The document analyzes the advertising industry using Porter's Five Forces model. It finds that the industry has numerous competitors resulting in high rivalry. Entry barriers are low due to low costs and few product differences. The bargaining power of buyers is moderate due to transparency and some substitute options, while the bargaining power of suppliers is low. Finally, the threat of substitution is low due to high switching costs and the inability of substitutes to fully replace advertising.
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2. Industry
Competitors
IntensityOf
Rivalry
•  There are numerous or equally
balanced competitors as the
industry is highly fragmented.
•  High growth in the industry,
coupled by highly volatility,
innovation and cyclicality.
•  Very low fixed or storage cost
•  Low differentiation between
competitors and low switching
cost
Exit Barriers are Low
Rivalry is High
(The%Structural%Analysis%of%Industries,%1980)%
3. Threat Of
New Entrants
Entry to
barrier is
low
Economic of Scale
– Low it is a highly
fragmented industry.
Product
Differentiation –
There are few product
lines such as Social
Media, Mobile, Display
Ads .
Capital
Requirement – It is
low as startup cost is
low. Advertising agency
work on a percentage
model or retainer
model.
Switching
Cost – it is low
because advertisers
can easily switch
from one agency to
another.%
Access to
Distribution
Channel – Easy
access to
distribution
channel.%
Threat to New Entrance is
Low
(The%Structural%Analysis%of%Industries,%1980)%
4. Bargaining Power
Of Buyers
Full
Information –
High as there is a
lot of transparency
in reporting and
analytics.
Substitute
product –There are
quite a few substitutes like
print media, radio, TV and
movies etc but substitution
doesn’t solve the same
purpose.
The Bargaining Power of Buyer is Moderate
(The%Structural%Analysis%of%Industries,%1980)%
5. Threat Of Substitutes Is LOW
Threat Of
Substitutes Products
Low
• Buyers%Propensity%to%
SubsAtute%%
Low
• Switching%Costs%%
Very
high
• RelaAve%Price%Performance%
of%SubsAtutes%%
(The%Structural%Analysis%of%Industries,%1980)%
6. Bargaining Power
Of Suppliers
The Bargaining Power of Supplier is
Low – Platform Negotiation
(The%Structural%Analysis%of%Industries,%1980)%