I just googled "advertising as fraction of gdp" and the two top results are 19% [1] and 1.17% [2], respectively. It's almost as though random pages on the web

I just googled "advertising as fraction of gdp" and the two top results are 19% [1] and 1.17% [2], respectively. It's almost as though random pages on the web are not to be trusted. The OP's argument, to a large extent, would seem to me to hinge on this number, though I'm not sure I can work out the relevant math on my own. (If anyone else can, I would definitely like to see it) [1] https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/37679 https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/37679 [2] https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/273094/us-advertising-as-percentage-of-gdp-slows.html https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/273094/us-adv...