% of profit volume

% of advertising investment

% of full payback

% of sustained parback

% of short-term payback

% of immediate payback

Full payback ROI

Short-term ROI

All media

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

£4.11

£1.87

 

Print

3.3%

4.8%

4.7%

4.9%

4.8%

£6.36

£2.74

Linear TV only

35.0%

46.6%

55.7%

33.9%

20.5%

£5.94

£1.82

TV (Linear + BVOD)

43.6%

54.7%

64.3%

41.5%

27.8%

£5.61

£1.79

Audio

6.2%

6.9%

6.0%

8.2%

8.6%

£4.98

£2.47

BVOD only

8.6%

8.2%

8.6%

7.6%

7.3%

£4.25

£1.66

Online video

3.9%

3.4%

3.2%

3.7%

3.6%

£3.86

£1.76

Generic PPC

18.9%

14.6%

8.8%

22.5%

30.5%

£3.52

£2.29

Paid Social

13.2%

9.4%

8.0%

11.4%

15.1%

£3.20

£1.62

OOH

5.0%

3.1%

3.0%

3.1%

3.3%

£2.78

£1.19

Cinema

0.4%

0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

0.3%

£2.56

£1.19

Online display

5.5%

2.9%

1.8%

4.4%

5.9%

£2.34

£1.50

Profit Ability 2 was conducted by Ebiquity, EssenceMediacom, Gain Theory, Mindshare and Wavemaker UK. The aim of the study was to analyse the profit generated by advertising at different campaign stages and across multiple media channels.

The results are fascinating and reveal the skills needed by media planners and buyers to assess and select the most effective media channels for individual clients.

Read more about the study in The Media Leader.