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Overview of telecom sector advertising on TV in Q1 '09

(5 May, 2009)
 
 

Key Findings:

  • Telecom sector has seen a decline of 16 per cent in its TV ad volumes during Jan - Mar '09 compared to Jan - Mar '08.
  • High share of 'telecommunication services' advertising on TV during Jan-Mar '09.
  • 'Sony Ericsson (India)' was the top advertisers under 'telecommunication equipments' and 'Bharti Airtel Ltd' leads in 'telecommunication services' advertising on TV during Q1 '09.
  • 'Sony Ericsson W595' and 'Sony Ericsson F305' were top two new brands advertised under 'telecommunication equipments' on TV during Q1 '09.
  • Virgin vGlide Phones (slider) topped the chart of new 'telecommunication services' advertised on TV during Q1 '09.
 
The segregation of the telecom sector
 
 

Volume growth of telecom sector on TV during Q1 '09

 
 
  • 16 per cent drop in telecom sector advertising on TV during first quarter of 2009 compared to same period in 2008.

Share of selecom sector segments on TV during Jan - Mar '09

 
 
  • With 87 per cent share 'telecommunication services' leads in advertising of 'telecom sector' on TV, followed by 'telecommunication equipments' and 'corporate brand image' with 11 per cent and two per cent share respectively during Q1 '09.
Volume growth of telecom sector segments on TV during Q1 '09
  • 'Telecommunication services' have seen a decline of 7 per cent in its TV ad volumes during Jan - Mar '09 compared to Jan - Mar '08.
  • TV advertising of 'telecommunication equipments' recorded a drop of 56 per cent during Q1 '09 compared to Q1 '08.

Top five advertisers under the telecom sector segments on TV during Q1 '09

  • 'Bharti Airtel Ltd', 'Vodafone Essar Ltd' and 'Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd' the top three key players of 'telecommunication services' together accounted for 65 per cent share on TV during Q1 '09.
  • During Q1 '09, top three advertiser together contributed for 83 per cent of overall 'telecommunication equipment' TV advertising share viz. 'Sony Ericsson (India)', 'Nokia Corporation' and 'LG Electronics India Ltd'.

New brands of telecom equipments and services advertised on TV during Q1 '09

  • Top three 'telecom services' advertised on TV were 'Virgin vGlide Phones (slider)', 'Vodafone Blackberry Storm' and 'Apple Music Caller Tunes' during Q1 '09.
  • Three brands of 'BSNL' and two of 'Etisalat' made to the top 10 list of new brands of 'telecom services'.
  • 'Sony Ericsson W595 ', 'Sony Ericsson F305' and 'Samsung Guru 1410' were the top three new 'telecommunication equipments' advertised on TV during Q1 '09.
  • Top 10 list of new brands of 'telecommunication equipments' advertised on TV, comprised of three brands of 'Sony Ericsson' and two were of 'HTC Corporation' during Q1 '09.

Celebrity endorsement for telecom products on TV

  • Top three celebrities endorsing telecom products on TV during the first quarter of 2009 were 'Deepika Padukone', 'Saif Ali Khan' and 'Kareena Kapoor'.

Watch out for forthcoming interesting analyses in future.

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


 
 
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