Adstats: Ad spend in 2012

This Adstats article looks at the marketing industry's prospects for 2012 through a composite of forecast data from ZenithOptimedia, Magna Global, GroupM and Warc.

Adstats: Ad spend in 2012

During a time of major economic volatility, global ad spend is forecast to grow by +5.4% – a slight increase from the +4.4% predicted for 2011.

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  • % share of ad spend by major media
  • Long-term global ad spend trends
  • % share of forecast ad spend by global region
  • Consensus ad spend forecast by region
  • Forecast ad spend by country
  • Consensus global ad spend forecast by major media
  • Consensus ad spend forecast by country

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