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Will Ad Spending Really Be ‘Sluggish’ in 2016?

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By Chet Dalzell

I was surprised as anyone to see reports last month from GroupM that ad spending may only muster modest growth of 4.5 percent in 2016 — after 4.3 percent growth this year. I’m not an economist, but it’s hard to fathom that that’s all we can expect. But then again…

Usually, years of Presidential Elections and Summer Olympics are boon years for advertising, certainly here in the U.S. Taken together with continued U.S. economic growth and China stabilization, if ad spending is only going to grow this slowly, one must ask what’s holding it back?

According to the report, television advertising in the U.S.

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Chet Dalzell

Marketing Sustainably: A blog posting questions, opportunities, concerns and observations on sustainability in marketing. Chet Dalzell has 25 years of public relations management and expertise in service to leading brands in consumer, donor, patient and business-to-business markets, and in the field of integrated marketing. He serves on the ANA International ECHO Awards Board of Governors, as an adviser to the Direct Marketing Club of New York, and is senior director, communications and industry relations, with the Digital Advertising Alliance. Chet loves UConn Basketball (men's and women's) and Nebraska Football (that's just men, at this point), too! 

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