Trump’s tariffs fuel ad industry pullback: Marketers are cutting budgets and ad growth projections fall sharply as inflation and trade uncertainty rise.
US ad spending faces a slowdown: Economic uncertainty, tariffs, and inflation are prompting advertisers to cut budgets, with 2025 ad growth forecasts declining.
Major creators will hold event to vie for YouTube ad dollars: The Spotter Showcase will unveil crucial data and content slates to draw marketers away from traditional TV.
By integrating iSpot’s tools, Paramount aims to attract ad dollars with sharper data on purchases, attention, and campaign impact across TV and streaming.
Healthcare and pharma marketers will continue to devote more of their ad spending budgets to digital media channels. Still, advertising strategies for traditional media will remain a priority, particularly compared with other industries.
This is the second installment of our quarterly “Ad Spending Benchmarks” series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.