Advertisers Shift $1 Billion to Web

New Ad Age analysis (via TechCrunch) reveals that the nation's top 100 advertisers moved about $1 billion dollars away from radio and TV in favor of Internet ads last year.  Overall, the total amount spent on advertising was unchanged, but the Web benefited from a new trend away from traditional media.

Specifically, Ad Age reports that, "Measured spending on internet display advertising last year surged 33% [...] Web display ads -- banner ads and the like -- accounted for 6.8% of [Ad Age's 100 Leading National Advertisers]  measured spending in 2007, up from 5.1% in 2006 (and more than double 2003's 3%)."

Whether or not Web advertising will be able to maintain its impressive growth rates is debatable. Early 2008 numbers indicate a slight decline, which is likely linked to the sluggish economy.

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Simon Small on July 8, 2008 12:13 AM:

In Australia, advertising spend on online has beaten radio...

My gut feeling is that there is a lot of growth to come. In the last 12 months there have been major advertisers in Australia moving the majority of their advertising budget to online.

No doubt, Australia is well behind the rest of the world, but we're catching up... In fact last year we were ranked 15th out of developed countries in usage of social media for advertising. SAD.

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