Cornoavirus’ Effect On Local Businesses

Chart: Coronavirus Effect on Local Businesses

More than a third of local businesses worldwide said they’re losing customers as a result of COVID-19, according to a March 2020 survey from BrightLocal, and 27% reported temporarily closing their stores.

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B2B Marketing Budget Changes Due To COVID-19

Chart: Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 Marketing Budgets

Aggregage, Inc., the publisher of B2B Marketing Zone and more than 40 other B2B publications, surveyed more than 450 B2B marketing professionals about how they expect to adjust their marketing plans because of the pandemic. The findings include: 72% project overall 2020 B2B marketing budgets will increase, stay the same, or only be cut moderately…

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Connected TV Ad Spending, 2019-2023 [CHART]

Chart: Connected TV Ad Spending, 2019-2023

American advertisers will spend almost $7 billion this year on connected TV ads. Connected TV is growing rapidly as advertisers look to target audiences watching long-form, premium digital content on their living room screens.

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Political Ad Spending By Media, 2020 [CHART]

Chart: Political Ad Spending By Media

Of the $6 billion in political campaign spending this cycle, Kantar expects 20%, or $1.2 billion, to go to digital. TV still wins the lion’s share of campaign budgets, with almost three-quarters of the total split between broadcast and cable TV.

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Political Ad Spending, 2014-2020 [CHART]

Chart: Political Ad Spending, 2014-2020

Growth in political ad spending is expected to slow dramatically during the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to Kantar Media, which predicts political campaigns for US federal office will spend $6 billion on paid media placements this year. But a greater share than ever will be directed toward digital channels.

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Influencer Marketing Rates [TABLE]

Table: Influencer Marketing Rates

According to a January 2019 survey by influencer marketing service Mediakix, more than one-third of US marketers said the rising cost of influencers was a leading marketing challenge in this space.

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