The state of the Russian advertising market

September 24, 2009

In yesterday’s Russian daily RBC, the president of Mindshare Group Russia, Vladimir Rass, conveyed that he expects the ad market will decrease 25-27%, to RUB 195-200bn (EUR 4.41-4.52bn) in Russia in 2009 vs 2008.

  • The TV ad segment will fall 20-22%, to RUB 107-110bn
  • Outdoor ads by 30-40%, to RUB 27.3-32bn
  • Ads on radio by 35%, to RUB 9.1bn
  • Ads in printed periodicals by 40%, to RUB 34.56bn

In his opinion, the amount of ads in the Internet will remain at the level of 2008 by the end of 2009, or will grow about 5%. Thus, demand for ads in Runet will total RUB 7.5-7.88bn. Managing Director of Aegis Media for Russia, Andrey Brayovich, supposes that the segments of TV and Internet will overcome the crisis faster. The Russian online advertising market grew by 5% in H1 2009. Original article in Russian here.

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