Mobile digital ad spend soars; on desktop, video ad revenue still strong | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Brands are upping their ad spend on mobile devices, generally cannibalizing spending on desktop formats to make the move. Still, desktop video advertising will remain one of only a couple of bright spots for that segment of the industry in 2013, eMarketer reported.


The company said mobile ad spend will be up 120% this year to $9.6 billion, compared to $4.36 billion a year ago. eMarketer forecast that overall digital ad spend will hit $42.58 billion this year, up 15.7%.


The growth is expected to continue through 2017, with mobile ad spend, $35.6 billion, exceeding desktop spend of $27.2 billion....