Placing an advertisement is not as simple as it used to be, especially due to all the choices we have at our disposal. New digital marketing tools, channels, platforms, and pricing strategies are all making the rounds and we’re here to cut through the noise. This article will look over all the crucial advertising trends 2023 has to offer.

Advertising Purchase & Pricing Trends

Advertising prices for the year have shown that prices are increasing in the digital sphere.

• Meta/Facebook have raised their CPM (cost per thousand) by 61% annually, now arriving at a rate of USD 17.60/CPM. Other counts estimate an increase of 89%.
• TikTok has raised its CPM by 185% year over year as the platform gets more popular. The average lands at USD 9.40/CPM.
• Google’s programmatic display CPM has been rising by 75% every year, while their search ads CPC (cost-per-click) raised 14% year over year.
• Instagram’s CPM has also increased, growing by 23% annually.

Dit is hoeveel Google advertentiekosten in 2023:

• Across all industries, the average CPC is between 1 and 3 USD.
• The most expensive keywords go near or above 50 USD and are mostly related to financial and legal services.

However, the price is not all that matters when calculating ROI. In many ways, advertisements have become less effective due to tracking policy changes from, for example, Apple or even the implementation of GDPR measures. For example, of Apple’s new privacy policies, changes to demographic data collection make it less effective, which causes more waste readership and less ROI.

In context, digital marketing is still cheaper than old-school methods of advertising. When it comes to traditional advertising, how much it costs to advertise on a billboard is $2,000 to $20,000 per 4-week period. It can become cheaper with services like Blip Billboards, although they offer limited time due to the multi-ad-per-billboard format. Similarly, in terms of how much it costs to advertise on the radio, you’ll need between $200 and $5000 per week for an effective campaign.

Mobile Advertising Trends

Device-specific advertising is increasingly more important with nearly 80% of mobile users buying using their phones for purchases within the past 6 months. Over 51% of users also prefer mobile web apps to other shopping channels which illustrates the importance of optimizing for other devices.

Similarly, there is a growing trend towards voice search which is slated to only increase over time. Mobile is increasingly becoming audio-driven and this form of search is expected to grow exponentially. Siri captures 36% market share for voice search with another 36% led by Google Voice Assistant.

Here are a few ways to optimise for voice:

• Richt je op featured snippets omdat Google zich daarop richt.
• Richt je ook op kennisgrafieken.
• Trefwoorden van de vraag en Longtail trefzinnen are more representative of voice search queries.
• Schema-opmaak helpen ook zoekopdrachten met spraak om bovenaan te komen.
• Optimize for mobile, since a lot of voice searches come from mobile devices.

Advertisers should consider using responsive display ads because they can cater messages and ad formats that adjust their size, appearance, and format to fit available ad spaces. These can be especially useful for ads sent out to different devices or target groups to best suit the format that would be most appealing.

Demographics & User Trends

Demographics and Internet usage can vary across channels. It’s no surprise that different platforms have stratified across different users and uses. Google ads are probably the most universal for targeting but when it comes to social media, you need to choose wisely. Here are a few tips:

• Facebook: Active monthly users: 2.963 billion, largest age group: 25-34 (29.9%), 44% female, 56% male. The platform is seeing declining usage but is still a viable means of advertising in 2023.
• Instagram: 1.35 billion active monthly users, largest age group: 18-24 (30.8%), 48.2% female, 51.8% male. An increase in Gen-Z users makes this an attractive prospect compared to Facebook.
• TikTok: 834.3 million active monthly users, largest age group: 18-24 (21%), 54% female, 46% male. As a relatively new platform, the audience is very young and the ad competition is lower so there is a lot of potential for effective campaigning.
• LinkedIn: 930 million users. Largest age group: 30-39 (31%). 43% female, 57% male. The best way to contact professionals and especially useful if your operations are B2B.

Zoals je kunt zien, zijn sommige kanalen beter voor verschillende segmenten. Reclame gericht op tieners kan heel effectief zijn, vooral op de kanalen die ze leuk vinden en met de juiste methoden. Gen-Z is vooral ontvankelijk voor influencers marketing en maatschappelijk verantwoorde branding. Ze staan ook sceptisch tegenover traditionele marketing en zijn geneigd er minder door beïnvloed te worden.

Gebruikers van alle leeftijden laten zich vooral leiden door positieve recensies en mond-tot-mondreclame. 92% van de klanten leest online beoordelingen voor een aankoop. Daarom gebruiken adverteerders testimonials om een betere band met gebruikers op te bouwen en hen verder in de kooptrechter te brengen. Testimonials kunnen gebruikers informeren over de voor- en nadelen van een product van hun eigen peer group en worden dus als betrouwbaarder gezien.

Global Advertising vs Local

Among the most underrated 2023 advertising trends is the debate about local vs global advertising. Let me explain: in the past few years there has been growing concern among marketers that advertising is getting too broad and universal to the point of losing its potency. In response, marketers have proposed local, regional, or more personal forms of marketing.

Here are some stats to consider:

• 89% of searchers look up a local bedrijf at least on a weekly basis.
• 46% of Google searches request local information.
• “Near me” searches make up a large portion of total searches.

In conclusion:

A strong mix of personalised local marketing with responsive messaging, age and demographic-specific channel strategy, reliable social proof, and utilizing advertising with mobile and PC-optimized applications is how you can get ahead in advertising in 2023. Hopefully, this article has shown a way forward for your marketing efforts.

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