incrediBILL - 9:56 pm on Jun 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

i was wondering if anyone has some good guesses about when the upturn will begin.

When people start spending like crazy again is when you'll see the upturn.

Credit must be available and cheaper as the CC companies are randomly raising people's rates to radical amounts or just canceling cards, sometimes for no apparent reason, which will both have impact on AdWords spending.

The indicators to watch for are when the housing sales increase, stock markets start to gain steam, retail spending is on the rise and the jobless numbers are declining.

When all that happens, people will start spending on advertising again.

Until then, brace for the long haul.