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Snapshot on Advertising by Tourism Industry on TV

(19 June, 2007)

Key Findings:

  • 12 per cent rise in TV ad volumes of Tourism Industry in January-May 2007 compared to January-May 2006.
  • 55:45 ratio of ad volumes garnered by State Tourism and Private/International players.
  • Maximum ad volumes by Tourism players on News channels.
  • 'Ministry of Tourism' leads advertising with max. 26 per cent share on TV.
  • 'Vibrant Gujarat International Kite Festival 2007 topped among the new entrants.
  • Prime Time saw the maximum ad volumes.
  • Compared to State Tourism, Private/International players advertised with more number of commercials per day.

This week, AdEx India looks at the advertising trends of Tourism Industry on TV during January-May 2007.

Advertising Growth of Tourism Industry on TV during January-May 2007 over January-May 2006.

  • Rise of 12 per cent was registered in ad volumes of Tourism industry in January-May 2007 compared to the same period in previous year.
  • Tourism industry is thriving due to an increase in advertising by State Government players, which witnessed a rise of 28 per cent however a 2 per cent dip was seen in ad volumes of Private/International players.
  • The major contributors were Uttaranchal Tourism and Voyagers Club which registered rise of 521 and 192 times in January-May 2007 over January-May 2006.

Contribution of State Government in Tourism Industry advertising.

  • State Tourism leads with a share of 55 per cent and rest 45 per cent was contributed by Private/International players.
  • January-May 2007 saw advertising by 19 State Tourism players whereas nearly 100 players in Private/International segment.

Channel Genres used by Tourism Industry in January-May 2007.

  • State Tourism players focused their advertising mainly on Hindi News followed by Infotainment and English News channels whereas nearly equal share of advertising by Private/International players on Infotainment and English News.
  • Hindi Music and Regional News channels saw the maximum growth in ad volumes in January-May 2007 over January-May 2006.

Top five players of Tourism Industry on TV in January-May 2007.

  • Top five Tourism players contributed 65 per cent share of ad volumes.
  • Ministry of Tourism (advertising with two brands i.e. Incredibleindia and Exploreruralindia.org) maintained its Top rank in January-May 2007 on TV.
  • Except for the Top ranker, other four players saw growth in their ad volumes in January-May 2007 compared to January-May 2006.

New brands launched in Tourism sector on TV.

  • Overall 42 new brands were launched in Tourism sector on TV during January-May 2007, out of which five brands were contributed by State Tourism players.
  • Apart from four brands of International players, three of the State Tourism players also could make it to the Top ten list.
  • To promote Indian Tourism Industry, State Government used initiatives like Vibrant Gujarat International Kite Festival 2007 (Gujarat), Ekamra Utsav (Orissa), Rajim Kumbh 2007(Chhattisgarh) etc.

Time band preferred by Tourism Industry on TV.

  • Prime time band saw maximum ad volumes by both State and Private/International players.
  • During Prime time, 64 per cent of the ad volumes were contributed by State Tourism players and rest 36 per cent belong to Private/International players.

Share of Commercial and Tag Promo used by Tourism Industry on TV.

  • A high 63 per cent of ads were used for Commercials by Tourism Industry on TV in January-May 2007.
  • Among the State Tourism players, 73:27 ratio was used for Commercials and Tag Promo.
  • Maximum usage of Tag Promo by Malaysia Tourism, Makemytrip India and Madhya Pradesh Tourism.

Average number of ads per day by Tourism players in January-May 2007.

  • Private/International players saw high frequency of ads per day however State Tourism had nearly 150 ads per day on an average on TV during January-May 2007.
  • Compared to January-May 06, a rise of 18 per cent was registered in avg. frequency of ads per day by State Tourism players in January-May 2007.

Watch out for forthcoming interesting analyses in future.

 
(Analysis from AdEx India - A Division of TAM Media Research)
 
 
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