As TV investments surpass pre-pandemic levels around the world, newly released international figures showcase how both direct-to-consumer brands and online giants are increasingly embracing TV to get their message across.
The Global TV Group, the grouping of TV companies and sales houses’ trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America, has released a new topical update of its Global TV Deck with figures from 15 markets across the globe.
The compendium shows how from 2015 to 2020 the total TV spend more than doubled for direct-to-consumer brands, companies that sell their product or service directly online to end customers without involving third-party retailers, wholesalers or other parts of the traditional consumer supply chain.
In this collection of charts, marketers will find, for example, figures showing that:
The collected data also reflects that FAAAM, which stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google’s parent) and Microsoft, recognise TV as a valuable means of driving growth and use it more than ever to communicate.
Collectively, the five major tech companies would rank as the #1 TV spender in the U.S. The data also shows that accumulated TV spend of the FAAAMs ranks them collectively as the second-largest advertiser in Germany and Canada, and among the three largest TV ad spenders in the UK.
The collected figures underline this rise in investments to be a reality in the different markets (such as France, Italy, Spain and more), with the tech giants consistently listed in the top 10 of largest TV advertisers.
As the giants branch out to other media, multiscreen TV provides them with the unmatched scale needed to grow their customer base. Updated figures from 27 markets, which are also gathered by The Global TV Group, demonstrate TV is particularly good at providing mass reach. These figures are also freely available here.
The Global TV Deck update can be downloaded on the Global TV Group website.
Sean Cunningham, President of The Global TV Group and CEO & President of the VAB:
“In their DNA, DTC brands and major technology companies are data-driven and laser-focused on what will drive outcomes. It’s no surprise then that they are some of the biggest TV spenders globally as their investment continually enables them to meet and exceed full-funnel business KPIs."
Katty Roberfroid, Director General, egta:
“The meaningful insights gathered by the Global TV Group strikingly showcase that companies of all shapes and sizes embrace TV to catapult their brands to fame. Brands born on the internet and online giants alike put their trust and ad dollars in our medium – and this new compilation of industry-audited data allows us to look beyond our boundaries and see that this trend holds true across the globe.”
Source: theglobaltvgroup.com
