based on a sample of DTC brands with minimum $1m in ad spend
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Direct to Consumer Marketers comprised 17% of the total sample. Question: "In the next 12 months, would you expect the amount of [your company’s/your clients’] spend on the following types of advertising to increase, stay the same or decrease?"
Citation formats
U.S. DTC marketers' planned video advertising spending changes 2019, by format
During a survey conducted in early 2019, U.S. marketers representing direct-to-consumer brands were asked about their plans for advertising spending on video formats. More than ** percent of respondents said they expected their spending on digital video and advanced TV advertising to increase in the next 12 months. At the same time, ** and ** percent of DTC marketers said they planned increasing ad spend on OTT and connected TV and broadcast and cable TV, respectively.
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