Retail footfall, ad spend, job applications: 5 killer stats to start your week

We arm marketers with all the numbers they need for the coming week.

1. Marketing industry sees influx of job applications

Job application rates within the marketing industry climbed 13.1% in October, compared to September. Meanwhile, vacancies were up 12.6%, meaning application rates outpaced job growth in the sector.

The figures mean marketing has made it into the top 10 best sectors for hiring right now. Hospitality was the leader, with a 33.9% increase in applications, followed by design and agriculture. Marketing slots in at ninth.

Candidate registrations in the marketing industry were also up by 27.9% in October. However, while salaries have climbed consistently during the past few months, average pay fell in October.

Source: CV-Library

2. UK ad spend surges, marking strongest quarter since 2014

UK ad spend climbed 6.4% year on year to reach £5.6bn in the second quarter of 2018, marking the 20th consecutive quarter of growth.

Combined with an overall ad spend rise of 7.2% during the first half of 2018 to £11.4bn, this was both the strongest second quarter and first half since 2014.

Owing to this record investment, the full-year outlooks for the ad industry in 2018 and 2019 have been upgraded to growth of 6.3% and 4.9% respectively, meaning a projected ad spend of more than £23.5bn for 2018.

Market growth is being driven by increased spend on online advertising, including for news brands, magazine brands, broadcaster video-on-demand and radio station websites. As a result, online ad growth this year has been upgraded to 13.3, meaning more than £13bn will be spent on online advertising in the UK in 2018.

Source: AA/Warc

3. UK shops endure 11th month of footfall decline

Footfall in October declined by 2% on the previous year, marking the 11th consecutive month of footfall decline, as consumers put off shopping in anticipation of Black Friday deals.

High street footfall decreased 2.3%, the third straight month of declines with Northern Ireland and Greater London the only two regions to see growth. Retail parks footfall slipped after two months of positive growth, declining by 0.2% in October.

Meanwhile, shopping centre footfall continues to decline, with that fall deepening to 3.3% in October from 2.5% in September. The latest drop marks 19 months of decline, with no geographical region experiencing growth.

Source: BRC

4. British consumer spending on ‘identity categories’ skyrockets

Brits spent £1.7trn on identity categories – defined as a ‘pastime’ like a hobby or sport – between 2012 and 2017, averaging £2,642 per household each year.

Despite this 14% rise in consumer spend, ad spend across identity categories only grew 2% while overall spend climbed 12% in the same period.

Consumers spent 52% of their discretionary spend on this category in 2017, up from 47% in 2012. The rise is reflected in the membership of clubs in the UK. For instance, between 2012 and 2017 British Cycling’s membership based increased by 138%, and the number of book clubs doubled to 3.9%, while political party membership also grew by 120%.

People associate their passions as being a key part of their identity, with 62% of Brits saying they can’t resist spending on their passion.

Source: Enders Analysis/Magnetic

5. Mobile ad spend to surpass all forms of traditional media in the US by 2020

Spend on mobile advertising is expected to exceed spend on all forms of ‘traditional media’ in the US by 2020.

By 2020, mobile will account for 43% of total media spend, equal to $113.21bn. That is more than will be spent in total on TV ($69.52bn), radio ($14.46bn), print ($12.92bn) and outdoor ($8.43bn).

This year, mobile ad spend will be greater than TV by more than $6bn, with $76.17bn spent on mobile, compared to $69.87bn for TV. By the end of 2022, mobile ad spend is expected to be more than double that of TV at $141.36bn, compared to $68.13bn.

Source: eMarketer

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