World Federation of Advertisers Finds Many Members Say Their Marketing Campaigns No Longer Impacted by Coronavirus

“Guarded optimism” is how analysts at the World Federation of Advertisers characterize responses to the federation’s fourth tracking study on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on marketing and media spending plans worldwide, reports MediaPost, which adds: “Significantly, the member companies surveyed have greatly normalized their marketing campaign plans, with more than half now saying they no longer are impacted by the pandemic, while less than a quarter (23%) say they have been deferred 6 months or longer at this point.

“That’s a marked improvement from even just three months earlier, when respondents significantly deferring their marketing campaigns.

“While media spending has not seen quite the rebound in normalization, there are pockets of improvement — especially for digital media, which are now in positive territory, while out-of-home, print, TV, and influencer media spending have all improved from the kinds of cuts they were experiencing earlier this year.

“Only events/experiential marketing and radio have deteriorated further.”

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