The first IAB Ireland online ad spend study has been published. Online ad spend in Ireland was €97.2 million in 2009. The report was put together by IAB and PwC with a view to establishing how much Irish advertisers spent online in 2009.The report suggests digital ad spend in Ireland is now 10% of the total ad spend (the total Irish 2009 ad spend suggested by PwC was €940 million). This means digital advertising is now worth more than outdoor, consumer magazines, and cinema.
“Online’s strong performance in this, our benchmark study, provides great confidence for the future growth of our medium,” says Suzanne McElligott, chief executive IAB Ireland (pictured).
As a bench mark study, the report only looks at three key digital media formats: search (which accounts for 46.2%), classified (27.2%) and display (26.6%). Read More






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