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  • Publicis Ambience creates Urbanclap’s first TVC

    Publicis Ambience creates Urbanclap’s first TVC

    MUMBAI: Mobile services marketplace Urbanclap has launched its first TV commercial in association with advertising giant Publicis Ambience.

    So far, the marketing strategy for UrbanClap has been digital heavy, with Facebook and Google being the primary channels for tactical marketing, and some amount of Above the Line advertising (ATL) being done on radio. By 2017, UrbanClap endeavours to shift its marketing from being digital heavy to being more above the line.

    To communicate its high level of quality and trust among consumers, UrbanClap decided to communicate its vision the company has created this TVC.

    Commenting on the launch, UrbanClap co-founder Abhiraj Bhal said, “The launch of UrbanClap’s TV advertisement is an important moment in the journey of our 2 year old company. We are transforming the way people utilize these services – from beauty to home repairs, yoga to tutors etc. We are excited to take our brand to the next level with this TVC and hope to scale to greater heights in the near future.”

    UrbanClap was compelled to associate with Publicis Ambience for its dynamic and creative team that was deeply invested in giving this brand a fine launch. The level of creativity and involvement from each level in the agency gave UrbanClap the confidence it needed prior to being launched for the first time on such a large medium.

    Elaborating further on the launch, Publicis Ambience COO Paritosh Srivastava said, “The biggest challenge for a services marketplace in our country is trust and quality. We have used human relations as metaphors to emphasize the quality of our service providers, these relations are endearing and relevant to audiences across strata. We strongly believe this campaign will help create a positive disposition towards UrbanClap.”

    Publicis Ambience ECD Jigar Fernandes too said, “We all knew what this launch meant for UrbanClap, because you never get another chance to make a first impression, especially in this great Indian startup mela. Every step of the way we worked together with the good guys at UrbanClap as it was their first TVC experience. It was a fun mix of pressure, responsibility, left brain logic, right brain blabbering, passionate arguments and bro hugs.”

    The creative team behind this TVC includes – Jigar Fernandes, Gururaj Rao, Anirudh More, and Abhishek Sawant. The UrbanClap account was managed by Paritosh Srivastava, Atin Wahal, Noorbanu Qureshi, and Kanishka Bhamawat. The filming department includes – Jignesh Maru and Nupur Agarwal (Film team), Radhika Produces Films (RPF) (The production house). The TVC was directed by Suresh Triveni, and produced by Radhika Sawhney.

  • Joy Mohanty to head creative for Lowe Lintas, North & East

    Joy Mohanty to head creative for Lowe Lintas, North & East

    MUMBAI: Lowe Lintas has appointed Joy Mohanty as regional president – North & East. Mohanty will lead the creative function for the Delhi and Kolkata offices of Lowe Lintas reporting to CCO Arun Iyer.

    In a career spanning 23 years, Joy has worked with leading agencies in India. His last assignment was as National Creative Director, Publicis Capital, from where he moves after over 11 years. His portfolio includes work for leading clients like Maruti Suzuki Corporate, Makemytrip, Maggi, Nescafe Sunrise, Nestle Every Day, Milkmaid, Intex, Subway, Spicejet, Swift, Apollo Tyres, Suzuki Motorcycles, LG Home Appliances and others.

    Welcoming Mohanty to the agency, Arun Iyer said, “Lowe Lintas Delhi has been buzzing with some spectacular work in the recent past. Having someone like Joy Mohanty lead and drive the creative function, will further consolidate our reputation as being the most creative agency in Delhi, as also to push forward the creative agenda in Kolkata. We welcome him wholeheartedly and look forward to working closely with him to usher in an even stronger creative culture in these 2 offices of Lowe Lintas.”

    Prior to Publicis Capital, Joy was with Contract Advertising as Creative Director. Preceding that he worked as Creative Director, Enterprise Nexus and was also at Leo Burnett as Associate Creative Director. He handled brands like LML Motorcycles, Opel Corsa, Chevrolet Optra, 8PM Whisky, Thums Up, Limca, Maaza, Dabur Chyawanprash, Somany Tiles, Dabur Honey, Escotel Mobile, etc.

    Speaking about his new role at Lowe Lintas, Mohanty added: “It’s a great feeling to be part of an institution like Lowe Lintas. I have admired their work over the years. It will be an honour for me to add energy and momentum to a body of work already making waves. I can’t wait to get started.”

  • Joy Mohanty to head creative for Lowe Lintas, North & East

    Joy Mohanty to head creative for Lowe Lintas, North & East

    MUMBAI: Lowe Lintas has appointed Joy Mohanty as regional president – North & East. Mohanty will lead the creative function for the Delhi and Kolkata offices of Lowe Lintas reporting to CCO Arun Iyer.

    In a career spanning 23 years, Joy has worked with leading agencies in India. His last assignment was as National Creative Director, Publicis Capital, from where he moves after over 11 years. His portfolio includes work for leading clients like Maruti Suzuki Corporate, Makemytrip, Maggi, Nescafe Sunrise, Nestle Every Day, Milkmaid, Intex, Subway, Spicejet, Swift, Apollo Tyres, Suzuki Motorcycles, LG Home Appliances and others.

    Welcoming Mohanty to the agency, Arun Iyer said, “Lowe Lintas Delhi has been buzzing with some spectacular work in the recent past. Having someone like Joy Mohanty lead and drive the creative function, will further consolidate our reputation as being the most creative agency in Delhi, as also to push forward the creative agenda in Kolkata. We welcome him wholeheartedly and look forward to working closely with him to usher in an even stronger creative culture in these 2 offices of Lowe Lintas.”

    Prior to Publicis Capital, Joy was with Contract Advertising as Creative Director. Preceding that he worked as Creative Director, Enterprise Nexus and was also at Leo Burnett as Associate Creative Director. He handled brands like LML Motorcycles, Opel Corsa, Chevrolet Optra, 8PM Whisky, Thums Up, Limca, Maaza, Dabur Chyawanprash, Somany Tiles, Dabur Honey, Escotel Mobile, etc.

    Speaking about his new role at Lowe Lintas, Mohanty added: “It’s a great feeling to be part of an institution like Lowe Lintas. I have admired their work over the years. It will be an honour for me to add energy and momentum to a body of work already making waves. I can’t wait to get started.”

  • Shuruaat Hoon Main : Prasoon resonates Global Citizen’s cause

    Shuruaat Hoon Main : Prasoon resonates Global Citizen’s cause

    MUMBAI: “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change.”

    King of Pop, Michael Jackson, sang these lines in his 1987 song ‘Man In The Mirror.’ Ironically, the lines still haven’t lost its relevance, as we continue to procrastinate from acting upon that much needed social change from within.

    Reinforcing the idea of ‘starting with oneself’, the celebrated lyricist and McCann Worldgroup South Asia chairman has penned the phrase ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’ or ‘It starts with me’, which strikes the core sentiment behind the Indian chapter of Global Citizen, that the Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF) launched recently.

    “We need to realise that the change has to start from us. We can keep blaming the government, keep blaming the society or organisations and corporations, but we forget we can be a start of a change as well. We should at least do what is within our control. The line ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’ should be a pledge to ourselves to spearhead change,” Joshi elaborated on the thought behind the line.

    Global Citizen has launched an ambitious plan to eradicate extreme poverty in the world. The India chapter has initiated a 15-year long campaign that will  focus on creating a meaningful impact in three key areas: quality education, gender equality, and clean water and sanitation.

    Celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Kareena Kapoor, AR Rahman, Aamir Khan and others have pledged their commitment to the social cause, each resonating Joshi’s line ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’.

    Mobilising a generation from 1.2 billion population to act on social change is not a mean fete, and thus Global Citizen has aggressively made strategic partnerships leveraging its brand power, to reach far and wide. McCann Worldwide Group’s association with the movement is a fine example. “This isn’t a regular commercial deal. Of course, the cost of production of the campaign is being met, but it has been done in complete spirit of philanthropy. Wherever we could, we have tried to cut down the cost as a goodwill gesture,” Joshi frankly states about the nature of the collaboration.

    Apart from McCann Worldgroup, Global Citizen India has also roped in Wizcraft International Entertainment, Viacom18 and Times of India group as partners to aid in media management and coverage of the campaign across media.

    Infact, Wizcraft and tGELF chairman Shiv Khemka had approached Joshi to seek McCann’s association with the movement and lend his pen to the cause.

    Asked if McCann is committed to the campaign for 15 years, Joshi stated, “We would love to have a long-term association. I personally believe that a cause like this requires an extended commitment to see worthwhile change. Otherwise, it just remains as flash in the pan. It is important that there is consistency to what a brand like Global Citizen says. We would like to have a unceasing association depending on how other variables align.”

    The inaugural Global Citizen Festival India, scheduled in Mumbai on 19 November 2016, will be headlined by Coldplay, Jay Z,  Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, AR Rahman, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Arijit Singh, Dia Mirza, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Monali Thakur.

    While a video shot by actor Aamir Khan has been launched at the inaugural event of Global Citizen India, McCann’s team is in the process of making more creatives leading to the festival in November, based on the feedback of the first audio-visual. The upcoming parts may feature more celebrated faces from Bollywood.

    Association of several major artistes and international guests will be announced at different stages of the campaign.

  • Shuruaat Hoon Main : Prasoon resonates Global Citizen’s cause

    Shuruaat Hoon Main : Prasoon resonates Global Citizen’s cause

    MUMBAI: “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change.”

    King of Pop, Michael Jackson, sang these lines in his 1987 song ‘Man In The Mirror.’ Ironically, the lines still haven’t lost its relevance, as we continue to procrastinate from acting upon that much needed social change from within.

    Reinforcing the idea of ‘starting with oneself’, the celebrated lyricist and McCann Worldgroup South Asia chairman has penned the phrase ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’ or ‘It starts with me’, which strikes the core sentiment behind the Indian chapter of Global Citizen, that the Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF) launched recently.

    “We need to realise that the change has to start from us. We can keep blaming the government, keep blaming the society or organisations and corporations, but we forget we can be a start of a change as well. We should at least do what is within our control. The line ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’ should be a pledge to ourselves to spearhead change,” Joshi elaborated on the thought behind the line.

    Global Citizen has launched an ambitious plan to eradicate extreme poverty in the world. The India chapter has initiated a 15-year long campaign that will  focus on creating a meaningful impact in three key areas: quality education, gender equality, and clean water and sanitation.

    Celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Kareena Kapoor, AR Rahman, Aamir Khan and others have pledged their commitment to the social cause, each resonating Joshi’s line ‘Shuruaat Hoon Main’.

    Mobilising a generation from 1.2 billion population to act on social change is not a mean fete, and thus Global Citizen has aggressively made strategic partnerships leveraging its brand power, to reach far and wide. McCann Worldwide Group’s association with the movement is a fine example. “This isn’t a regular commercial deal. Of course, the cost of production of the campaign is being met, but it has been done in complete spirit of philanthropy. Wherever we could, we have tried to cut down the cost as a goodwill gesture,” Joshi frankly states about the nature of the collaboration.

    Apart from McCann Worldgroup, Global Citizen India has also roped in Wizcraft International Entertainment, Viacom18 and Times of India group as partners to aid in media management and coverage of the campaign across media.

    Infact, Wizcraft and tGELF chairman Shiv Khemka had approached Joshi to seek McCann’s association with the movement and lend his pen to the cause.

    Asked if McCann is committed to the campaign for 15 years, Joshi stated, “We would love to have a long-term association. I personally believe that a cause like this requires an extended commitment to see worthwhile change. Otherwise, it just remains as flash in the pan. It is important that there is consistency to what a brand like Global Citizen says. We would like to have a unceasing association depending on how other variables align.”

    The inaugural Global Citizen Festival India, scheduled in Mumbai on 19 November 2016, will be headlined by Coldplay, Jay Z,  Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, AR Rahman, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Arijit Singh, Dia Mirza, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Monali Thakur.

    While a video shot by actor Aamir Khan has been launched at the inaugural event of Global Citizen India, McCann’s team is in the process of making more creatives leading to the festival in November, based on the feedback of the first audio-visual. The upcoming parts may feature more celebrated faces from Bollywood.

    Association of several major artistes and international guests will be announced at different stages of the campaign.

  • DDB Mudra appoints 11 specialists in GOB

    DDB Mudra appoints 11 specialists in GOB

    MUMBAI: As a part of its endeavor to build a future ready marketing services organisation, DDB Mudra Group has reconstituted the executive board and has announced the formation of The Group Operating Board (GOB). Consisting of leaders with a proven track record within the group and the industry, GOB members bring together diverse skillsets in marketing services and technology from across geographies.

    The GOB will advice and assist the Group CEO and MD, Chairman & CCO and CFO on various aspects related to leading and growing the organisation. The GOB will focus on achieving the group’s People and Product goals to deliver client excellence.

    The Group Operating Board will include:

    • Aditya Kanthy- Chief Strategy Officer, DDB Mudra Group

    • Anurag Bansal- Chief Financial Officer, DDB Mudra Group

    • Gour Gupta- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & CEO, DDB Mudramax (OOH, Events & Experiential)

    • Madhukar Kamath, Group CEO & MD, DDB Mudra Group

    • Ranji Cherian- President, DDB Mudra South&East

    • Rajiv Sabnis- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & President, DDB Mudra West

    • Rita Verma- Executive Vice President- Organization Development, DDB Mudra Group

    • Sathyamurthy Namakkal- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & President, DDB Mudramax- Media

    • Sonal Dabral, Chairman & CCO, DDB Mudra Group

    • Vandana Das- President, DDB Mudra North

    • Vineet Gupta- Chief Digital Officer, DDB Mudra Group and MD, 22feet Tribal Worldwide
    Quoting on the development, Madhukar Kamath said, “I am thrilled that each one of them is also a specialist in his / her field. The Group Operating Board will help lead collaborations with external partners in Technology, Data Analytics and Content.”

  • DDB Mudra appoints 11 specialists in GOB

    DDB Mudra appoints 11 specialists in GOB

    MUMBAI: As a part of its endeavor to build a future ready marketing services organisation, DDB Mudra Group has reconstituted the executive board and has announced the formation of The Group Operating Board (GOB). Consisting of leaders with a proven track record within the group and the industry, GOB members bring together diverse skillsets in marketing services and technology from across geographies.

    The GOB will advice and assist the Group CEO and MD, Chairman & CCO and CFO on various aspects related to leading and growing the organisation. The GOB will focus on achieving the group’s People and Product goals to deliver client excellence.

    The Group Operating Board will include:

    • Aditya Kanthy- Chief Strategy Officer, DDB Mudra Group

    • Anurag Bansal- Chief Financial Officer, DDB Mudra Group

    • Gour Gupta- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & CEO, DDB Mudramax (OOH, Events & Experiential)

    • Madhukar Kamath, Group CEO & MD, DDB Mudra Group

    • Ranji Cherian- President, DDB Mudra South&East

    • Rajiv Sabnis- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & President, DDB Mudra West

    • Rita Verma- Executive Vice President- Organization Development, DDB Mudra Group

    • Sathyamurthy Namakkal- Executive Director, DDB Mudra Group & President, DDB Mudramax- Media

    • Sonal Dabral, Chairman & CCO, DDB Mudra Group

    • Vandana Das- President, DDB Mudra North

    • Vineet Gupta- Chief Digital Officer, DDB Mudra Group and MD, 22feet Tribal Worldwide
    Quoting on the development, Madhukar Kamath said, “I am thrilled that each one of them is also a specialist in his / her field. The Group Operating Board will help lead collaborations with external partners in Technology, Data Analytics and Content.”

  • Zenith revises global ad spend growth forecast upwards

    Zenith revises global ad spend growth forecast upwards

    MUMBAI: Zenith Optimedia’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts is a bellwether for the global ad industry. And the top notch media agency revised its earlier June forecasts for the rest year in an update posted today. Zenith says that global adex will grow by 4.4 per cent to reach $539 billion, much better than 4.1 per cent growth it forecast earlier.  It will expand by 4.5 per cent in 2017, and 4.6 per cent in 2018, better than the 4.3 per cent and 4.4 per cent it had earlier estimated. By 2018 global advertising expenditure will total  $589 billio,  $4 billion more than forecast in June.

    The US, the Philippines and Western Europe drive faster adspend growth

    This upgrade is mainly the result of stronger-than-expected growth in the US, where a strong labour market has encouraged consumers to increase their expenditure, and advertisers have fought harder for their share of the expanding market. The agency expects US network TV to return to growth this year (at one  per cent) after shrinking five  per cent last year, thanks to new spending by pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods companies and a strong upfront. Zenith stated that it expects social media to accelerate from 32  per cent growth last year to 35  per cent growth this year, as advertisers take advantage of new formats, such as in-feed video, and the transition to mobile internet consumption continues. Overall the agency forecasts that US ad spend to grow 4.4  per cent this year, compared to the previous estimate of 3.8  per cent.

    Zenith has also made slight upgrades to its adspend forecasts for Asia Pacific and Western Europe. It has revised its estimate for APAC from 6.2 per cent to 6.3 per cent and for Western Europe from 3.5 per cent to 3.6 per cent. Its APAC optimism is based on  heavy political spending in the Philippines in the run-up to the May 2016 elections. Its bullishness about Western Europe is courtesy improved conditions in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Sweden have compensated for the  slowdown in the UK.

    Mild weakening of UK ad market after Brexit vote

    Although the vote for ‘Brexit’ in the UK’s EU referendum came as a shock to many in the market, so far advertisers have reacted calmly, with no widespread budget reductions. Zenith has forecast a 5.4  per cent growth in ad spend this year, fractionally less than its  5.6  per cent forecast just before the vote. The agency says that its view is that most of the impact that Brexit will have on the UK ad market will happen in the long term.

    The UK’s new terms of trade with the EU and other countries – whatever they turn out to be – are likely to restrict flows of trade and investment in comparison with the pre-Brexit status quo, leading to slower economic growth and slower growth in advertising expenditure. In the short term, uncertainty about the consequences of the vote will make companies less likely to invest in new products, and consumers less likely to take on big spending commitments. This could lead to anything from disappointingly slow growth to outright recession. Zenith’s current forecasts assume that economic growth will slow but remain positive, in which case UK adspend will grow 3.4  per cent next year, down from its pre-vote forecast of four per cent growth.

    Mobile advertising taking over from desktop even faster than expected

    In June, Zenith had forecast that mobile advertising would overtake desktop in 2017.  And it says its position has not changed on this score, excepting that it has upgraded its forecasts for mobile growth for this year (from 46  per cent to 48  per cent) and next year (from 29  per cent to 33  per cent), and  it now expects mobile adspend to exceed desktop by $ 8billion in 2017, up from the $2billion it predicted in June. Zenith expects mobile to account for 60 per cent of all internet advertising by 2018, up from the earlier forecast of 58 per cent.

    Desktop to shrink by more than newspapers or magazines to 2018

    The agency’s view is that desktop advertising peaked in 2014 at $99 billion and shrank 0.1  per cent in 2015 to $98.9 billion as advertisers switched their budgets to mobile. It now expects desktop advertising’s decline to accelerate over the next few years with spends falling by 0.8  per cent in 2016, 2.9  per cent in 2017 and 7.4  per cent in 2018. Between 2015 and 2018 desktop adspend will have shrunk by $10.7billion, more than the other two declining media – newspapers (which will shrink by $9.6 billion) and magazines ($4.4 billion). Meanwhile mobile adspend will grow by $81.3 billion over the same period, seven times more than the combined growth of television ($7.3 billion), outdoor ($3 billion), radio ($0.9 billion) and cinema ($0.7 billion).

    “The global ad market has strengthened over the past few months, thanks mainly to the resilient US consumer,” said Zenith head of forecasting Jonathan Barnard. “So far any impact from the vote for Brexit has been limited, and confined to the UK. We expect the global ad market to strengthen further in 2017 and 2018.”

  • Zenith revises global ad spend growth forecast upwards

    Zenith revises global ad spend growth forecast upwards

    MUMBAI: Zenith Optimedia’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts is a bellwether for the global ad industry. And the top notch media agency revised its earlier June forecasts for the rest year in an update posted today. Zenith says that global adex will grow by 4.4 per cent to reach $539 billion, much better than 4.1 per cent growth it forecast earlier.  It will expand by 4.5 per cent in 2017, and 4.6 per cent in 2018, better than the 4.3 per cent and 4.4 per cent it had earlier estimated. By 2018 global advertising expenditure will total  $589 billio,  $4 billion more than forecast in June.

    The US, the Philippines and Western Europe drive faster adspend growth

    This upgrade is mainly the result of stronger-than-expected growth in the US, where a strong labour market has encouraged consumers to increase their expenditure, and advertisers have fought harder for their share of the expanding market. The agency expects US network TV to return to growth this year (at one  per cent) after shrinking five  per cent last year, thanks to new spending by pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods companies and a strong upfront. Zenith stated that it expects social media to accelerate from 32  per cent growth last year to 35  per cent growth this year, as advertisers take advantage of new formats, such as in-feed video, and the transition to mobile internet consumption continues. Overall the agency forecasts that US ad spend to grow 4.4  per cent this year, compared to the previous estimate of 3.8  per cent.

    Zenith has also made slight upgrades to its adspend forecasts for Asia Pacific and Western Europe. It has revised its estimate for APAC from 6.2 per cent to 6.3 per cent and for Western Europe from 3.5 per cent to 3.6 per cent. Its APAC optimism is based on  heavy political spending in the Philippines in the run-up to the May 2016 elections. Its bullishness about Western Europe is courtesy improved conditions in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Sweden have compensated for the  slowdown in the UK.

    Mild weakening of UK ad market after Brexit vote

    Although the vote for ‘Brexit’ in the UK’s EU referendum came as a shock to many in the market, so far advertisers have reacted calmly, with no widespread budget reductions. Zenith has forecast a 5.4  per cent growth in ad spend this year, fractionally less than its  5.6  per cent forecast just before the vote. The agency says that its view is that most of the impact that Brexit will have on the UK ad market will happen in the long term.

    The UK’s new terms of trade with the EU and other countries – whatever they turn out to be – are likely to restrict flows of trade and investment in comparison with the pre-Brexit status quo, leading to slower economic growth and slower growth in advertising expenditure. In the short term, uncertainty about the consequences of the vote will make companies less likely to invest in new products, and consumers less likely to take on big spending commitments. This could lead to anything from disappointingly slow growth to outright recession. Zenith’s current forecasts assume that economic growth will slow but remain positive, in which case UK adspend will grow 3.4  per cent next year, down from its pre-vote forecast of four per cent growth.

    Mobile advertising taking over from desktop even faster than expected

    In June, Zenith had forecast that mobile advertising would overtake desktop in 2017.  And it says its position has not changed on this score, excepting that it has upgraded its forecasts for mobile growth for this year (from 46  per cent to 48  per cent) and next year (from 29  per cent to 33  per cent), and  it now expects mobile adspend to exceed desktop by $ 8billion in 2017, up from the $2billion it predicted in June. Zenith expects mobile to account for 60 per cent of all internet advertising by 2018, up from the earlier forecast of 58 per cent.

    Desktop to shrink by more than newspapers or magazines to 2018

    The agency’s view is that desktop advertising peaked in 2014 at $99 billion and shrank 0.1  per cent in 2015 to $98.9 billion as advertisers switched their budgets to mobile. It now expects desktop advertising’s decline to accelerate over the next few years with spends falling by 0.8  per cent in 2016, 2.9  per cent in 2017 and 7.4  per cent in 2018. Between 2015 and 2018 desktop adspend will have shrunk by $10.7billion, more than the other two declining media – newspapers (which will shrink by $9.6 billion) and magazines ($4.4 billion). Meanwhile mobile adspend will grow by $81.3 billion over the same period, seven times more than the combined growth of television ($7.3 billion), outdoor ($3 billion), radio ($0.9 billion) and cinema ($0.7 billion).

    “The global ad market has strengthened over the past few months, thanks mainly to the resilient US consumer,” said Zenith head of forecasting Jonathan Barnard. “So far any impact from the vote for Brexit has been limited, and confined to the UK. We expect the global ad market to strengthen further in 2017 and 2018.”