1.   Advertising will remain predominantly national, though numerous metro-information sites are vying to pull in regional advertisers, experts say.

2.   For now, though, advertising remains unprofitable.

3.   Neither Democrat criticized the other publicly, and advertising remained positive.

4.   The executives said the projection was based on the assumption that advertising would remain soft for the first half of the new fiscal year and strengthen modestly after that.

5.   The relative lack of such assurances is a big reason why advertising remains a minor revenue source for most interactive media.

6.   Chairman and chief executive John Perriss said despite continuing strong growth in new form of marketing expenditure, advertising will remain a vibrant industry with real growth prospects.