Major UK Online Video Agency Growth

According to a survey by the webtventerprise in the UK Media buyers will be increasing online video advertising budgets by 50% over the next 12 months.  

The survey of 101 media buyers currently booking pre-roll advertising campaigns and found that almost all (97%) were planning on either maintaining or increasing video advertising spend. Over half (54%) were looking at a 50% budget increase in the coming year; while a further 10% said they would be doubling spend.

Despite online video advertising being a relatively new advertising medium, along with brands’ restricted budgets in 2009, Web TV Enterprise’s research revealed that a quarter of buyers are currently spending between £25,000 and £50,000 on a video advertising campaign. 44% of the sample said they spend between £10,000 and £25,000.

Almost 70% of buyers questioned stated a preference towards bespoke, premium ‘solus’ pre-roll adverts; with 82% agreeing that solus spots were more valuable than shared ones.

General survey feedback also suggests confidence in the online video advertising space is high, despite budget cuts and a lack of client understanding being two of the prominent issues facing the industry at present. Many agree that online video advertising will have a strong presence in schedules over the next twelve months.

Jamie Estrin, Director of Web TV Enterprise and IAB Video Council member said: “As one of the largest players in this evolving market, we have seen the appetite for online video advertising grow exponentially since launching our premium online video ad-network in 2007. Our feeling is that we are now at a tipping point in the UK market. We base this on the fact that media agencies are, for the first time, considering online video advertising as part of the media mix on the majority of campaigns where there is a TV ad creative – this was not the case 12 months ago.”

The survey did of course talk to those buyers who are already purchasing online video advertising, nevertheless, a clear indication from the UK, a very strong online advertising market, that online video is moving along to or ahead of the global forecasts posted in our research category.

Pre-roll ads in particular are gaining ground and at Silverlinemedia.tv we have seen solid results from our client tests in this area.