Marketing cost for Independence and Brexit: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002


Information requested

How much money was spent by the Scottish government on adverts and marketing related to Scottish independence over the last 5 years? Can I have this broken down year by year please?
Could this data be broken down into the following:
a) Facebook ads
b) Twitter ads
c) Total social media spend
d) Billboards/posters
e) TV and radio ads
f) Other
Could this request be repeated for adverts and marketing related to Brexit?

Response

The answer to your question is:
Independence (Whitepaper - Public Information):

 

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20 (end Oct 2019)

Facebook

£1,457

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Twitter

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Total Social Media Spend

£1,457

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Billboards/Posters

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

TV and Radio

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Other (detail below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

£41,701

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Digital Display

£38,934

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Royal Mail Door Drop

£170,657

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

PPC

£3,321

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

TOTAL

£256,070

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Brexit (Public Information):

 

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20 (end Oct 2019)

Facebook

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£7,142.79

Twitter

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£6,687.72

Instagram

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£5,795.99

Total Social Media Spend

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£19,626.50

Billboards/Posters

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

TV and Radio

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£63,202

Other (detail below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avocet

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£8,865.45

DAX

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£11,551.96

Google Ads (PPC)

£0

£0

£0

£0

£50,098

£34,235.41

Spotify

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£27,574.10

Mobsta

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

£373.48

Total

£0

£0

£0

£0

£50,098

£165,428.90

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Contact

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