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Why 2021 will be a year to watch for pitches globally
CAMPAIGN MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Expect a surge of pitching in Asia-Pacific, says R3, with more integrated pitches in EMEA and more indies at the table in the US.
Worst-case scenario averted: Forecasters find adspend drop gentler than expected
Robust digital spending fuelled by small businesses propelled growth, leading GroupM, Magna and Zenith to revise their forecasts upward.
Covid erased $63 billion in global adspend, and 2021 will only give back 59% of that
The latest forecast from Warc calls for a 10.2% drop in global adspend in 2020, and the organisation says it will take until 2022 to recover to 2019's level of spend.
Pandemic to cost media owners $42 billion in 2020
Total advertising revenue for media owners will shrink 7.2% for the year, before recovering +6.1% in 2021, according to the latest Magna forecast.
Dentsu Aegis expects Q2 revenue to drop 15-20%
Forecast is better than worst predictions for global agency sector.
Mark Read: 'We have to be very cautious about second half of 2020'
WPP CEO is making redundancies but says China has shown recovery 'can be quick'.
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