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There will be close to 6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide by the end of 2013, up from 3.9 billion by the end of 2008, according to a new forecast from Portio Research.

The prospect of faster broadband connections will not be the catalyst for increased TV viewing online, according to a new survey.

Total US communications spending is forecast to decline 1% in 2009, according to new research.

Western Europe mobile local search ad revenues are forecast to reach €1.4 billion by 2013, according to BIA’s Kelsey Group. It predicts that mobile search advertising revenues in Western Europe will grow from €39 million in 2008 to €2.3 billion in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 125.4%. Revenues for the local… Continue reading Western Europe mobile ad revenues forecast to increase

A new US report has found that almost 20% of social networking sites’ advertising comes from local businesses and marketers. The Borrell Associates assessment of 118 social networking sites forecasts that $641 million will be spent on local ad sales in 2009. A key finding of the report is that the majority of local ad… Continue reading US social network local-ad sales to hit $641m

A new forecast from eMarketer projects that growth in UK online ad spending will be just 0.9% this year. Karin von Abrams, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the new report, said: “In 2009, online ad spending has been hit harder than most UK marketers thought possible even a few months ago. “Budget cuts have… Continue reading Low growth predicted for UK online adspend this year

AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong believes that there will be a resurgence in online video and display advertising within the next 18 to 24 months. In an interview with Reuters, Armstrong said that investors who hold onto the company’s shares will reap the benefit of an online advertising recovery by 2011. Armstrong, who was appointed… Continue reading AOL CEO predicts resurgence in online display advertising

Magna’s 2009 US Media Advertising Revenue Forecast predicts that US ad revenues will decline by 14% this year. Ad revenues are predicted to fall from a total of $189 billion in 2008 to $161 billion this year. However, the report adds that the decline has bottomed out in first half of the year, with the… Continue reading Magna forecasts 14% drop in US ad revenue

Global ad spend in measured media is forecast to drop 5.5% to $417 billion this year, though a mild recovery is expected in 2010 when the decline should ease to 1.4%, according to GroupM’s latest report. The study, ‘This Year, Next Year’, which forms part of GroupM’s media and marketing forecasting series, predicts that Brazil,… Continue reading GroupM forecasts a 5.5% drop in global adspend

The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s latest Marketing Trends Survey reveals that many marketers believe the worst of the recession is over, although the rest of 2009 will remain extremely challenging. The survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI, reveals that the number of marketers who believe the UK economy will worsen in the next 12 months has… Continue reading Many marketers believe worst of recession is over