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US Online and Traditional Media Advertising Outlook, 2021-2025

US Online and Traditional Media Advertising Outlook, 2021-2025

PwC has released its latest annual Global Entertainment & Media Outlook report, a comprehensive study that contains projections for online and offline media advertising markets through 2025. [Editor’s note: If you’re interested in media trends, the 7th annual...

US Ad Spend Projected to Soar This Year

US Ad Spend Projected to Soar This Year

After a significant fall in 2020, US ad spending in 2021 is expected to jump by 23.3% year-over-year to reach $279 billion (not including political spending). This is according to GroupM's mid-year forecast report [download page]. GroupM is now much more optimistic...

Which Types of Mobile Ads Are Slated for More Spending?

Which Types of Mobile Ads Are Slated for More Spending?

Close to 6 in 10 (57% of) Americans listen to podcasts. And, as the number of people who listen to podcasts goes up, so appears to rise the optimism in mobile ad spending for podcasts. Indeed, mobile ad spending on podcasts is slated to rise this year per data [press...

1 in 10 AM/FM Radio Listeners Are “Radio Heads”

1 in 10 AM/FM Radio Listeners Are “Radio Heads”

Even with a growing variety of media that adults have available to entertain themselves, a large majority still listen to radio on a weekly basis. In fact, a report [download page] from National Public Media and Edison Research has found that 41% of the time US adults...

Here’s How People Say They Discover New Music

Here’s How People Say They Discover New Music

When it comes to sources for discovering new music, US adults are most likely to turn to radio, and music apps such as Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music. This is per a survey of almost 8,000 US adults from YouGov. Some 35% of respondents say they discover new music on...

Here’s An Update on Device Penetration in TV Households

Here’s An Update on Device Penetration in TV Households

Over the past year, ownership of devices such as smartphones and tablets have remained relatively steady, per a report [download page] from Nielsen which looks at the penetration of devices and services in TV households. The report also shows that ownership of other...

These Are the Ad Types Millennials Trust the Most

These Are the Ad Types Millennials Trust the Most

While US adults, in general, have shown trust in traditional forms of advertising such as television and radio, young adults find some digital advertising platforms at least somewhat trustworthy as well, per the most recent The Nielsen Total Audience Report [download...

Telecom Advertisers Are Above-Average Spenders on TV and Radio

Telecom Advertisers Are Above-Average Spenders on TV and Radio

After cutting ad spending by 8.7% in 2020, telecom brands are expected to commit to consistent growth in ad expenditures over the next few years. A forecast from Zenith estimates that telecoms advertising will grow by an average of 4.5% per year through 2023. With...

Forecast Says Spotify to Overtake Apple in Podcast Audience Size

Forecast Says Spotify to Overtake Apple in Podcast Audience Size

The number of monthly podcast listeners is expected to grow by 10.1% year-over-year in 2021, with an estimated 117.8 million listeners tuning in each month, per a recent forecast from eMarketer. The forecast also has podcasts accounting for 53.9% of monthly digital...

People Still Trust Traditional Media Ads the Most

People Still Trust Traditional Media Ads the Most

Advertisers continue to up their investment in online advertising, with traditional media ceding share of ad spend. However, when it comes to trusting ads, adults in the US put more trust in ads from legacy than newer media, per data from YouGov. Indeed, close to half...

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