Pakistan Consumer Boom Driving Media Advertising Revenue

Rising buying power of rapidly expanding middle class in Pakistan drove the nation's media advertising revenue up 14% to a record Rs. 76.2 billion ($727 million), making the country's media market among the world's fastest growing for FY 2015-16. Half of this ad spending (Rs. 38 billion or $362 million) went to television channels while the rest was divided among print, outdoor, radio and digital media.

Media Ad Revenue by platform. Source: Aurora

Digital media spending rose 27% in 2015-16 over prior year, the fastest of all the media platforms. It was followed by 20% increase in radio, 13% in television, 12% in print and 6% in outdoor advertising, according to data published by Aurora media market research

HUM TV channel had the highest revenue at Rs. 3.84 billion, followed by ARY Digital's Rs. 3.802 billion, PTV Sports Rs. 3 billion, Geo Entertainment Rs. 2.93 billion, Geo News Rs. 2.6 billion, Urdu1 2.5 billion, PTV Home Rs. 2.5 billion, Samaa Rs. 1.9 billion, and Dunya News, ARY News and Express News Rs. 1.8 billion each.

The television channels with the highest revenue increases in 2015-16 were: Samaa (88%), Geo News (82%), Geo Entertainment (81%) and ARY News (76%).

Global Advertising Growth 2016. Source: Magna

The current media boom in Pakistan started in early 2000s when Pakistan had just one television channel, according to the UK's Prospect Magazine. Today it has over 100. Together they have begun to open up a country long shrouded by political, moral and religious censorship—taking on the government, breaking social taboos and, most recently, pushing a new national consensus against the Taliban. The birth of privately owned commercial media has been enabled by the Musharraf-era deregulation, and funded by the tremendous growth in revenue from advertising targeted at the burgeoning urban middle class consumers.

Pakistan has managed to significantly reduce poverty and rapidly grow its middle class since 2001 in spite of major political, security and economic challenges. The foundation for the rise of the middle class and the electronic media boom was laid on President Musharraf's watch by his government's decisions to invest in education and infrastructure projects and deregulate the media that led to the expansion of both human and financial capital. My hope is that the continued improvement in security situation and implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related projects will bring in higher long-term investments and accelerate Pakistan's progress toward prosperity for all of its citizens.

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Comment by Riaz Haq on May 20, 2017 at 10:08am

#WorldBank sees #Pakistan FY17 #GDP #Growth at 5.2%, best in 9 yrs. Forecasts 5.5% in FY18, 5.8% FY19 http://reut.rs/2pW7072 via @Reuters

May 20 The World Bank on Saturday forecast Pakistan's GDP growth in fiscal year 2017 to climb to 5.2 percent, the highest expansion rate in nine years, boosted by consumer confidence and fiscal reforms.

Growth is expected to accelerate to 5.5 percent in FY18 and 5.8 percent in FY19, according to a World Bank report released on Saturday.

But it warned that weakening trade and fiscal balances made it crucial to continue reform efforts and to develop skills to find jobs for the country's growing youth population.

"Pakistan's accelerating growth is good news and reflects the country's success in building confidence. But the pace of reforms has slowed and it is important for the structural reforms to accelerate," said Illango Patchamuthu, World Bank country director for Pakistan.

The World Bank forecast came the same day as Pakistan's central bank estimated slightly higher real GDP growth in FY17 of 5.3 percent, which would represent a 10-year high.

Private sector credit showed a net expansion of 503 billion rupees ($4.81 billion) during the nine months through April, well above the 334 billion-rupee expansion recorded in the corresponding period of last year, the central bank said in a statement.

The World Bank's twice-yearly report was released in Lahore on Saturday in collaboration with Lahore School of Economics.

It said a moderate increase in investment was expected to supplement growth, driven primarily by public and private consumption.

The report said there need to be more technical and vocational training programme to boost job prospects for the "youth bulge". Sixty percent of Pakistan's estimated population of 190 million is under the age of 30.

It emphasized that federal and provincial governments must work together on reforms, since many policies are handled at the province level.

"Effective collaboration between federal and provincial governments will be crucial if Pakistan has to deliver on its growth potential" said Muhammad Waheed, World Bank senior economist for Pakistan. (Editing by Andrew Roche)

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 20, 2017 at 10:41am

Ad spending seen growing at 15.5% in 2016, driven by digital
GroupM estimates show digital advertising will account for 12.7% of all ad spending in 2016, up from 9.9% in 2015

http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/LjI3ZO4nYkN8DNdyMIlJlJ/Ad-spending...

Print advertising will expand 6%, compared to 5.2% last year. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

New Delhi: Ad spending in India will grow 15.5% in 2016 to Rs.57,486 crore ($7.5 billion) with digital advertising expanding at the fastest pace of 47.5%, media agency GroupM, part of global advertising group WPP Plc., said in its This Year Next Year report released on Tuesday.

Last year saw ad spending grow by 14.2%, higher than GroupM’s estimate of 12.4%, to Rs.49,758 crore.

Digital advertising will account for 12.7% of all ad spending in 2016, the agency estimated, up from 9.9% in 2015. Print media’s share will shrink from 32.4% to 29.7%. And TV will remain the dominant medium with a 47.1% share, up from 46.3%.

“India is the fastest growing ad market among all the major markets of the world. 2015 was the best year for ad spend growth we’ve had in the last five years,” said C.V.L. Srinivas, chief executive at GroupM South Asia. “While global headwinds are building up in the new year, there are a number of positive factors that will help the Indian ad sector grow at higher levels in 2016.”

Consumer product, automobile and e-commerce companies will continue to drive growth (as they did in 2015) and telecom, banking and finance, and the government sector will join the party, according to Srinivas. Growth is also expected to get a fillip from events such as the T20 World Cup cricket tournament, Indian Premier League (IPL) and state elections. “While digital media will remain the fastest growing platform, India is one of the few large markets where all traditional media platforms will show positive growth,” added Srinivas.

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 20, 2017 at 11:13am

Key Highlights: 

The overall total minutes of advertising in 2016 decreased by 17.75% compared to 2015.
Comparing the quarter-wise total minutes spend; the trend remains mostly similar across Q1, Q2 and Q4. Whereas Q3 of 2016 witnessed an increase of 4% over 2016.
Top 10 categories have maintained their positions in year 2016 with minor change in % share in total minutes of advertising in each category.
The top advertisers on TV for 2016 were Unilever (20%), P&G (7%), Reckitt Benckiser (6%), Pepsi Cola (6%), Coca Cola (5%) and Nestle (4%). There is a increase of 6% seen in advertising of Unilever brands in 2016.
Coca Cola remained the top brand in 2016 with increased of 1% as compare to 2015.
In both years top three channels including Abb Takk (4%), News one (4%) and Tv one (4%) remains at the top.
The most significant increase of share of advertising across news channels is witnessed by Express News by 2%. Abb Takk has dropped its first position in 2015 and secured third position in 2016.
Similarly, for Entertainment channels, major change is seen across Express Ent which came from 10th place in 2015 (4%) to 2nd place in 2016 (8%).
In 2016, channel Jalwa remain the top position and increased its advertising spend share by 14% compared to 2015.
Health Tv and Nickelodeon has visibly lost its % of share spent while Filmazia has maintained a top spot position with an increase of 8%.
News and entertainment segments remain most popular with their share of 40% and 42% respectively throughout 2015 and 2016.
The most popular time band for both 2015 and 2016 remains prime time slot (7pm to midnight) and afternoon (12pm to 5pm).

http://www.pas.org.pk/tv-advertising-yearly-industry-report-2016/

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 20, 2017 at 4:34pm

Facebook and Google will eat up 70% of advertising revenue by 2020

https://www.techjuice.pk/facebook-google-eat-70-advertising-revenue...


Press Gazette, a UK-based trade website for newspapers and magazines, is launching a campaign to stop Facebook and Google from destroying the journalism industry.

According to Press Gazette, Facebook and Google have created a strong monopoly in the advertising industry of UK. Owing to this monopoly, the journalism industry is badly affected as a major chunk of advertising revenue is going to this duo.

The advertising industry of UK was 20 billion pounds in 2015. In the past decade, the revenue sharing to the newspapers has gone from half to one-tenth. This is an alarming situation for publishers.

Press Gazette said, “The Government would not allow such a duopoly to stand. Campaigners would call for them to be broken up in the name of media plurality.”

Due to dip in revenues, a major chunk of news publishers are slashing the salaries of employees and the number of journalists being employed has been thinning down as well.

In the past one decade, the newspaper has increased their reach and readership but this scale hasn’t positively affected their revenue graphs.

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 21, 2017 at 7:18am

From Seeking Alpha by Bader Al-Hussain 


https://seekingalpha.com/article/4056008-facebook-higher-growth-dig...


Summary

Global digital marketing would grow to $335 billion.

Facebook has a market share of 14%.

Base case warrants for 23% upside.

(Facebook) Revenue would lead the valuations

My narrative for double-digit growth in the future revenue of FB stems from the following arguments:

The ability of the company to pursue aggressive growth by partnering with local mobile network companies of large developing nations such as Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Brazil.

For instance, in India, which is one of the largest populations with an increasing broadband penetration rate, Facebook has partnered with Reliance Communications and Airtel to offer basic Facebook internet services for free. Similarly, in Pakistan, Facebook partnered with Telenor, which is the second largest operator in the country. In Indonesia and Brazil, FB has partnered with XL Axiata and Oi respectively. Further, Facebook has similar arrangements with TMN in Portugal, Three in Ireland, Vivacom in Bulgaria, Bakcell in Azerbaijan, SMART in the Philippines, STC in Saudi Arabia and much more.

It is to be noted that more than 3 billion people of the world reside in these countries, accounting for ~40% of the world population. I expect a large portion of expected growth would come from South Asia and Asia-Pacific region.

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 23, 2017 at 10:12am

Ogilvy #India, #Pakistan co-create #Ramzan ad for spice #brand #Shan Foods. #advertising #Ramadan

http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/8j3UNzkKpZzW72dolTE6CL/Ogilvy-Indi...

Shan Foods, Ogilvy India and Pakistan will also set up ‘neighbourhood tables’ in two cities of Pakistan where people will be invited to share a meal

Food opens the door to people’s hearts, breaking barriers of language, culture and nationality. Ogilvy India and Ogilvy Pakistan highlight this in a heart-winning campaign for Shan Foods, one of Pakistan’s biggest brands of spices and recipe mixes. Set up in 1981 by Sikander Sultan, Shan now has a presence in over 65 countries, including India.

The campaign, rolled out weeks before Ramzan, aims to bring new neighbours together using the power of food. Shot in Lahore, Pakistan, the film opens with a Chinese couple who has recently moved into the neighbourhood. The wife, still adjusting to the new place, complains she cannot make new friends locally considering they don’t even eat the same food. Minutes later she asks the husband to drop her off at the supermarket where she buys biryani masala and prepares the flavoured rice dish to break the ice with her neighbours. Surprised at her skill (aided by Shan, of course), the women in her neighbourhood open their homes and hearts to her with great warmth.

“The neighbourhood comes alive by sharing food. It was a nice concept to bring back in today’s busy world that we live in. There are many Chinese expats living in Lahore hence we decided to tell the story from their perspective. The product is weaved in the story beautifully and highlights how Shan Foods brings out the ease of cooking. We collaborate on lot of projects with Ogilvy Pakistan and the credit also goes to the client (Shan Foods) to believe and own the work we do,” said Sukesh Nayak, executive creative director, Ogilvy Mumbai.

Apart from television and digital, the campaign will look at on-ground activation. The brand along with its agency will set up “neighbourhood tables” in two different cities of Pakistan where people will be invited to share a meal.

Noting that the space of food eliminating cultural differences has been explored, Deepak Singh, chief creative officer, The Social Street, said, “The insight of neighbours connecting over food is quite true and relevant to us Indians as well. I also quite like the plot, the cast and particularly the music.” Singh also noted that since food is an integral part of any festival, and Ramzan being the holy month followed by Eid which is one of the biggest festivals in Pakistan, the on-ground activity to set up “neighbourhood tables” will connect the brand with consumers.

Comment by Riaz Haq on May 27, 2017 at 5:01pm

Top ads in Pakistan

Basking in the spotlight
Updated Apr 24, 2017 09:43am
By Amber Arshad
The winners of the PAS Awards 2017.

http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1141985

The big winners were Adcom Leo Burnett who received six awards, Soho Square got five, while J. Walter Thompson, IAL Saatchi & Saatchi and MullenLowe Rauf bagged four awards each.


Here are the winners of the PAS Awards:

Category: Agriculture & Related Industries
Brand: Refree
Campaign: Lambay Aur Mottay Gannay!
Company: Evyol Group
Agency: Aray Wah

Category: Automotive & Transport
Brand: Shell Rimula
Campaign: Shell Rimula Real Destinations
Company: Shell Pakistan
Agencies: J. Walter Thompson, Azaad Films

Category: Banking & Financial Services
Brand: Bank Alfalah Islamic
Company: Bank Alfalah Limited
Agencies: MullenLowe Rauf, Azaad Films

Category: Beverages - Cold
Brand: Coca-Cola
Campaign: Zalima Coca-Cola Piladay
Company: The Coca-Cola Export Corporation
Agencies: Soho Square, Starcom, Digitz, Kinetic, The Vision Factory

Category: Confectionary & Snacks
Brand: Oye Hoye!
Campaign: Oye Hoye! launch campaign
Company: United Snacks
Agencies: Ogilvy & Mather, Hashtag tribe, Maxus Global, Addynamics, Stimulus Productions, Soho Square

Category: Construction, Real Estate & Allied Industries
Brand: Diamond Paints
Campaign: Dil Deewar Saaf
Company: Diamond Paints
Agencies: Adcom Leo Burnett, Adcom ZenithOptimedia, Echo Digital Marketing, ID Creations

Category: Cosmetics and Personal Care (Men, Women and Children)
Brand: Lux
Campaign: LUX White ReLaunch
Company: Unilever Pakistan
Agencies: J. Walter Thompson, TML Activations, Mindshare, Creative Chaos, Arrows

Category: Culinary
Brand: Mezan Cooking Oil
Campaign: Mezan Ramadan 2016
Company: Paracha Textile Mills
Agencies: Adcom Leo Burnett, Adcom ZenithOptimedia, ID Creations

Category: Office Furniture
Brand: Interwood – Office Furniture
Campaign: Space Workstation Launch
Company: Interwood Mobel
Agency: IAL Saatchi & Saatchi

Category: Events
Brand: FPCCI FocusPK 16
Campaign: Focus PK 16 Entertainment & Production Conference
Company: FPCCI Focus PK
Agencies: Bond Advertising, Aikman Studios, Talking Point, Mind Map Communications

Category: Fabric Care, Home Care and Furnishing
Brand: Surf Excel
Campaign: Madad Ek Ibadat
Company: Unilever Pakistan Limited
Agencies: Lowe Lintas, Mindshare Pakistan Limited, Mullen Lowe Rauf, Kinetic Pakistan

Category: Food and Dairy
Brand: Nurpur
Campaign: Nurpur Corporate Thematic
Company: Fauji Foods Limited
Agencies: Fishbowl, Stimulus Productions

Category: Hospitals, Healthcare and Hygiene
Brand: The Indus Hospital
Campaign: Rishta Nahi Ehsaas Zaroori Hai
Company: The Indus Hospital
Agency: Manhattan Communications

Category: Ice Creams and Desserts
Brand: Cornetto
Campaign: Cornetto 2016
Company: Unilever Pakistan Limited
Agencies: BBPR, Empact Activations, Mindshare

Category: Public Service & CSR
Brand: UN Women Pakistan
Campaign: #BeatMe
Company: UN Women Pakistan
Agencies: BBDO Pakistan, The Videographers, Azad Film Company


Category: Telecommunication Hardware & Consumer Electronics
Brand: Haier
Campaign: Sirf DC Nahi, Haier Ka Mukammal DC Inverter
Company: Haier Pakistan
Agencies: Synergy Dentsu, Marketing Works


Category: Telecommunication Service Providers
Brand: Telenor
Campaign: Sacha Saath
Company: Telenor Pakistan
Agencies: Adcom Leo Burnett, OMD Pakistan, Stimulus Productions

Category: Textile, Fashion & Accessories
Brand: Borjan
Campaign: Join the Fashion Walk
Company: Borjan
Agencies: Adcom Leo Burnett, Adcom ZenithOptimedia, 9.8 Films

Comment by Riaz Haq on June 2, 2017 at 10:58am

Telecom Revenues Reach to Rs 234.9 Billion (US$2.24 Billion) During Last Six Months...about $5 billion a year


http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/news/telecom-revenues-reach-rs-...


The telecom sector of Pakistan has witnessed a huge boom after the launch of 3G & 4G services in the country. In 2004, Pakistan had just 5 million mobile phone users whereas presently the figure has exceeded to around 139 million. Who could have thought of such a mind blowing increase in this figure? Today, Pakistan has over 39 million 3G/4G subscribers and an annual 70% cellular tele-density rate, according to PTA. Telecom Revenues Reach to Rs 234.9 Billion During Last Six Months.

Due to the increasing demand and potential of telecom services in the Pakistan, the telecom revenues from the sector have reached around Rs. 234.9 billion during first two quarters of current fiscal year.

Telecom Revenues Reach to Rs 234.9 Billion During Last Six Months

As the availability of 3G/4G services has enabled the development of new applications and m-services for the people of country. Additionally the public is also quickly adapting these new technologies and services.

Similarly, during first two quarters of 2016-17, telecom sector contributed estimated Rs. 53.76 billion to the national exchequer in terms of regulatory fees, taxes, initial and annual license fees, activation tax and other charges.

Comment by Riaz Haq on June 8, 2017 at 8:38pm

Media Advertising Spend
An overview of Digital, OOH and Radio spend in Fiscal Year 2015-16.
AURORA UPDATED MAY 24, 2017 10:21AM


http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142058


Digital spend (Rs. 4.5 billion or $43 million) 

Google 44%

Facebook 33%

Rest 23%


Product/Service Categories:


FMCG 34%

Telecom 12%

Beverages 10%

Electronics 7%

Rest 37%

Comment by Riaz Haq on July 12, 2017 at 3:57pm

Big Brands Stage Raves in #Pakistan to Attract Young Money. #EDM #Art #Music #Coke #Telenor #Zong

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-12/big-brands-stage...

Electronic dance music pulsates as revelers wave their arms in unison and colored spotlights crisscross the ceiling of a lakeside wedding hall. It’s Saturday night in Islamabad.

Armed guards stand at the entrance to the Elements Music Festival, an invitation-only affair sponsored by wireless carrier Zong. They frisk guests and sniff bottles for traces of alcohol, which is banned among the nation’s Muslim majority. Inside, local DJs Faisal Baig and Fuzzy Nocturnal play sets of bass-heavy, looping music that end Sunday morning to chants of “One more song!”
China Mobile Communications Corp., which owns Zong, is one of several foreign brands trying to grab Pakistan’s young consumers by their ears. Coca-Cola, Telenor, and PepsiCo have also sponsored raves. About two-thirds of the population is under 30, and the economy is projected by the International Monetary Fund to grow at more than 5 percent annually over the next five years. Household consumption’s contribution to gross domestic product hit 80 percent in 2015, higher than the global average of 58 percent, according to the World Bank. A July 11 report by Moody’s Investor Services said that while Pakistan’s medium-term growth outlook is strong, the economy is also showing signs of vulnerability, noting “the government’s debt burden is high, and fiscal deficits remain relatively wide.” Fallout from a probe into corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could also dampen growth. Sharif has denied any wrongdoing.
Although annual GDP per capita is just $1,561, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the country of more than 200 million is home to a sufficiently large cohort of young, liberal, and affluent consumers willing to pay the 2,500-Pakistani-rupee admission (about $24) to the Elements festival. “There’s no nightlife here, there’s no clubs,” says Bilal Brohi, 30, a Karachi-based DJ and producer. Pakistanis “want to just have a crazy night out. They just want to disassociate.”
Many young Pakistanis developed a taste for house music, techno, and other Western genres while studying abroad. They’ve been able to support their habit after returning home thanks to the growing availability of cell phones, coupled with better internet service. Smartphone shipments increased 28 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, says International Data Corp.
China Mobile’s Zong says it has a 20 percent share of the smartphone market. The company declined to comment on its involvement in the April 1 Elements festival. Djuice, the local mobile phone brand of Norway’s Telenor ASA, sponsored the Liberate Music & Arts Festival on May 6; more than 4,000 people were drawn to a Lahore water park by European DJs such as Nick Muir and Teenage Mutants. Coca-Cola Co. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google were co-­sponsors. Telenor’s goal was to reach 18- to 29-year-olds with limited entertainment choices, said Saad Warraich, an Islamabad-based spokesman, in an email.
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And sometimes popularity gets in the way of the music. Police shut down the Liberate festival at midnight—before some of the acts could perform—because of concerns about the size of crowds gathering outside the venue. —

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