However, despite their rhetoric, marketers are emphasizing ‘performance’ over quality content.
September 04, 2024

Madison and Wall forecast $397 billion in 2024 ad spend

Total U.S. advertising spend is expected to hit $397 billion in 2024 — $16 billion of this is attributed to “political and issue advertising”— but the positive comparisons with last year are expected to fade as the year progresses.

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