Online Advertising

Digital advertising in India: 2011 report card, 2012 projections

Pitch Madison Media Advertising Outlook 2012 held in New Delhi on Feb 17, 2012 sheds some light on the advertising market in India for the year 2012. Before that some numbers for advertising marketing in India for 2011,

  • Indian advertising grew 8% at Rs 25,594 cr in 2011 (Rs 9,300 crore in 2003)
  • The last 5 months (September 2011 – Jan 2012) had not been so good.
  • Television continued to dominate with a share of 44.8% (Rs 11,478 crore), followed closely by print with a share of 42.2% (Rs 10,800 crore). TV and print together account for around 85% of India’s total ad spend.
  • The English press had witnessed a tough year in 2011. For the print medium, a spark of hope comes from the regional space. The English press reaches only 10% of the English speaking population.
  • Radio saw a flat growth of 3.1% share of the ad pie (Rs 903 crore), on the other hand, outdoor did better with a 5.1% share.
  • Cinema slid a few notches with a share of 0.5%.
  • Outdoor media: Rs 1,297 crore against Rs 1,441 crore in 2010 (negative growth)
  • The growth of the Internet’s share had been the most impressive, claiming the third-largest share of the ad pie at 3.8% which will grow to 5% in 2012. Internet, including search, grew at a healthy rate of 45% in 2011, as against the expected 35% growth, to clock revenue of Rs 985 crore.

Advertising Market Projections in India for 2012

  • The growth projections for the ad industry for 2012 remained a cautious 8-9%, with a total ad pie of Rs 28,013 crore.
  • Print: 6% growth  (Rs 11,438 crore)
  • TV: 10% growth (Rs 12,626 crore)
  • Radio advertising: 5% growth (Rs 948 crore)
  • Outdoor advertising: 5% growth (Rs 1,362 crore)
  • Digital: 50% growth (Rs 1,478 crore). The report projected that the digital ad spend would become 5% of the total ad spend.
  • Search queries for Google continue to grow at 60% YoY. Local search is growing faster.
BG Mahesh

Internet application ideator and implementor. Been there and done that since early 1990s. I like to present data to the common man in the simplest manner on the internet.

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