2021 China Media Inflation Trend Report An R3 Report
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Background and Methodology This is the 10th annual edition of the R3 China Media Inflation Report covering 2020 actual inflation and 2021 inflation forecasts. In compiling this report, R3 referred to the public rate card of 700+ media and buying policies of 20+ media agency holding groups and local media agencies. This report is an overall media inflation forecast. We do not rely on any one single data source, and R3’s inflation forecast is believed to have one of the most objective and independent views.
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Methodology The data for report comes from R3’s Media Rate Card Pool and Media Cost Pool. Covers 700+ media, 20+ media agency holding groups and local media agencies.
Agencies
Media
Digital Mobile
Digital PC
OTT
OOH
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89
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81
TV
Newspaper
Magazine
Radio
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66
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R3 Media Data Pool
COVERAGE • • • •
Media Net Cost Media KPI Media Ratecard Media Rebate
100% 1st Party Data All data is directly from R3 media audit projects which cover over 40 billion in net media spend annually.
Large Scale Covering full media includes digital, TV, OOH, radio and print. Includes various purchase models.
Continuously Updating
Most updated data accumulation.
Fine Granularity Media cost and pricing policy is by individual ad format level.
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Media Inflation Factors Factors That Impact Media Inflation R3 values media inflation through the perspective of the following key factors:
Micro Economic Environment
Advertising Spending Trend
Digital Market Landscape
2020 Was Hit Hard By COVID
Digital Gain Unable to Offset Spend Downturn
4 Digital Giants Strengthened Their Market Position
• The global health pandemic
• 2020 Q1-Q3 Ratecard
• The four digital giants were
resulted in a slowing GDP and a weakened Consumer Confidence Index compared to the same period last year.
spend decreased 15.4% as business cut or suspended advertising spend.
• Traditional media was
severely affected, while marketers increased their digital investment by an estimated 22.7% growth rate.
able to expand their market share from 65% to 69%.
• The next eleven key plat-
forms (a group of listed companies) has a combined share that is less than onethird of the giants.
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Production Output and Consumer Confidence Was Hit Hard by COVID-19 China’s GDP growth rate slowed but rebounded to a positive value in the second quarter.
GDP Growth Rate of China (vs. same period last year)
6.4%
6.2%
6.0%
6.0%
4.9% 3.2%
2019 Q1
2019 Q2
2019 Q32
019 Q4
2020 Q1
2020 Q2
2020 Q3
-6.8%
China’s Consumer Confidence Index reached the lowest point in June. It has begun to recover.
CCI Growth Rate of China (vs. same period last year) 3.88% 1.55%
1.19% -1.10% -1.27% -0.95%
0.41%
1.80% 1.64%
0.24% -0.56%
-2.14%
-0.63% -1.53% -5.63%
-7.10%
-5.79%
-6.16%
-4.90%
-2.90%
-10.56% 2019.1
2019.3
2019.5
2019.7
Data Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
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2019.9
2019.11
2020.1
2020.3
2020.5
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Media Inflation Forecasts 2021 Media Inflation Forecast Summary
• China’s economy bounced back in November
after experiencing a downturn in 2020 Q1 Q3 as a result of micro-economy and reduced advertising spend. Strengthened industrial output and retail sales reinforcing healthy growth expectations in 2021.
• Digital has dominated all marketers’ media mix.
The most robust platform in each digital category will be able to outgrow their competitors by uplift Ratecard rate or charge types loading fee when advertisers buy into selective traffic. Digital inflation is continually driven by mobile, in which short video lead all categories and increase 10% on Ratecard and 8% on Net.
• In terms of digital ad format, the opening ad has
the highest inflation across all ad format due to large size and limited inventory.
• In 2021, OOH will keep resilience with 7%
inflation on Ratecard and 3% on Net. While TV overall inflation is -1% on Ratecard and -3% on Net, many advertisers use targeted video buy on digital to replace TV commercial.
• Radio is still a must-have media for the
automotive category but reducing on shares YOY.
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By Mobile Category Y2021 Digital Inflation Forecast • Short Video and Automotive verticals will experience higher inflation driven by
Douyin and Autohome.
• Social and News apps are projected to have a slight inflation of 2%. • While vertical apps, including Baby, Beauty and Sports, will maintain a relatively
flat price.
3% 4% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2%
2%
2%
2% 1%
Short video/UGC
Social
News APP
Automobile
Y2021 Ratecard Cost Inflation% - Forecast
• Short video/UGC: Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiguo, Li Video, Bilibili, etc. • Social: Weibo, WeChat, Red, Zhihu, etc. • News APP: Tencent, Doutiao, Netease, iFeng, etc. • Automobile: Autohome, Bitauto, Pcauto, Dongchedi, etc. • Mom & Baby: 宝宝树, 妈妈网, 亲宝宝, 美柚, etc. • Beauty Fashion: 美图秀秀, 美颜相机, B咔叽612, FaceU激萌, etc. • Sports: Keep, 咕咚运动, 悦动圈, 虎扑, etc.
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Mom & Baby
1%
Beauty/Fashion
Y2021 Net Cost Inflation% - Forecast
1%
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By Digital Ad Format Y2021 Digital Inflation Forecast Opening ads registers highest inflation for OTV and mobile display.
OTV
Mobile Display
Discount by 10%
7%
Net cost by
5% 4%
4% 3%
3% 2%
2%
0%
2%
0%
Opening
Regular pre-roll
DMP Pre-roll
Opening
Feeds
Y2021 Ratecard Cost Inflation% - Forecast
Y2021 Ratecard Cost Inflation% - Forecast
Y2021 Net Cost Inflation% - Forecast
Y2021 Net Cost Inflation% - Forecast
• OTV Site: iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video, Mango TV.
Focus pic
• Mobile Site: Douyin, Toutiao, WeChat, Tencent News, etc.
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