by BIA Advisory Group | Aug 28, 2023 | BIA, Blog, Economic Pulse, Political Advertising
With the first Republican Primary debate happening last week, there is no denying that the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle is upon us. While the actual election isn’t scheduled for more than 14 months from now, it’s not too early to consider the implications...
by BIA Advisory Group | Aug 24, 2023 | BIA, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
With the first Republican Primary debate finished, “Primary Season” for the 2024 Presidential Election is officially upon us. This makes it the perfect time to dive in and compare what happened in 2020 to what we are expecting in 2024 with a focus on the...
by Suzanne Ackley | Aug 17, 2023 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
We all expect political advertising spend to go off the charts in 2024, but before then, there is spending to capture now with key issues and elections fueling early spending. Let’s start with the spend estimates first. With the 2023 elections a little over two...
by Mark Dugan | Sep 30, 2022 | BIA, Blog, CTV/OTT, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
Political advertising for the 2022 cycle has reached $6.15 billion, already eclipsing the 2020 cycle in Non-Presidential spending, and a 56.6% increase over the last mid-term elections in 2018 according to BIA partner, AdImpact. With less than 100 days from the...
by Suzanne Ackley | Sep 14, 2022 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
The 2022 midterm elections, like fall, are fast approaching and some areas of the U.S. are going to be inundated with more political advertising than others, according to data from BIA Advisory Services. My home state of Virginia will be (relatively) quiet this year,...
by Rick Ducey | Sep 8, 2022 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
As expected, political ad spend this year has been extremely high, and there’s no sign of it slowing down in the final two months. Nationally, BIA forecasts that TV Over-The-Air (OTA) will reach $3.8 billion by the end of the 2022 cycle. We also predict there is...
