Emily Tan
Nov 26, 2012

Global ad spend growth downgraded to 4 per cent in 2013: Warc

GLOBAL – Global advertising spend is expected to increase by 4.3 per cent in 2012 and by 4 per cent in 2013 according to marketing intelligence service Warc’s latest International Ad Forecast, which is based on 12 major markets.

Global ad spend growth downgraded to 4 per cent in 2013: Warc

The figures are a downgrade of 0.5 percentage points (pp) and 1.5 pp respectively from the firm’s June report. The reduction in forecast growth for advertising spend next year is a reflection of the continued uncertainty about the global economy and future business conditions, according to Warc.

Based on Nielsen ad figures, global ad spend in 2011 totalled US$498 billion. When Warc’s growth estimates are applied to this base sum, 2012’s ad spend is expected to be around US$519 billion and 2013’s to be nearly US$540 billion.

Warc also calculates growth based on forecast inflation, in which case, global ad spend is expected to rise by just 1.8 per cent this year and by 1.6 per cent in 2013.

Of the 12 major markets the research firm analyses, four (Australia, China, India and Japan) are in Asia-Pacific. For these markets, Warc expects China to lead in 2013 with growth of 12.5 per cent, followed by India with 9 per cent, Australia with 2.6 per cent and Japan with just 1 per cent.

Japan’s growth is expected to be limited due to fears of further economic recession, according to Warc.

Globally, Russia is expected to the fastest growing ad market in 2013, with 14.6 per cent, followed by China (12.5 per cent, as above) and Brazil (9.5 per cent).  

   

The US, the world's largest ad market, with predicted revenue of US$153 billion in 2012, is expected to expand at a slower rate of 2.5 per cent next year from a predicted growth of 4.1 per cent this year,  without the benefit of election and Olympic spend.

"The global ad market has been boosted this year by quadrennial events, namely the Olympics, the US presidential election and, to a lesser extent, Euro 2012,” observed Suzy Young, data editor at Warc.com. “Next year will suffer by comparison, with advertisers having fewer incentives to spend when the underlying mood is generally one of caution.”

Source:
Campaign Asia

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