IAB Australia has outlined its intention to strengthen its resolve to ensure responsible frameworks are in place to meet marketer, consumer and Government expectations through 2025, while also exploring new market needs and dynamics. The details are included in the IAB Australia Annual Report, which was released today at the inaugural IAB Australia Leadership Summit. The Report also includes an overview of the last year’s activities, including education, talent and mentoring programs, industry events and the work of the seven councils and seven working groups.
IAB Australia’s Ad Effectiveness Council has today released a research synthesis, “Elevating brands through multi-channel excellence”. The paper, which is a collaborative effort of the members of the council, provides evidence for marketers of why multi-channel advertising campaigns are more effective at delivering business outcomes and offers guidance for creating and measuring successful multi-channel campaigns.
IAB Australia has announced it will host the inaugural IAB Australia Leadership Summit in Australia on 20th November 2024. The event, which is invitation only for the most senior leaders, will provide a crucial opportunity to discuss shared challenges, debate key issues and identify ways to positively shape the future of the advertising and marketing industry.
To celebrating 50 years of advertising education in Australia, The State of the Australian Advertising Industry and the Role of Education White Paper has been developed to provide both an industry and academic perspective.
The Australian internet advertising market has seen growth of 9.7% year-on-year to reach $15.6bn spend for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 according to data released today. The IAB Australia Internet Advertising Revenue Report (IARR) which was prepared by PwC Australia found strong growth in formats that are considered short term performance drivers, with mixed market growth across other formats and environments.
Retail media advertising is on the rise in Australia, but agencies and marketers are looking for agreement and guidance on measurement and standards according to IAB Australia’s Retail Media State of the Nation 2024 Report released today. The Report found that over the last 18 months, 37% of retail media investors spent a significant amount of their media and marketing budget in retail media, up from 26% in 2023. It also identified the most important driver of investment for agencies and marketers as the ability to reach shoppers at the point of purchase, followed by the opportunity to leverage the benefits of retailer first-party data.
The Australian digital advertising and ad tech industry job vacancy saw a slight uptick from 4.5% in to 4.6% in 2024. Yet, according to the IAB – 2024 Industry Talent Report released today, redundancies across the sector which reduced the population base means there are fewer available jobs compared to 2023.
IAB Australia announced today that Lachlan Brahe, General Manager of Retail Media at Cashrewards, has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of its Retail Media Council effective immediately. The Council, which was founded in 2023, helps set standards, educates and drives collaboration across the retail media industry.
Online shopping has firmly established its place in the ANZ retail landscape, with 83% of Australian online shoppers and 77% of NZ online shoppers shopping online every month. The data, which comes from the Australian and New Zealand Ecommerce Report 2024 was released today by IAB Australia and Pureprofile, also found that value seeking is top of mind, with an increase in the number of shoppers prioritising lower prices and discounts and 62% switching products and brands to find cheaper alternatives.
IAB Australia today announced that Vanya Mariani, Commercial Director – Media for Carsales has been appointed Chair of the IAB Australia Board, while Andrew Brain, Director Data & Growth at Seven West Media has been appointed Deputy Chair. Rebecca Costello will also join the IAB Board as the new representative for The Guardian, while Suzie Cardwell joins as the new board representative for Nine.
Digital video advertising investment across all screens (mobile, desktop and CTV) is now a significant or regular part of marketing activity for 92% of respondents according to IAB Australia’s Video Advertising State of the Nation Report. The report, which was released today, also found the frequency of using connected TV advertising has increased over the last year and for the first time more respondents have connected TV as a significant part of advertising activity (55%) than mobile (46%) or computer (47%).
IAB Australia has issued a strong warning about Made for Advertising (MFA) sites, asking the Australian advertising industry to take the issue more seriously and work collaboratively to minimise ad spends on these sites as well as with any associated participants. To assist understanding of the issue, the IAB Executive Tech Council has issued a Made for Advertising guidance paper with clear definitions and recommendations.
The IAB Australia Video Council has released its Connected TV Handbook to assist marketers and agencies better understand the market. The Handbook, which was first published in 2020, has been updated to explore the opportunities for advertising through data and personalisation, provide a framework for measurement, outline planning considerations and elements of creativity, and also includes an update on IAB Tech Lab Standards and an introduction to the Advanced TV product roadmap.
Online advertising expenditure has increased 9.3% year-on-year according to data released today in the IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report (OAER) prepared by PwC Australia. Total advertising expenditure for the quarter ended 31st March 2024 reached $3.746bn despite a 4.2% softening in spend from the preceding quarter, in line with seasonal trends.
IAB Australia has announced the industry has until 5th July to make speaker submissions for MeasureUp, Australia’s largest measurement conference. Returning in September for its 8th year, MeasureUp will bring together advertising and agency professionals, marketers, academics, and vendors to co-create and influence the future of marketing measurement thinking.
More education and experience is needed to supercharge the usage of programmatic DOOH according to new research released today by IAB Australia. Attitudes to DOOH Advertising, which seeks to understand the state of play for all digital out of home media trading in Australia, found that 82% of agency respondents used digital OOH as a significant or regularly considered part of their advertising activity in 2024 (up from 69% in 2022). By contrast 52% used programmatic DOOH as a significant or regularly considered part of their advertising activity, up slightly from 48% in 2022.
The IAB Australia Ad Effectiveness Council has released the fifth module of its Marketing Measurement Innovation Series, ‘Ad Effectiveness Through Continuous Experiments’. The module seeks to increase understanding across the industry on how controlled experiments allow marketers to adopt best-practice scientific methods, adding confidence and precision to marketing investment decisions. Controlled experiments represent the most effective way to validate existing marketing activities and assess incrementality.
A global-first neuroscience research study has found that True Crime podcast content delivers advertisers engagement and memorability at levels known to be effective in influencing consumer decisions and changing behaviour.
The Crime Pays: Guide to Understanding True Crime Podcast Audiences and Advertising Opportunities report from IAB Australia and Neuro-Insight, the world’s preeminent neuro-marketing and neuro-analytics company, tracked participants brain activity while listening to podcast content and advertising. It then assessed responses in True Crime and Entertainment podcasts as well as benchmarking against Neuro-Insight’s rich database across a wide range of media environments.
IAB Australia’s Australian Audio State of the Nation Report has found that 90% of agencies have used audio advertising this year, with 83% of media agencies including streaming digital audio advertising as a significant or regular part of their activity. The report, which is in its 8th year, also found agencies plan to increase their investment in streaming audio (61%) and podcasts (64%) over the coming year.
The Australian online advertising market reached $14.7bn spend for the 2023 calendar year according to data released today in the IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report (OAER) prepared by PwC Australia. Total advertising expenditure increased 3.7% year-on-year. This was a slowdown from the growth of 9.1% reported in 2022, however, a positive trajectory in a tough year for advertising, with stronger growth experienced in the second half of the year.
