Media Sales Today

Can you stand one more advertising revenue forecast? The first quarter has just ended, and revised 2010 forecasts are popping up. A new forecast from Barclays Capital has ad revenue numbers for some traditional media types being revised up instead of down for the first time in several quarters.

  Last year was tough on the magazine industry, with over 400 titles going online only or ceasing publication entirely. Ad pages aren’t rebounding yet, and it looks like 2010 will be another challenging year. However the numbers are slightly better – meaning they’re not quite as bad as last year – and that may [...]

More advertising executives plan to increase their ad spending over the next twelve months than decrease it, according to the latest Advertiser Optimism Report (via marketingcharts.com).

It looks like the pharmaceutical industry is still spending ad dollars inside magazines — at least in the ones still publishing. Despite legislative pressures and rumors of the hammer coming down on the tax deduction on ad expenses for prescription drugs, big pharma appears to have a soft spot for print. According to the Publishers Information Bureau, from 2003-2008, drugs & remedies in consumer magazines soared 58% to $2.2 billion, ranking it No. 2 behind toiletries & cosmetics.

A recent McPheters & Company study seems to show that television and magazine ads are more effective than their online counterparts.

While second half numbers aren’t out from the magazines, single copy magazine sales for 2008 appear to be trending down.