PWC Report: Aussie Ad Spends Up 11.6 Per Cent To $8.8 Billion in 2018
The Australian online advertising market hit $8.8 billion expenditure in calendar year 2018, an increase of 11.6 per cent on 2017 according to the IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report (OAER) published today by PwC.
The independent report, which has been detailing key online market trends since 2007, includes for the first time data points about the rate of programmatic buying, as well as CTV video advertising revenue data.
The strong results for the digital advertising market in 2018 is underpinned by the continuing shift in consumer media consumption. Australians now spend nearly 100 hours a month on desktop, smartphone and tablets and nearly five million people access internet content on their TV screens daily.
For the full calendar year 2018, the general display advertising category experienced considerable growth, reaching $3.3 billion for the year, a 15.8 per cent increase on 2017. This places the category at 37 per cent of total online advertising – the strongest share of the overall online ad market to date. Search and Directories hit $3.4 billion for 2018, a 9.2 per cent increase, while classifieds increased 9.5 per cent to reach $1.6 billion spend in 2018.
For the quarter ending 31st December 2018, the general display advertising category grew 5.4 per cent to a market total of $2.3 billion and according to new data points captured in the OAER report for content publishers for the first time, 51 per cent of this inventory was bought via media agencies using either an insertion order or another non-programmatic method.
Of the balance, 34 per cent of general display advertising was bought programmatically with either fixed CPM or guaranteed inventory (nine per cent) or a variable CPM based on real time bidding via an exchange or private market place (25 per cent), while nine per cent of all display advertising was bought directly.
With connected TV inventory now a significant part of the digital video market, for the first time content publishers provided data points breaking down revenue sources in this OAER report. It found that in Q4 2018, 23 per cent of video advertising revenue for content websites was generated by connected TV inventory, while 48 per cent of video advertising revenue for content websites was via desktop; and 29 per cent via mobile video advertising.
Gai Le Roy, CEO of IAB Australia commented, “Marketers continue to reinvest their budgets in a range of digital advertising options because they know it helps grow their businesses. 2019 will see the IAB demonstrate to marketers how they can increase the effectiveness of their spend across a wide range of digital formats and how it can work together efficiently with other media channel investments.”
Megan Brownlow, partner at PwC said: “We are pleased to release the latest version of the Online Advertising Expenditure Report with a number of new features. The market had headline growth and is now worth $8.8 billion with video again the bright spot,making up 42 per cent of the general display market and up 26.2 per cnet on 2017.”
For calendar year 2018 mobile advertising continued to drive strong growth in both general display and search and directories, reaching $4.2 billion in 2018, a 34.9 per cent increase year on year. Mobile advertising now makes up 63 per cent of total general display advertising.
Video advertising grew 26.2 per cent to reach $1.4 billion in 2018, demonstrating the continued positive trend for publishers as brands continue to seek premium environments in which to showcase their offerings. The Report notes that with connect TV advertising remaining a big focus, the use of technology and strength of content will be pivotal in differentiating publishers in this segment.
Brownlow added: “We are pleased to release the latest version of the Online Advertising Expenditure Report with a number of new features. The market had headline growth and is now worth $8.8 billion with video again the bright spot, making up 42 per cent of the general display market and up 26.2 per cent on 2017.”
For calendar year 2018 Mobile advertising continued to drive strong growth in both general display and search and directories, reaching $4.2 billion in 2018, a 34.9 per cent increase year on year. Mobile advertising now makes up 63 per cent of total general display advertising.
Video advertising grew 26.2 per cent to reach $1.4 billion in 2018, demonstrating the continued positive trend for publishers as brands continue to seek premium environments in which to showcase their offerings. The report noted that with connect TV advertising remaining a big focus, the use of technology and strength of content will be pivotal in differentiating publishers in this segment.
The new data points around buying methods and video revenue was supported by a number of contributors including Amobee (including Videology), carsales.com.au, Daily Mail Australia, Domain, Guardian News and Media Limited, Here, There & Everywhere, Mamamia, Multi Channel Network, News Corp Australia, Nine, REA Group, Seven West Media, SpotX, TEN and Verizon Media.
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