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41.7%
41.7% -- creative production budget reduction for AI-assisted campaigns (94 global brands) (2026)
AI-assisted campaigns achieved a 41.7% reduction in creative production budgets based on a benchmark of 94 global brands by the World Federation of Advertisers.
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41.7%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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94
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Global
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B
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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World Federation of Advertisers
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AI-assisted campaigns (94 global brands): 41.7% creative production budget reduction. Source: World Federation of Advertisers (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wfa-ai-production-budget-reduction
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