Ad spend down 2.7% in 2023, but remains above pre-Covid levels: SMI figures
The 2023 calendar year saw a slight drop in ad spend in the Australian media agency market, down 2.7% on the record levels seen in 2022, according to the latest Standard Media Index (SMI) figures from Guideline.
Despite the drop in spend, the market still managed to deliver the deliver the second largest total of annual ad spend ever recorded.
