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US retailers’ most attractive prospects – those who spend the most money and shop most frequently – are more likely to click on personalised ads than non-personalised ads, according to a new survey from ChoiceStream. The 2008 Personalisation Survey of US consumers found that 39% of consumers are more likely to click on an ad… Continue reading New survey finds personalised ads attract high-value customers

Advertisers need to get to grips with social networking and the changing marketplace, according to the IPA’s second future of advertising report. The IPA has teamed up with the Future Foundation, a global strategic consultancy and think tank, to produce ‘Social Media Futures – The Future of advertising and agencies in a networked society: A… Continue reading IPA: Social Networking Revolution

Global advertising markets recorded 2.9% growth in the quarter from July to September 2008, in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio, according to Nielsen’s global advertising trends report, Global AdView Pulse. In the three months to September 2008, the global advertising market posted a 2.9% increase versus the same quarter in 2007, mostly driven by the… Continue reading Global ad markets saw 2.9% growth in Q3 2008

The IPA’s latest Bellwether survey published today has found that in Q4 2008 annual marketing budgets were revised down to the greatest extent ever recorded in the report’s nine-year history. The cut was the fifth successive quarterly reduction in spend, and 2009 is set to see further cuts, with a number of companies setting their… Continue reading Q4 2008 Bellwether Report: Record Marketing Budget Cuts

British consumers pay more attention to print ads rather than online ads, according to Deloitte’s new Media Democracy survey into the media consumption habits of Brits aged between 16 and 74. The study found that 59% of consumers pay the greatest attention to print ads in magazines, while 56% pay more attention to ads in… Continue reading Consumers pay more attention to print ads than online ads

More than $25 billion in advertising revenues will be drained from media companies between January 2008 and December 2010, sparking an “advertising depression”, according to media economist Jack Myers. Total US marketing communication budgets will decline by a staggering $56 billion during the same period – down 2.4% for 2008, -6.7% for 2009 and -2.3%,… Continue reading US ad revenue down -6.7% in 2009

eMarketer has cut its forecast for UK online ad spend, predicting that it will grow 7.2% in 2009, down from its May forecast of 17.2%. The online research firm expects UK online ad spend to reach £3.34 billion in 2008 and £3.58 billion in 2009. Karin von Abrams, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the… Continue reading UK online ad spend forecast to grow 7.2% in 2009

US ad spending declined by 1.7% year on year in the first nine months of 2008, according to new data from TNS Media Intelligence. Ad spending during the third quarter of 2008 was down 2.0% versus last year, despite a positive stimulus from the Summer Olympics and political elections. Jon Swallen, SVP Research at TNS… Continue reading US ad spend declined 1.7% in first nine months of 2008

Merrill Lynch has lowered its global ad forecast to 0.4% growth this year, with a fall of 1.6% expected in 2009. The financial services firm previously forecast growth of 1.9% and 1.2% in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Merrill Lynch has also lowered its US advertising forecast, with a fall of 4.2% expected this year and… Continue reading Merrill Lynch lowers global ad forecast

UK ad spend is expected to drop 0.8% this year, the first annual drop since 2001, according to new forecasts from ZenithOptimedia. This 0.8% drop is a large downward revision of the Publicis Groupe agency’s forecast of 4.9% growth made earlier this year. Ad spend is expected to rise to 1.5% in 2009, buoyed by… Continue reading UK ad spend forecast to fall 0.8% this year