
Toyota remains the most active advertiser on the radio.
The latest AdEase report shows that the automaker made 5,266 combined occurrences between April 15 to 21, which led it to take the top spot for the week. The company, which dominated the airwaves the previous week, finished first in Vancouver, second in Calgary, Quebec and Edmonton, fifth in Montreal and eighth in Toronto.
The second most active advertiser was IKEA, which scored 3,648 combined occurrences, most of them in Vancouver. Chevrolet came in third position with 3,594 total occurrences, followed by Rogers Communications with 3,085.
IKEA was also one of the week’s biggest movers, climbing 380 places to fourth in Edmonton. Rogers also moved up significantly in the AdEase ranking – it jumped 134 spots to tenth in Calgary and 122 to first in Toronto.
In terms of top ad-spots, IKEA was #1 in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton with 2,904 combined occurrences of an ad highlighting its low prices. Bell ranked first in Toronto with 1,292 occurrences of its Pure Fibre Internet spot, while Mazda finished first in Quebec with 260 occurrences of its CX-5 commercial. Toyota, meanwhile, ranked sixth in Calgary and Edmonton and fifth in Quebec. The market where it made the most occurrences (547) was Calgary, and the ad was about its RAV4 model.
Vancouver
Advertisers
1. Toyota Dealers: 1106 (-)
2. IKEA: 1100 (-)
3. McDonald’s: 978 (3)
4. Coast Capital Savings: 968 (2)
5. Spence Diamonds: 906 (1)
6. Subaru Dealers: 886 (4)
7. Speedy Glass: 841 (5)
8. Scotiabank: 680 (-)
9. Home Depot: 629 (-)
10. Rogers Communications: 610 (84)
Categories
1. Furniture Stores: 1295 (64)
2. Auto Repair Services: 1281 (1)
3. Quick Serve Restaurants: 1228 (2)
4. General Home Improvement Stores: 1081 (16)
5. Jewelry Stores: 1013 (3)
6. Chequing Account: 968 (4)
7. Import SUVs (DAG): 951 (36)
8. Automotive Imports General: 927 (7)
9. Electric Cars: 802 (67)
10. TV & Streaming Services: 756 (12)
Calgary
Advertisers
1. Chevrolet Dealers: 1670 (2)
2. Toyota Dealers: 1095 (3)
3. IKEA: 1062 (-)
4. Government Of Alberta: 764 (1)
5. Spence Diamonds: 726 (5)
6. Enmax: 656 (12)
7. McDonald’s: 654 (6)
8. Scotiabank: 631 (-)
9. Family Braces: 608 (9)
10. Rogers Communications: 561 (144)
Categories
1. Domestic Trucks: 1716 (2)
2. Furniture Stores: 1632 (13)
3. Import SUVs (DAG): 1368 (27)
4. Local Government: 1299 (1)
5. Quick Serve Restaurants: 1051 (3)
6. Heating & Cooling Services: 1000 (12)
7. General Home Improvement Stores: 976 (19)
8. Home Developments: 874 (10)
9. Dental Clinic: 846 (8)
10. Jewelry Stores: 727 (6)
Edmonton
Advertisers
1. Chevrolet Dealers: 1178 (2)
2. Toyota Dealers: 857 (7)
3. Spence Diamonds: 785 (4)
4. IKEA: 767 (384)
5. Arby’s Restaurants: 681 (5)
6. McDonald’s: 673 (8)
7. Government Of Alberta: 636 (1)
8. Big Brothers Big Sisters: 542 (32)
9. Freson Market: 492 (12)
10. Rogers Communications: 485 (169)
Categories
1. Quick Serve Restaurants: 1759 (2)
2. Furniture Stores: 1424 (14)
3. Import SUVs (DAG): 1230 (21)
4. Domestic Trucks: 1210 (4)
5. Heating & Cooling Services: 1104 (9)
6. Lottery Draws: 1093 (1)
7. Jewelry Stores: 926 (5)
8. RVs & Trailers Retailers: 898 (7)
9. General Home Improvement Stores: 892 (12)
10. Local Government: 636 (3)
Toronto
Advertisers
1. Rogers Communications: 1429 (123)
2. BCE (Bell): 1363 (4)
3. Subaru Dealers: 1314 (2)
4. Air Transat: 1126 (6)
5. Home Depot: 1116 (-)
6. Nissan Dealers: 1110 (8)
7. Scotiabank: 1077 (-)
8. Toyota Dealers: 1009 (5)
9. Interprovincial Lottery Corporation: 1003 (7)
10. McDonald’s: 956 (9)
Categories
1. Internet Services: 2650 (6)
2. Import SUVs (DAG): 2219 (2)
3. General Home Improvement Stores: 1740 (18)
4. Dine-in Restaurants & Bars: 1636 (32)
5. Quick Serve Restaurants: 1479 (4)
6. Automotive Imports General: 1436 (1)
7. Consumer Property & Casualty Insurance: 1331 (9)
8. Airlines: 1140 (7)
9. Multiple Banking Services: 1077 (-)
10. Furniture Stores: 1069 (-)
Montreal
Advertisers
1. Mazda Dealers: 1176 (-)
2. BCE (Bell): 1088 (29)
3. Salon Du Vehicule Electrique De Montreal: 1049 (30)
4. Playground Poker Club: 932 (1)
5. Toyota Dealers: 831 (3)
6. Air Transat: 762 (7)
7. Chevrolet Dealers: 746 (11)
8. Desjardins Group: 745 (379)
9. Drug Free Kids: 725 (4)
10. IKEA: 719 (-)
Categories
1. Import SYVs (DAG): 1947 (24)
2. Furniture Stores: 1201 (13)
3. Live Performance Shows: 1167.5 (30)
4. Domestic Trucks: 988 (8)
5. Casinos & Resorts: 963 (3)
6. Dine-in Restaurants & Bars: 868 (6)
7. Domestic Suvs: 863 (7)
8. Internet Services: 826 (40)
9. Pet Shop & Supply Stores: 797 (18)
10. Airlines: 762 (11)
Quebec City
Advertisers
1. BCE (Bell): 373 (2)
2. Toyota Dealers: 368 (1)
3. Gouvernement Du Quebec: 321 (20)
4. Mazda Dealers: 260 (-)
5. Mondou: 251 (11)
6. Crave TV: 250 (7)
7. Matelas Dauphin: 241 (14)
8. Ste-foy Toyota: 240 (5)
9. Nissan Dealers: 240 (6)
10. Csst: 224 (9)
Categories
1. Dine-in Restaurants & Bars: 834 (1)
2. Import SUVs (DAG): 595 (32)
3. Sporting Good Stores: 522 (8)
4. Swimming Pools & Supply Stores: 502 (10)
5. Spa Services: 447 (7)
6. Eyewear & Optical Stores: 424 (2)
7. Heating & Cooling Services: 382 (5)
8. Mazda: 376 (39)
9. Pet Shop & Supply Stores: 335 (13)
10. Real Estate Agent: 329 (22)