Digital advertising and marketing budgets will grow 21.2% in 2012 according to a new report being released next week by Jack Myers Media Business Report. Still, even with these substantial year-over-year increases, total digital marketing investments represent only 8.6% of marketers' total communications investments, up from 7.2% in 2011. For some traditional media categories, digital pennies have evolved into digital dollars, especially broadcast network television, where a 50% increase in digital revenues is forecast to generate $1.7 billion in incremental revenues.

2012 may be the last year in this decade in which marketing communications will increase, according to a new economic forecast being published next week by Jack Myers Media Business Report. Myers is forecasting growth of total marketing investments of only 0.9% in 2012, down from Myers original estimate of 2.8% growth originally published in January 2011. Myers is also announcing our preliminary report on 2011 marketing investments, estimating 0.3% growth, down from Myers original year-ago forecast of 1.4% growth. Myers' analysis includes details on 62 media and marketing categories, including both legacy and digital revenues for broadcast and cable television, magazines, newspapers and consumer sales promotion.