Despite Time Spent, Mobile Still Lacks for Ad Spend in the US

Mobile may be winning when it comes to its growing share of time spent with media, but advertising dollars are following behind slower than one may expect, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast of time spent with media by US adults.

Print still commands the most ad dollars—despite the fact that it’s losing in terms of absolute time spent with media at double-digit rates each year since at least 2011.

Digital, meanwhile, is growing quickly in terms of media consumption, with mobile leading the way. But US advertisers are only expected to spend 10 cents per US adult per hour spent on digital media this year—and just 7 cents on mobile—compared with nearly $1 on print ads.

TV will command the second-highest amount of advertiser dollars in terms of time spent by US adults as it continues to hold its own as the primary media activity of the average adult in the country.

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