca
    • 79% don`t visit Metronews.ca
    • 79% don`t visit Mochasofa.com

    Source: thestar.com Online Survey, March 2006
    Base: All visitors

     

    USER GEOGRAPHY
    81% of all the visitors to thestar.com live in Ontario and 57% reside in the Greater Toronto Area.


    Source: thestar.com Online Survey, March 2006
    Base: All visitors

    USAGE BY AGE GROUP
    Regardless of age, these consumers seek us out to be informed on a daily basis!


    Source: thestar.com Online Survey, March 2006
    Base: All visitors

    FREQUENCY OF VISITS
    Our visitors are loyal and they visit us frequently. In fact, 54% of them seek us out daily and 75% of them visit us 4+ times in a week!


    Source: thestar.com Online Survey, March 2006
    Base: All visitors

    VISITOR INTERESTS
    Our visitors are net savvy. They navigate the Web for information of all kinds. Our recent survey shows they sought out the following........


    Source: thestar.com Online Survey, March 2006
    Base: All visitors, Online activities performed/searched/participated in past 3 months

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