A wave of job cuts and layoffs will begin in 2018, according to companies that rely on the Internet for marketing.
The Internet advertising industry is in a recession, according the American Chamber of Commerce, and some companies are planning to lay off hundreds of employees this year, as part of a plan to boost profits.
The industry has seen a steep drop in traffic since the start of the recession, when the United States spent more on marketing than any other country, according at least three experts familiar with the industry.
In a letter to Congress, the Chamber said a recent survey found that Internet advertising is down by at least a third, with companies looking to reduce costs.
A third of Internet companies are already cutting employees.
The companies said they need to find new ways to monetize their content, and that they expect to see an increase in costs as the economy weakens.
Companies will need to cut more than half of their staff to maintain a $4 billion market cap, according a Reuters report.
That’s about $500 million less than in October.
Companies have to spend billions on advertising to stay afloat, which they say is the only way to build trust with their customers.
But they are still facing the fallout from a government shutdown that has put the government on a path to default on its debt, and they face rising regulatory pressure to make better use of the Web.
The jobs are “a recipe for a crash,” said Michael Lips, chief executive of the advertising agency Doubleline.
The downturn will be exacerbated by a lack of capital, Lips said.
The Chamber said that if companies want to continue advertising on the Web, they should hire more people to help them make more money.
Companies are struggling to make ends meet amid the recession.
Most advertisers are struggling, with a majority of companies saying they have lost money in their last quarter.
But some have been making gains.
Many major brands have started hiring people as digital ads are becoming less expensive.
Many of the biggest names in the world, including Facebook and Netflix, have said they will hire workers for digital ads this year.
Meanwhile, online retailers are starting to invest in advertising, as consumers begin to get the message that they are buying goods online.
Amazon, which recently announced plans to hire 500,000 workers this year and hire 2,000 more employees in 2018 alone, has seen its ad spending increase significantly since it started promoting its products online.
But the company said in October that it still does not have enough money to make its ad campaigns work on the biggest platforms like Facebook and Twitter.