> **来源：[研报客](https://pc.yanbaoke.cn)** # 2026 Marketing Investment Framework & Decision Guide Summary ## Core Content Overview This report provides a strategic analysis of marketing investment trends and decisions based on data from over 400 brands and $42 billion in historical media spend. It highlights the shift in media mix, the evolution of ROI across channels, and the importance of aligning investment strategies with brand growth stages and funnel positioning. The goal is to help marketers make informed, data-backed decisions for 2026 by understanding current performance patterns and future opportunities. ## Main Trends and Insights ### 1. **Media Mix Reallocation in 2026** - **Media Investment Decline**: Reinvestment in media dropped slightly to 2.5% in 2025, but ROI improved from 1.8 to 1.9, showing a move toward more efficient channels. - **Channel Performance**: - **Display**: Grew by 4% in 2025, delivering ~2.00 ROI and serving as a reliable backbone for brand awareness. - **Social**: Investment declined, but ROI increased, especially on Meta and TikTok, highlighting the value of focused platform selection. - **Streaming Video**: Grew as brands moved from Linear TV, with CTV and OLV showing divergent ROI trends. - **Audio**: Delivered strong ROI (~2.50) despite small investment share, with Terrestrial Radio showing the highest returns due to declining competition. - **Search**: Remained a core channel with stable investment and ROI (~1.70), but its dominance at the bottom of the funnel is beginning to erode. ### 2. **Growth Stage and Investment Strategy** - **Small Brands (<$100M)**: Invested the most in media (12.8%) to build awareness, relying on direct reach due to limited trade access. - **Mid-Market Brands ($100M–$500M)**: Reduced media investment to 4.5% and shifted to more selective trade relationships, balancing performance with brand building. - **Enterprise Brands (> $500M)**: Maintained lower media reinvestment (2.3%), focusing on conversion efficiency and leveraging established brand awareness. ### 3. **Full Funnel Strategy for 2026** - **Top of Funnel (ToF)**: Brands are increasingly allocating to ToF, especially Streaming and Social, to build brand awareness and long-term demand. - **Linear TV**: Declined from 45% to 35% of ToF investment, showing decreasing relevance. - **Streaming Video**: Grew from 25% to 29% of ToF, becoming a major player in awareness. - **Social**: Grew from 17% to 24% of ToF, proving its effectiveness in brand building. - **Bottom of Funnel (BoF)**: Search and Display are key, with Display showing the sharpest growth to 27% of BoF. - **Search**: Dominated BoF but saw a decline from 65% in 2024 to 60% in 2025. - **Display**: Grew significantly, offering predictable returns and serving as a reliable complement to Search. - **Social**: Shifted from BoF to ToF, indicating a repositioning toward awareness. ### 4. **Retail Media’s Evolution** - **Growth Trajectory**: Retail Media grew from 15% to 22% of total media investment, entering a more mature phase. - **Full-Funnel Potential**: Brands are expanding beyond bottom-funnel search to include video, display, and social formats. - **Retailer Diversification**: Amazon still dominates, but Walmart and mid-sized retailers are gaining share. - **Optimization Focus**: Brands should rebalance investment toward proven leaders and higher-impact formats like video to avoid diminishing returns. ### 5. **Timing and mROI Analysis** - **Decay Rate Insights**: Short-term tactics peak quickly (within 12–15 weeks), while long-term tactics build steadily over time. - **mROI Metrics**: - **Flighted mROI**: Below $1 for media, suggesting diminishing returns. - **Optimized mROI**: Shows potential for higher returns, especially for TV, video, and display. - **Strategic Implication**: Marketing strategies should plan for at least an 18-month horizon to capture full value, avoiding over-investment in short-term windows. ## Key Recommendations - **Maintain Search** as a foundational bottom-funnel channel, but pair it with Display for a diversified approach. - **Accelerate the shift from Linear TV to Streaming and Social** for better reach and awareness. - **Test Audio** at scale, particularly Terrestrial Radio, where ROI was strongest. - **Rebalance Retail Media** beyond search, incorporating video and display formats for full-funnel impact. - **Optimize timing** using mROI to guide investment decisions and avoid saturation. ## Conclusion The 2026 marketing landscape is defined by a reallocation of budgets toward more efficient and scalable channels. Brands are balancing immediate performance with long-term demand creation, leveraging data and analytics to make smarter investment decisions. The report emphasizes the importance of strategic, data-driven allocation and the need to adapt to evolving consumer behavior and platform dynamics.