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Growing influence of procurement affecting advertising's share of expenditure

26 Aug 2010

Source: The Huffington Post

 
Between 2007 and 2012, advertising's slice of the total marketing pie is forecast to decline from 30.7% to 25.9%. That represents more than $100 billion that is shifting away from traditional media spending to alternative marketing options during this five-year span. Even with hundreds of millions of dollars invested in effectiveness, engagement and research studies by media companies and agencies, advertising remains a cost center that is increasingly subjected to procurement oversight and intensifying cost controls.

In contrast, trade and consumer promotion investments are often under the management of corporate sales organizations and a priority for brand management teams, less subjected to the demands of procurement officers.

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