Chart of the week: Pure-play ads have grown by 1,174 per cent
Digital as an avenue for advertising has existed for the better part of a decade, starting with the creation and execution of banner advertising, email marketing, and website development. As digital platforms grew, advertising focused on ROI, like ecommerce and search, expanded the revenue sources in the advertising industry. Advertising campaigns became more accountable due to the analytic capabilities digital provides, which pushed how advertisers optimised campaigns.
In 2005, only about GBP £336 million (US $46.8 million) were spent on digital display, while TV ad spending hovered around £3.5 billion ($4.5 billion)and newspaper advertising hit over £4 billion($5.2 billion) in the same year. By 2017, pure-play digital grew to close to £3.5 billion ($4.5 billion), while newspaper advertising shrunk to a little over £1 billion ($1.3) in ad spend. TV ad spending flatlined putting it on par with pure-play. The report put out by Group M, IAB, PwC, and the Advertising Association, predicts that trend will continue in 2019.
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