Special Report
Leading National Advertisers
See Comprehensive Rankings of the 100 LNA, Including Spending By Category and Top Spenders By Medium
RANKINGS, ANALYSIS, CHARTS AND MORE
100 Leading National Advertisers
A ranking of the 100 largest U.S. advertisers in 2010
Ad Spending Surges 8.8% in 2010 for Nation's Leading Advertisers
Budgets rebound from 2009's 10.2% recession plunge.
But faltering economy in 2011 could put pressure on marketing spending.
Also includes chart: U.S. spending trends, 2000 to 2010
Analysis by Bradley Johnson
U.S. Market Leaders
Marketers in key ad categories for 2010: Automotive, retail, restaurants, wireless, beverages, beer, prescription drugs, personal care, household products, movies and credit cards
Top 200 Megabrands
By U.S. measured media spending in 2010
A Graphic Look at Media Spending of the 200 Largest Megabrands
Plus: Megabrand winner and losers in social media. By Matt Carmichael
Total U.S. Advertising Spending by Medium
Measured media spending from Kantar Media
U.S. Advertising and Marketing-Services Spending Forecasts
ZenithOptimedia looking ahead to 2012
Total U.S. Measured Advertising Spending by Category
Media spending totals from Kantar by category for 2010
Top 10 Advertisers in Eight Media
Top spenders from broadcast TV networks, cable TV networks, spot TV, magazine, newspaper, internet, radio and outdoor based on measured media
METHODOLOGY AND MORE INFO
Report Methodology
How Ad Age compiled this report
Leading National Advertisers Archive
1997 to present
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