Approximately 400 buy-side decision-makers shared their changes to ad spend and messaging strategies with us so that we can help you better prioritize and manage through this crisis.

According to 74% of media buyers, planners and brands, Coronavirus will have a bigger impact on advertising than the 2008 financial crisis.

70% of buyers have already adjusted or paused their planned ad spend, while 16% is still determining what actions to take. Nearly a quarter (24%) of respondents have paused all advertising spend for the remainder of Q1 and Q2 while 46% indicated they have adjusted their ad spend for the same time period 73% of buyers are indicating that the coronavirus will have an impact on the Upfront 2020/2021 spend commitments and expect a 20% decrease in Upfront spend vs their original plan



What is happening right now?

In the near term, digital ad spend is down 33% and traditional media is down 39%

The majority (63%) of advertisers have already changed the messages they are touting in-market, increasing: Mission-based marketing (+42%) Cause-related marketing (+41%)

More than a third (35%) of advertisers are adjusting their in-market tactics and are increasing: Audience targeting (+38%) OTT / CTV device targeting (+35%)



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