US Ad Market Slows Down After Record 2016 Performance [REPORT]

In its latest report on global advertising market trends, MAGNA forecasts media owners’ net advertising sales to grow by +3.7% to $505 billion in 2017

This is a noticeable drop compared to 2016, which reached a record +5.9% growth rate, but one that MAGNA projected in previous forecasts. The lack of cyclical events in 2017 (global sports events or U.S. elections), and the U.S. market itself, are in fact contributing the bulk of the global slowdown.

Digital media has now surpassed linear television to become the No.1 category in advertising revenues. Within digital, the majority of advertising sales (54%) is now generated by impressions and clicks on mobile devices.

Television ad sales will be down (-1%) for the first time since 2009.

U.S. advertising sales will grow by +1.6% to $185 billion, in line with previous expectations, following a record performance (+7.7%) last year. The lack of global sports events and elections in an odd-numbered year is responsible for most of the slowdown. Excluding those cyclical events, 2017 growth would be a robust +3.4%, compared to a six-year-high +5.9% last year.

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