{"id":195962,"date":"2026-04-20T09:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/?p=195962"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:42:23","slug":"first-quarter-slightly-up-despite-march-ending-in-the-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/en\/first-quarter-slightly-up-despite-march-ending-in-the-red\/","title":{"rendered":"First quarter slightly up, despite March ending in the red"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile wbk-media-text-partner-promotion-block has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-871e33e3cb34840921bf6e52edfba791\" style=\"background-color:#3e3e3e;grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e631fe28b0cc2befe42de1535ff492f5\">Advertising Market Trend<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-turquoise-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7ab9815e462d217e411d493d0633bc95\">March 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192969 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Titelbild-Pfeil-neu-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional advertising market wrapped up the first quarter with a total of CHF<strong> 865.2 million<\/strong>. This marked a slight increase of <strong>+0.6 percent<\/strong> due to the strong figures for January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While March met expectations and generated the highest gross advertising pressure of the year to date (<strong>CHF 334.8 million<\/strong>), this represented a slight decline of <strong>2.0 percent<\/strong> compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Out-of-home<\/strong> remained strong with significant growth of <strong>24.1 percent<\/strong>, supported in part by Migros\u2019s campaigns. The other traditional media categories, by contrast, recorded declines across the board. <strong>Cinema<\/strong> was hardest hit, with a downswing of <strong>54.9 percent<\/strong>, followed by <strong>print (-10.1%)<\/strong>, <strong>TV (-8.4%)<\/strong> and <strong>radio (-1.5%)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the digital market, the gross advertising pressure in March amounted to <strong>CHF\u00a0189.4 million.<\/strong> This was shaped by a channel-driven media mix: <strong>search<\/strong> remained the leader of the pack with a market share of <strong>63.5 percent<\/strong>, followed by <strong>display(27.7%)<\/strong> and <strong>YouTube(8.9%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Advertising pressure in the market as a whole<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Advertising pressure development up to March 2026 in CHF million gross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196119\" style=\"width:1083px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gesamtmarkt-klassisch-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196122\" style=\"width:1084px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatsentwicklung-Media-Mix-klassisch-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Positive trends in nine sectors<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of nine sectors recorded positive performance. The <strong>energy sector<\/strong> saw the largest percentage increase <strong>(+39.1%)<\/strong>, driven largely by <strong>Axpo\u2019s energy image campaigns<\/strong>, but continued to languish in penultimate position in the rankings. <strong>Beverages (35.2%)<\/strong>, <strong>personal care (24.2%)<\/strong> and <strong>vehicles (22.5%)<\/strong> also displayed strong performance, while <strong>leisure, gastronomy, tourism <\/strong>took third place with a moderate increase of 3.4 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Downward trend in 12 sectors<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, 12 sectors recorded a decrease in advertising pressure compared to the previous year. The largest percentage decline was found in the <strong>tobacco sector<\/strong>, which dropped 72.2 percent after seeing the biggest increase in the previous month. <strong>Media (-31.3%)<\/strong> and <strong>fashion &amp; sport<\/strong> <strong>(-31.1%)<\/strong> also fell sharply. Despite ending the month in the red, <strong>retail trade (-3.1%)<\/strong> and <strong>food (-3.6%)<\/strong> remain among the sectors with the highest advertising impact. Double-digit reductions in advertising pressure were additionally noted in the <strong>services <\/strong>and <strong>cosmetics &amp; toiletries<\/strong> sectors<strong> (-14.8% and -18.0% respectively).<\/strong> By contrast, <strong>finance (-3.9%), pharmaceuticals &amp; health (-3.2%) <\/strong>and<strong> telecommunications (-3.7%) <\/strong>only dipped slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><br><strong>Sector ranking<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sector ranking for March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196125\" style=\"width:1085px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-klassisch-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Top advertisers and products<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The top advertisers and most advertised products and services (excluding range, image and other advertising) in March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-1536x594.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-klassisch-2048x792.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Media Mix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Media mix for March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196131\" style=\"width:1085px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-klassisch-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Advertising pressure in the digital market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Development of advertising pressure up to March 2026 in CHF million gross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Gessamtmarkt-digital-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196137\" style=\"width:1085px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Monatentwicklung-digital-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*The traditional advertising market and the digital channels (search, YouTube, display) are shown separately to enable better comparability with the previous year. Fluctuations in online recording can be exacerbated by external influences \u2013 in particular, by technical updates undertaken by major platforms such as Google or YouTube. This applies in particular to search, which sees regular changes that may affect the ability to compare gross advertising pressure with the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Sector ranking YTD: traditional vs. digital channels in comparison <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Retail trade<\/strong> took the lead in the traditional market in March, followed by the <strong>food<\/strong> and <strong>leisure, gastronomy, tourism<\/strong> sectors. The latter was first in the digital market, ahead of <strong>finance<\/strong> and <strong>services<\/strong>. In the traditional ranking, by contrast, these two only managed to take fifth and ninth place, while <strong>retail trade<\/strong> and <strong>food<\/strong> dropped to place four and 12 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>fashion &amp; sport<\/strong> and <strong>pharmaceuticals &amp; health<\/strong> sectors sat in the middle of the table across both markets, while the <strong>tobacco products, energy, media<\/strong> and<strong> cleaning<\/strong> sectors were in the bottom third of both markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Telecommunications<\/strong> ranked fifth in the digital market, but only managed to reach 13th place in the traditional market. The opposite is true for <strong>initiatives &amp; campaigns<\/strong>: this sector came in seventh in the traditional market, but slid down to 14th place in the digital ranking, suggesting that digital channels play a comparatively smaller role in communication strategies in this industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Sector ranking<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sector ranking for March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196140\" style=\"width:1082px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Branchenranking-SoA-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Top digital products<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most advertised products and services (excluding range, image and other advertising) in March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196143\" style=\"width:1082px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-1536x536.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Top-Produkte-digital-2048x715.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>March was clearly channel-driven in the digital market: while <strong>search<\/strong> remained strongly performance- and travel-oriented, <strong>display<\/strong> and <strong>YouTube<\/strong> featured a more diverse mix of different products and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPUSU.CH<\/strong> led the ranking in <strong>display,<\/strong> as in the previous month, with <strong>Outdoor Chef gas grills<\/strong> and <strong>Coffee B coffee balls<\/strong> taking the next two spots. Travel provider <strong>Booking.com<\/strong> has held pole position in <strong>search<\/strong> since the beginning of the year, with <strong>Yallo.ch<\/strong> and <strong>Opodo.ch<\/strong> in pursuit. The food manufacturer Knorr took first place on <strong>YouTube <\/strong>with its <strong>Knorr bouillon<\/strong> \u2013 after being ranked third in the previous month \u2013 with <strong>Digitec.ch<\/strong> and <strong>Axa private pensions<\/strong> in its wake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither a product nor a service held the top slot for multiple channels at once. However, the international insurance company Axa took fourth place in <strong>search<\/strong> with <strong>Axa.ch<\/strong> and third place for <strong>YouTube<\/strong> with its <strong>Axa private pensions<\/strong> product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Media Mix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Media mix for March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1460\" src=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/werbekompass.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Werbemarkt-Trend-Marz-2026-Media-Mix-digital-2048x1168.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: mediafocus@mediafocus.ch, Tel.: +41 43 322 27 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mediafocus.ch\/en\/publication\/2025-annual-summary-the-swiss-advertising-market\/\">2025 annual summary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mediafocus.ch\/en\/publication\/upward-trend-continues-in-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advertising Market Trend February 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising Market Trend March 2026 The traditional advertising market wrapped up the first quarter with a total of CHF 865.2 million. 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