U.S. Local Digital Advertising Revenues Continue Upward in 2011 Despite
Slow-Growth Economy, According to BIA/Kelsey
Fall update of U.S. Local Media Annual Forecast indicates local digital
media revenues will reach $23.3 billion in 2011, up slightly from earlier
forecast
CHANTILLY, Va. (Nov. 7, 2011) – The impact of the sluggish
global economy on the local media marketplace
is being somewhat offset by robust performance
in the digital media sector, according to the
fall update of BIA/Kelsey’s
U.S. Local Media Annual Forecast (2010-2015).
The local media research and advisory firm expects total local advertising
revenues for 2011 to be $135.9 billion, down from the $136.2 billion
it forecast earlier this year.
In line with earlier BIA/Kelsey forecasts, traditional media segments
such as Yellow Pages and newspapers are experiencing the largest downward
revisions. Meanwhile, U.S. local online/digital advertising revenues
will rise to $23.3 billion in 2011, compared with $22.3 billion predicted
earlier this year.
“As the economy wavers between meager growth and the prospect
of a second recession dip, advertisers remain guarded and apprehensive
about making spending commitments,” said Mark Fratrik, vice president
and chief economist, BIA/Kelsey. “That ‘pulling back’ by
national and local businesses is hitting hard some of the more traditional
media, due in part to the generally lower prices of some digital media
and the desire by these businesses to shift their budgets to targeted
audience opportunities and performance models.”
The firm expects local online/ digital advertising revenues will be 17.2 percent
of total local advertising revenues in 2011, up from the earlier forecast of
16.4 percent. By 2015 that share will increase to 25.4 percent, up from the
24.7 percent originally predicted.
With the changes in the firm’s estimates for 2011 and subsequent years,
BIA/Kelsey expects the overall local media market will grow slowly over the
next five years, at a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent, reaching
$149.4 billion by 2015.
BIA/Kelsey analysts will present highlights from the forecast at the firm’s
upcoming Interactive Local Media West conference, Dec. 12-14, in San Francisco.
ILM West is the largest gathering of senior executives from across the local
digital media, advertising and marketing space. ILM West will focus on the
latest developments in local online media, search, mobile, social, daily deals
and transactions. Information about the conference, including featured speakers,
agenda, sponsors and online registration, is available at www.biakelsey.com/ilmwest2011.
About the U.S. Local Media Annual Forecast
BIA/Kelsey defines the local media advertising marketplace as those media
that provide local audiences to all types of advertisers. The BIA/Kelsey U.S.
Local Media Annual Forecast (2010-2015) draws from proprietary data; company,
industry and country information in the public domain; and discussions with
clients and non-clients about the direction and pace of development in the
local media marketplace. The forecast is available to clients of the firm’s
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About BIA/Kelsey
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and valuation services, research, Continuous Advisory Services and
conferences. Since 1983 BIA/Kelsey has been a resource to the media,
mobile advertising, telecommunications, Yellow Pages and electronic
directory markets, as well as to government agencies, law firms and
investment companies looking to understand trends and revenue drivers.
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