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Advertising spending should increase by 10% or more this year, but a study released Wednesday by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and White Ops estimates the economic losses due to bot fraud at $6.5 billion globally in 2017 -- down 10% from the $7.2 billion reported in 2016.
The Bot Baseline Report analyzes the digital advertising activity of 49 ANA members between October 2016 and January 2017.
"Extrapolating the results of the participants to the overall global market would result in 2017 fraud losses of just $3.3 billion — about half of the $6.5 billion general market projection," per the study.
ANA CEO Bob Liodice called the results of the study "a powerful indicator that the war on digital ad fraud is winnable for those who establish proper controls and protocols."...
Bot fraud was worth a staggering $7.2 billion in 2016, though it is expected to drop to 6.5 billion in 2017.