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January 2025 - January 2026
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Consulting advertisers in Italy experienced a year of two halves in 2025. Facebook Ads CPMs started modestly, dipped to a mid-year trough, then surged into late summer before easing into Q4. Across January–November, Italy’s CPMs averaged 17.2, about 14% below the global benchmark’s 20.0, but with far sharper swings and two standout surges in August and September. This was a choppy market that spent most of H1 below global costs, then briefly ran well above them in late Q3.
This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Consulting in Italy compared to the global benchmark.
Italy’s Consulting CPMs opened at 12.1 in January and ended at 22.4 in November, an 85% lift over the period. The average for the year-to-date was 17.2, with a low of 7.3 in June and a high of 41.3 in September—a 5.7x swing from trough to peak. The path between those points was anything but linear: modest gains in February (16.8) gave way to a Q2 slide (March–June ranged 8.3–12.7), followed by a steep climb—27.8 in August, then the September spike to 41.3. CPMs cooled to 22.0 in October and held near that level into November (22.4).
Volatility defined the market. Month-to-month absolute moves averaged 7.6 points in Italy, far above the global benchmark’s ~1.0-point average swing. The biggest jumps came in late summer: +17.4 points from July to August and +13.5 from August to September, before a -19.2 correction into October. H1 averaged a lean 10.9; Jul–Nov averaged 24.8, more than double.
Seasonality was pronounced. Q1 and Q2 were comparatively soft, culminating in the June low. Late summer delivered an abrupt acceleration, culminating in a September peak. Into Q4, CPMs normalized: October and November settled around 22, still materially higher than early-year levels. Globally, CPMs followed a steadier seasonal arc—gradual firming through Q3 and a pronounced push in November, typically reflecting holiday competition, before a December cool-down.
Relative to the global benchmark, Italy’s Consulting CPMs spent January–July below market by 6–63% (deepest gap in June at -63%). The story flipped in late summer: Italy ran 36% above global in August and 107% above in September. October hovered near parity (+2%), and November dipped back below global (-11%). Over January–November, the global trend climbed steadily from 17.7 to 25.2 (+42%), while Italy’s trajectory was choppier—ending higher overall but defined by a dramatic Q3 spike and heavier month-to-month turbulence.
At its narrowest gap, Italy was effectively at market in October; at its widest, it trailed by 63% in June and led by 107% in September. The spread across the period was 34 points in Italy versus ~7.5 globally, underscoring more volatile country-specific ad costs in this industry.
Overall, this CPM analysis shows that Facebook Ads benchmarks for the Consulting industry in Italy were lower than global averages on the year, yet markedly more volatile, with a late-summer surge that briefly ran well above market. Understanding Facebook Ads cost-per-thousand-impressions benchmarks for Consulting in Italy helps situate industry ad performance and country-specific ad costs against global CPM and broader CPC/CTR performance trends.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Cost Per Mille (CPM) is the cost advertisers pay for 1,000 impressions of their Facebook ad. In the Consulting industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. For campaigns targeting Italy, advertisers should consider local market factors and user behavior. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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Late November (Black Friday/Cyber Monday), Christmas & post‑Christmas sales (late December), Ferragosto (mid‑August) summer tourism, Back‑to‑school (September)
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