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US Healthcare Advertising Market Report by Product Type (Pharmaceuticals (Small Molecule Drugs), Biopharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs) 2024-2032

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  • 138 Pages
  • January 2024
  • Region: United States
  • IMARC Group
  • ID: 5769321
The US healthcare advertising market size reached US$ 23.5 billion in 2023. The market is projected to reach US$ 33.8 billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.14% during 2023-2032. The growing online direct-to-consumer drug advertising due to the shift in promotional activities towards digital platforms, the augmenting demand to obtain certification and bid for relevant keywords among advertisers, and increased advertising expenditure from healthcare organizations are among the key factors driving the market growth.

Healthcare advertising refers to the strategic promotion and marketing activities undertaken by organizations within the healthcare industry to raise awareness, inform, and influence target audiences about their products, services, or healthcare-related initiatives. It is a specialized form of advertising that caters to the unique needs and regulations of the healthcare sector. Healthcare advertising encompasses a wide range of mediums, including television, print, digital platforms, and direct marketing channels. The primary objective of healthcare advertising is to communicate key messages, build brand recognition, establish credibility, and drive patient engagement or adoption of healthcare solutions. Effective healthcare advertising plays a crucial role in shaping brand perception, driving patient loyalty, and fostering positive patient-provider relationships in a highly competitive industry.

The United States pharmaceutical industry is primarily driven by online direct-to-consumer drug advertising due to the shift in promotional activities towards digital platforms. This can be attributed to the rising popularity of online display advertising, product websites, and social media campaigns driving higher product sales. In line with this, the augmenting demand to obtain certification and bid for relevant keywords among advertisers is also creating lucrative opportunities in the market. Furthermore, pharmaceutical companies are adopting multiple synchronized communication channels to expand their consumer reach, thereby fueling the market. Additionally, continual advancements in technology enabling the consumers to access relevant information about health conditions and available treatment options are impelling the market growth. The market expansion is further fueled by increased advertising expenditure from healthcare organizations through television, print ads, and social media due to the rapid digital transformation of the healthcare system.

US Healthcare Advertising Market Trends/Drivers

Increasing Adoption of Patient-Centered Care and Consumer Empowerment

The increasing emphasis on patient-centered care and consumer empowerment has become a major driving factor for the market. Healthcare organizations are recognizing the importance of attracting and engaging patients through strategic advertising investments. The healthcare organizations are adopting innovative advertising strategies, such as promoting services, showcasing patient success stories, and communicating personalized care approaches. This is helping them establish meaningful connections with their target audience, thereby enhancing patient satisfaction and the overall healthcare experience. Through effective patient-centered advertising, healthcare providers can empower consumers, enabling them to make informed decisions about their healthcare and treatment options. This is expected to create a positive market outlook.

The rise of digital platforms and advancements in technology

The rise of digital platforms and advancements in technology has revolutionized the field of healthcare advertising. With the widespread use of smartphones, social media, and online search platforms, the way healthcare information is accessed and shared has undergone a significant transformation. Digital advertising provides healthcare organizations with new avenues to reach their target audience with precision and effectiveness. It enables the targeting of specific patient demographics, the delivery of tailored messages, and the ability to track campaign performance more accurately. Also, the interactive nature of digital platforms allows for enhanced engagement and encourages patient participation, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes.

US Healthcare Advertising Industry Segmentation:

The report provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the US healthcare advertising market report, along with forecasts for the period 2023.14-2032. The report has categorized the market based on product type.

Breakup by Product Type:

  • Pharmaceuticals (Small Molecule Drugs)
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Vaccines
  • Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs

Pharmaceuticals (small molecule drugs) represent the most widely used product type

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the product type. This includes pharmaceuticals (small molecule drugs), biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and over-the-counter drugs. According to the report, pharmaceuticals (small molecule drugs) represented the largest segment.

The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and respiratory disorders is fueling the demand for small molecule drugs in the US healthcare advertising market. Advertisements are instrumental in raising awareness about available treatment options for patients suffering from these chronic illnesses. Additionally, ongoing research and development activities in the pharmaceutical industry contribute to the introduction of new drugs, which are then promoted through advertising campaigns. These factors are fueling the segment growth.

On the other hand, considerable growth in the biotechnology industry has given rise to biopharmaceuticals derived from biological sources, leading to increased advertising efforts. With the emergence of more biotech companies, advertising plays a pivotal role in promoting innovative treatments developed through biotechnology. Biopharmaceuticals often offer targeted therapies tailored to specific diseases or patient populations, and advertising helps reach healthcare professionals and patients who can benefit from these specialized treatments, which in turn is driving the segment.

Additionally, favorable government initiatives and public health campaigns promoting vaccination programs have a significant impact on the US healthcare advertising market for vaccines. Advertisements are crucial in educating the public about the importance of immunization, especially during outbreaks or pandemics, and help dispel misconceptions surrounding vaccines. With expanding vaccination recommendations for new age groups or indications, advertising efforts are essential to reach the target population and ensure vaccine uptake.

Furthermore, the accessibility and convenience of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs without a prescription is driving the segment. Advertisements play a key role in informing consumers about the availability and uses of OTC products for common ailments, promoting self-care and convenience. With increasing consumer empowerment and proactive health management, advertising empowers consumers by providing information about OTC remedies and aligning with health and wellness trends such as natural or holistic approaches to healthcare.

Competitive Landscape

The top players in the US healthcare advertising market are focusing on digital marketing and technological advancements to reach a wider audience. They are leveraging online channels, social media platforms, and targeted digital advertising campaigns to expand their consumer base and drive product sales. Additionally, they are emphasizing data-driven marketing approaches, utilizing analytics and customer insights to deliver personalized and relevant advertising messages to healthcare professionals and patients. Besides this, the major companies are investing in strategic partnerships and collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and digital agencies to enhance their service offerings and access new markets. Additionally, the key players are adopting emerging trends such as mobile advertising, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality to stay ahead of the competition and provide cutting-edge advertising solutions.

Competition Analysis

The report has provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the key players in the market include:
  • Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • GlaxoSmithKline plc.
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Novartis International AG
  • Sanofi S.A
  • AstraZeneca PLC
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche)
  • Bayer AG
  • Bristol- Myers Squibb (BMS)

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1. What was the size of the US healthcare advertising market in 2023?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the US healthcare advertising market during 2024-2032?
3. What are the key factors driving the US healthcare advertising market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the US healthcare advertising market?
5. What is the breakup of the US healthcare advertising market based on the product type?
6. Who are the key players/companies in the US healthcare advertising market?

Table of Contents

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
2.6 Study Assumptions
3 Executive Summary4 An Overview of Healthcare Advertising in the United States
5 What Drives the Healthcare Advertising Market in the US?
5.1 Digitalization and other Technological Advancements
5.2 Increasing Presence of Generic and Me-too Drugs
5.3 Government Regulations Supporting DTC Advertising
5.4 Launch of New Drugs
5.5 Increased Consumer Reach through Mobile Advertising
5.6 Other Key Drivers
6 Healthcare Advertising Market: Value Chain
6.1 DTC Advertising
6.2 Detailing
7 Current Trends in Healthcare Advertising
7.1 Focus on Content
7.2 Rise of Multichannel Marketing
7.3 Targeting Consumers with Local Advertising
7.4 Reliance on Social Media
7.5 Surging Mobile Marketing
7.6 Consumers Becoming Researchers
7.7 Information Dispensed through Videos
7.8 Increasing Importance of Online Reviews
8 US Healthcare Advertising Market: SWOT Analysis
8.1 Overview
8.2 Strengths
8.3 Weaknesses
8.4 Opportunities
8.5 Threats
9 US Healthcare Advertising Market: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
9.1 Overview
9.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
9.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
9.4 Degree of Rivalry
9.5 Threat of New Entrants
9.6 Threat of Substitutes
10 US Healthcare Advertising Market
10.1 Historical and Current Market Trends
10.2 Impact of COVID-19
10.3 Market Breakup by Product Type
10.3.1 Pharmaceuticals (Small Molecule Drugs) Advertising Market
10.3.1.1 Historical, Current and Future Trends
10.3.1.2 Market Breakup by Advertising Channel
10.3.1.3 Advertising Spend by Key Players
10.3.2 Biopharmaceuticals Market
10.3.2.1 Historical, Current and Future Market Trends
10.3.2.2 Market Breakup by Advertising Channel
10.3.2.3 Advertising Spend by Key Players
10.3.3 Vaccines Market
10.3.3.1 Historical, Current and Future Market Trends
10.3.3.2 Market Breakup by Advertising Channel
10.3.3.3 Advertising Spend by Key Players
10.3.4 Over-the-Counter Drugs Market
10.3.4.1 Historical, Current and Future Market Trends
10.3.4.2 Market Breakup by Channel
10.3.4.3 Advertising Spend by Key Players
11 Major Players: Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1 Advertising Spend by Major Pharma Companies
11.1.1 Johnson & Johnson
11.1.1.1 US Sales
11.1.1.2 Advertising Spend by Channel
11.1.1.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.2 Pfizer
11.1.2.1 US Sales
11.1.2.2 Advertising Spend by Channel
11.1.2.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.3 Merck & Co.
11.1.3.1 US Sales
11.1.3.2 Advertising Spend on Different Segments
11.1.3.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.4 Glaxosmith Kline
11.1.4.1 US Sales
11.1.4.2 Advertising Spend on Different Segments
11.1.4.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.5 Eli Lilly
11.1.5.1 US Sales
11.1.5.2 Advertising Spend on Different Segments
11.1.5.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.6 Novartis
11.1.6.1 US Sales
11.1.6.2 Total Sales of Different Segments
11.1.6.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.6.4 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.7 Sanofi
11.1.7.1 US Sales
11.1.7.2 Advertising Spend on Different Segments
11.1.7.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.8 AstraZeneca
11.1.8.1 US Sales
11.1.8.2 Advertising Spend on Channel
11.1.8.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.9 Roche
11.1.9.1 US Sales
11.1.9.2 Advertising Spend on Different Segments
11.1.9.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.10 Bayer Healthcare
11.1.10.1 US Sales
11.1.10.2 Advertising Spend on Different Channel
11.1.10.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
11.1.11 Bristol- Myers Squibb
11.1.11.1 US Sales
11.1.11.2 Advertising Spend by Channels
11.1.11.3 Global Sales and Advertising Spend
12 Market Challenges
12.1 Trust Gap between Consumers and Advertisers
12.2 Strict Rules and Regulations by FDA
12.3 Unethical Practices
12.4 Macroeconomic Scenario
12.5 Other Challenges
List of Figures
Figure 1: US: Breakup of Healthcare Market
Figure 2: US: Healthcare Industry Digital Ad Spending (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 3: United States: Healthcare Advertising Industry: Value Chain Analysis of DTC Advertising
Figure 4: US: Healthcare Advertising Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 5: US: Healthcare Advertising Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 6: US: Healthcare Advertising Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 7: US: Healthcare Advertising Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 8: US: Healthcare Advertising Market: Breakup by Product Type (in %), 2023
Figure 9: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 10: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 11: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 12: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market Forecast: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 13: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market Advertising Spend Breakup by Channels (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 14: US: Biopharmaceutical Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 15: US: Biopharmaceutical Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 16: US: Biopharmaceutical Market: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 17: US: Biopharmaceutical Market Forecast: Advertising Spending (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 18: US: Biopharmaceutical Market: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Channels (in %), 2023
Figure 19: US: Biopharmaceutical Market: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Different Providers (in %), 2023
Figure 20: US: Vaccines Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 21: US: Vaccines Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 22: US: Vaccines Market: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 23: US: Vaccines Market Forecast: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 24: US: OTC Drugs Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 25: US: OTC Drugs Market: Sales Forecast (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 26: US: OTC Drugs Market: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 27: US: OTC Drugs Market Forecast: Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 28: US: OTC Drugs Market: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Channels (in %)
Figure 29: US: Advertising Spend by Top Companies Breakup (in %),
Figure 30: US: Pharmaceutical Marketing: Expenditure Breakup by Type (in %),
Figure 31: Johnson & Johnson: The US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 32: Johnson & Johnson: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Different Channels (in %), 2017
Figure 33: Johnson & Johnson: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 34: Pfizer: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 35: Pfizer: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Different Channels in the US (in %), 2017
Figure 36: Pfizer: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 37: Merck & Co.: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 38: Merck & Co.: Breakup of Spending on Different Divisions (in %), 2017
Figure 39: Merck & Co.: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 40: Glaxosmith Kline: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 41: GSK: Breakup of Spending on Different Channels (in %), 2017
Figure 42: GSK: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 43: Eli Lilly: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 44: Eli Lilly: Breakup of Spending on Different Channel (in %), 2017
Figure 45: Eli Lilly: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 46: Novartis: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 47: Novartis: Breakup of Spending on Different Channel (in %), 2017
Figure 48: Novartis: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 49: Sanofi: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 50: Sanofi: Breakup of Spending on Different Products (in %), 2015
Figure 51: Sanofi: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 52: AstraZeneca: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 53: AstraZeneca: Advertising Spend: Breakup by Different Channels in the US (in %), 2012
Figure 54: AstraZeneca: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 55: Roche: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 56: Roche: Breakup of Spending on Different Divisions (in %), 2015
Figure 57: Roche: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 58: Bayer Healthcare: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 59: Bayer Healthcare: Breakup of Spending on Different Channels (in %), 2015
Figure 60: Bayer Healthcare: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 61: Bristol-Myers Squibb: US and Rest of the World Sales (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
Figure 62: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Breakup of Spending on Different Channels (in %), 2014
Figure 63: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Global Sales and Advertising Spend (in Billion US$), 2014-2017
List of Tables
Table 1: US: Pharmaceutical (Small Molecule Drugs) Market: Advertising Spend by Key Players
Table 2: US: Biopharmaceutical Market: Advertising Spend by Key Players (in US$ Million)
Table 3: US: Vaccines Market: Advertising Spend by Key Players
Table 4: US: OTC Drugs Market: Advertising Spend by Key Players
Table 5: US: Advertising Spend by Major Players, (in Million US$)
Table 6: Merck & Co.: Total Spending on Different Divisions (in Million US$), 2017
Table 7: GSK: Advertising Spend on Different Channels (in Million US$), 2017
Table 8: Eli Lilly: Advertising Spend on Different Channels (in Million US$), 2017
Table 9: Novartis: Total Sales of Different Segments (in Million US$), 2017
Table 10: Sanofi: Advertising Spend on Different Products (in Million US$), 2015
Table 11: AstraZeneca: Advertising Spend on Different Channels in the US (in US$ Million), 2012
Table 12: Roche: Total Spending on Different Divisions (in Million US$), 2015

Companies Mentioned

  • Johnson & Johnson Services Inc.
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Merck & Co. Inc.
  • GlaxoSmithKline plc.
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Novartis International AG
  • Sanofi S.A
  • AstraZeneca PLC
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche)
  • Bayer AG
  • Bristol- Myers Squibb (BMS).

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