According to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America, advertising expenditures for newspaper Web sites increased by 34.9 percent to $613 million in the first quarter versus the same period a year ago. Print and online expenditures together totaled $11.1 billion for the first quarter of 2006, a 1.8 percent year-over-year increase. Spending for print ads in newspapers totaled $10.5 billion, up 0.3 percent versus the same period a year earlier led by strong gains in real estate advertising.
NAA President and CEO, John F. Sturm, said "Newspaper publishers are winning on the Web and their efforts to attract visitors, build leading Internet properties and monetize their online investments are being recognized by advertisers and consumers - as shown by a full two years worth of outstanding consecutive gains. Meanwhile, newspaper print advertising continues to hold its own in the face of overall ad softness, reflecting our industry's ongoing dialogue with the advertising community to demonstrate the enduring value of newspapers' reach and engagement with consumer audiences."
Among the print categories:
Within the print classified category,
James Conaghan, NAA Vice President of Business Analysis & Research, pointed out that "Real estate was particularly strong in what is otherwise a seasonally soft quarter for print, as newspapers continue to demonstrate local market leadership... (while) Internet revenues... are beginning to gain more critical mass."
Newspaper Advertising Expenditures - Print (Billion Dollars; Chg vs, Same Period Previous Year) | ||||||||
Retail | %Chg | National | %Chg | Classified | %Chg | Total | %Chg | |
1st Q 2006 | $4.87 | -1.0% | $1.7 | -4.8% | $3.89 | 4.7% | $10.50 | 0.3% |
1st Q 2005 | $4.93 | 2.8% | $1.82 | -0.6% | $3.72 | 3.5% | $10.47 | 2.4% |
Source: Newspaper Association of America Business Analysis and Research Department, May 2006 |
Newspaper Advertising Expenditures - Online + Print (Chg vs, Same Period Previous Year) | ||||
Online | %Chg | Print + Online | %Chg | |
1st Quarter 2006 | $613.28 million | 34.9% | $11.12 billion | 1.8% |
1st Quarter 2005 | $454.62 million | 39.7% | $10.93 billion | 3.6% |
Source: Newspaper Association of America Business Analysis and Research Department, May 2006 |
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