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Nielsen Media Research Spend Trend: Pets

TV has accounted for anywhere from 50% all the way up to almost three-quarters of the ad dollars spent by marketers of pet products last year. Magazines - another key visual medium for showcasing cute photos of Fido and Fluffy - run a distant second, accounting for just under 20% of budgets in 2005.

Annual National Advertising Spend - Q4 - Pets

 Q4 2002 Q4 2003 Q4 2004 Q4 2005
Cat food, canned$116,957180,797307,778128,445
Cat food, package $462,9471,178,5001,732,2731,877,540
Cat treats$--608,113. 449,069954,387
Dog biscuits & treats$--571,03422,042 877,170
Dog food, canned$------899,840
Dog food, package$1,942,4292,568,0962,350,7521,736,862
Pet care products$5,0086,66656,33227,932
Pet food manufacturers, image & promotion$345,8341,009,567559,843133,730
Pet training & obedience classes$3,39612,00712,5183,631
Total $2,876,5716,134,7805,490,607 6,639,537

National Q4 Total Spend by Medium

2002

Dailies: $121,173(4.2%)
Magazines: $934,845(32.5%)
Out of Home: $1,357(0.0%)
Radio: $41,896(1.5%)
Total TV:$1,777,300 (61.8%)

2003

Dailies $31,256(0.5%)
Magazines: $2,730,791(44.5%)
Out of Home: $0(0.0%)
Radio: $308,091(5.0%)
Total TV: $3,064,642(50.0%)

2004

Dailies $46,239(0.8%)
Magazines: $1,130,249(20.6%)
Out of Home: $0(0.0%)
Radio: $393,641(7.2%)
Total TV: $3,920,478(71.4%)

2005

Dailies $44,955(0.7%)
Magazines: $1,276,283(19.2%)
Out of Home: $0(0.0%)
Radio: $177,775(2.7%)
Total TV: $5,140,524(77.4%)

National Q4 2005 - Top 5 Spenders, Pets
1) Effem Foods - Whiskas Temptations Treats for Cats - (Cat treats)
2) Effem Foods - Cesar Dog Food, Canned - (Dog food, canned)
3) Effem Foods - Pedigree Dentabone Dog Treats - (Dog biscuits & treats)
4) Effem Foods - Whiskas Cat Food Dry - (Cat food, package)
5) Procter & Gamble Company - IAMS Active Maturity Dog Food Dry - (Dog food, package)

The preceding data is from the Nielsen Media Research, AdExpenditures. For more information, please contact Andrea Beach, business manager, andrea.beach@nielsenmedia.com.

All data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.

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