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Domain Names and Digital Strategy
Sheila Bergeron
May 7, 2013
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80%Market Share of Major ccTLDs, 2012 (Q2)
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Global TLD Market Share 2007-2012
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Canadian TLD Market Share Q2 2007 - Q2 2012
ca Market Share com Market Share net Market Share org Market Share info Market Share biz Market Share
General browsing/surfing
Education (e.g. research)
Entertainment
News/Current events
Banking
Downloading (e.g. music, movies, games, files, etc.)
Shopping
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Prefer .caPrefer .comIt doesn't matter
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UnaidedRegistrants/Members
n=1,192
Mentions of 2% or greater %
NET Canadian 62It’s Canadian 12I am Canadian/live in Canada 10Canadian recognition/presence/Identity 17Pride in Canada/Pride in being Canadian 4Shows what your location is 4
It’s for a Canadian business/company/organization 17
Prefer Canadian market 6It’s for use by Canadians 7Local/Local audience/Local reference 4It was available 8.com was taken 11Publicity/Promotion 3Easy/convenient/simple 1Trademark protection 7Advised from provider/always recommend .CA 1Registered both .CA and .com 5Easier to find 3Preference/wanted .CA 2It made sense/thought it would be better 4Security reasons/More trustworthy 2
Industry Changes: Current View
317 Total
Domains
295 Country Codes
(e.g. .CA)
23 Generics (e.g. .COM)
11 Testing
Domain Names – The Future
1300 Domains
295 Country
Code
600 Generic 11 Testing
600 Brands
The Canadian Applications
YourBrand.SUCKS
WeSELLin.QUEBEC
New gTLDs and SEO
Relevance+
Value+
Popularity=
Register the domain
Questions from the group: Determining an accredited Canadian Registrar
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Questions from the group
• Curious about other countries' domain strategies. In your experience, do other countries promote their domains as much as Canada does? Is there a CIRA-type body in every country? Is our drive for .CA partly a feature of the US .COM landscape?
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Questions from the group
• What is the future of the domain name and the .CA brand in general? Is punctuation and misspellings the only way to secure a new brand these days?
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Questions from the group
• What industry sectors typically benefit most from choosing a .CA domain?
Questions?
• If you think of a question later:– www.cira.ca– @ciranews– @ShebeAB– Sheila.bergeron@cira.ca
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