"The Iteractive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has revised its 2025 annual forecast of ad spend, "macroeconomic concerns" among ad buyers across multiple channels. The overall outlook has been revised downward by 1.6%. "Advertisers, facing a shifting economy, are sharpening their focus. Amid rising tariff concerns and macroeconomic headwinds, ad buyers expect to spend less in the second half of the year than originally projected." IAB."
"Looking at the presentation deck which accompanies the IAB's press release, we see how 10 media channels are revised from the January outlook: Squinting a the fine print, we see that podcasting appears to evade the reduction trend, shifting from a 3.6% growth prediction in January, to 5.0% in September. Digital audio as a whole remains steady in its prediction."
The IAB revised its 2025 annual ad spend forecast downward by 1.6% citing macroeconomic concerns among ad buyers across multiple channels. Advertisers expect reduced spending in the second half of the year amid rising tariff concerns and broader macroeconomic headwinds. The IAB presentation deck shows revisions across ten media channels compared to the January outlook. Podcasting bucked the downward trend, moving from a 3.6% growth projection in January to 5.0% in September, while digital audio overall remained steady. The underlying survey primarily sampled executive-level leaders (44% C-level), with respondents composed of 52% agencies and 42% brands.
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