Global Marketing Index, March 2014: Marketing budget growth slows across Q1 2014

This article summarises the results of Warc's Global Marketing Index (GMI) for March 2014.

Global Marketing Index, March 2014: Marketing budget growth slows across Q1 2014

Suzy YoungWarc

  • Global headline GMI dips in March, yet signals sustained improvement overall
  • European marketers trim planned budget increases in March
  • Trading conditions continue to improve at a healthy rate

Global marketing budgets continued to rise throughout the first quarter of 2014, but at a decreasing rate of growth month-on-month, according to the latest data from Warc’s Global Marketing Index.

Across all regions, the headline GMI measure – which takes into...

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