Numerator Advertising Index to Monitor COVID-19 Impact

COVID-19 IMPACT

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The Numerator Advertising Index

Numerator is now publishing a weekly Advertising Index to provide needed visibility to shifts that are occurring in media spend driven by the Coronavirus.

The Numerator Advertising Index leverages Numerator Ad Intel’s fast, complete and granular data to track media spend versus a year ago across media types and categories. This provides visibility into how categories are changing their overall spend and shifting their advertising dollars across media types with the spread of the Coronavirus and ensuing changes in consumer behavior. This report will be available during the duration of the outbreak only.

Ad Spend dipped week-over-week and was down significantly compared to this time last year

There were 50% less breaking creatives compared to this week last year
Radio was the lone media type to spend more compared to this week last year and was led in ad spend by Comcast, Geico, Home Depot, and Macy’s

Subscription Video Service doubles its ad spend from this time last year for the second straight week

Disney+ fueled the growth in this category with its increased advertising promoting the release of Hamilton on its streaming platform
The Department Stores category reenter the top-10 for the first time since the week ending May 24th and was led in ad spend by Macy’s, Target, and Wal-Mart

Several new categories appearing on the most growth chart including Cereal, Education, Advisory, and Medical Supplies & Equipment

Kellog’s accounted for 50% of the ad spend in the Food: Cereals category
The increase in Education advertising was led by online universities such as Western Governors University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Capella University

Brands in the Cruise Lines and Amusement Park Categories are beginning to advertise again

The Cruise Lines Category was led in ad spend by Silversea Cruises, Norwegian Cruises, and Hornblower Cruises & Events
Universal Studios continues to lead the Amusement Parks category in ad spend. With the NBA’s planned restart just two weeks away and taking place at Disney World, increased ad spend in the Amusement Parks category and Sports Leagues and Teams could be on the horizon

Several RX categories show high week-to-week ad spend growth

The growth in the RX: Bacterial & Viral Infections category was due to a sudden, and large increase in ad spend from brands like Descovy and Mavyret
Multiple plant-based burger companies such as Morningstar Farms and Lightlife increased their ad spend to coincide with the 4th of July weekend

COVID-19 themed ad spending experiences it’s biggest drop in week-to-week ad spend

After leading in COVID-19 related ad spend the previous two-weeks, Amazon has apparently switched gears and dropped nearly all COVID-19 related advertisements

The Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Advertising Strategy

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