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UK TV revenue is predicted to grow by 4% year on year in 2005, according to forecasts released by media consultancy agency, Billetts. Billetts predicts television’s strong revenue growth in 2005 to be fuelled by Channel 4 and interactive revenue sales. Commercial audiences are expected to rise by 3%, led by rising multi-channel penetration. This… Continue reading Billetts Predicts TV Revenue To Lead 2005

Television advertising revenue in the UK is forecast to grow at its fastest rate since 2000, aided by the prospects of a general election and the UK’s economic upturn. New data released by media group ZenithOptimedia, predicts TV adspend to increase by 12% in Q1 2005, revising its previous estimates up, from 5% for the… Continue reading TV Adspend Fuelled By Elections

Internet publishers predict traditional advertisers, such as pharmaceutical, automotive, travel and entertainment industries, will increase their online advertising expenditure by 20% in 2005, according to research company Advertising.com’s second annual survey of online publishers. Advertising.com has forecast that traditional advertisers will increase their online adspend in 2005 by a massive 70%, concentrating their online dollars… Continue reading Traditional Advertisers Forecast To Increase Online Adspend

The marketing profession remains broadly optimistic about the future economy, supporting the widely held view that the expected slowdown in 2005 will represent a change of gear rather than a recession, according to the latest survey results from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The study, based on the views of 500 senior marketing professionals… Continue reading Little Sign Of Recession, Says CIM Study

The Advertising Association’s (AA) forecasting skills have today been criticised by IPC Media, warning that the industry body’s advertising expenditure predictions could be misleading. Questioning the Association’s ability to make accurate forecasts, in a letter written to Media Week, Christina Hartley, IPC’s group ad marketing director, says: “The latest 2005 figure for the sector [consumer… Continue reading AA Forecasting Criticised By IPC

US online adspend ended 2004 poorly, taking in just $648 million in December, confirming industry predictions of a slow but steady 2005 in terms of advertising expenditure. The new estimates, released yesterday by online intelligence experts AdZone Research, reveal that internet adspend for January 2004 totalled $826 million, and then dropped dramatically for December to… Continue reading US Online Adspend Disappointing For End Of 2004

Word of mouth is the most influential factor on consumer purchasing decisions in the US for electronics, apparel and home improvement equipment, according to a new report, published by BIGresearch. Out of a study questioning over 14,000 consumers on advertising influences, BIGresearch found that word of mouth tended to be the biggest factor in the… Continue reading Research Emphasises Power Of Word Of Mouth

Global economic growth is expected to slow in 2005, signalling lower advertising growth, with a predicted global increase of 4.5% in the coming year, according to analysts Merrill Lynch. Europe, however, is forecast to do well with Merrill estimating European ad growth for 2005, to increase by 4.2%, compared to 4% in 2004. GDP Growth… Continue reading Merrill predicts Slowing Of Global Economy

The US is set to a see a substantial shift in national advertising moving to the internet in 2005, with analysts Merrill Lynch predicting that online adspend will increase by 19% in the coming year. A recent survey of 15 national newspaper advertisers by Merrill, has highlighted their increasing reluctance to pay higher ad rates… Continue reading US Shifts To Online Advertising

Marketing budgets continued to rise, with further upward revisions reported for the fifth consecutive quarter and internet related marketing, direct marketing and sales promotion are all expected to do well in 2005. The IPA’s latest quarterly Bellwether report, compiled by NTC research, reveals that many companies have set their budgets for the first quarter of… Continue reading Q4 Bellwether: UK Marketing Budgets Continue To Rise