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Lagging display, paid search drive ad forecast down
US-based advertisers are expected to spend only U$23.6 billion online this year, according to revised figures from eMarketer, which lowered its estimate from the U$24.9 billion predicted in August because of poor performance in display and paid-search advertising categories.
The new figure still represents an increase of 11.3% over '07 spend, the firm said (via MarketingCharts), noting that internet advertising will still fare better than traditional in '08.
The revised forecast indicates display advertising suffers because many vertical industries — like auto and retail — that are key players for the format are slashing ad budgets. In August, eMarketer predicted 16.9% growth in display ad spend, but the new predictions show lower growth at 3.9%. Slow growth is expected to continue in this area. At the end of the decade, display will grow just 10% year-over-year.
A positive for display ads is that it is now a buyer's market, according to David Hallerman, senior analyst at eMarketer. “There will be more ad impressions online because prices are coming down," he said.
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