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AGENCY NATIONAL NETWORK EXPENDITURES
1939 1938 1937
Blackett-Sample-Hummert $10,714,498 ( 1) $9,093,125 ( 1) $7,293 490 ( 1)
Young & Rubicam, Inc 6,481,352 ( 2) 5,093,640 ( 3) 3,821,010 ( 4)
J. Walter Thompson Co. 6,342,268 ( 3) 5,320,608 ( 2) 5,283,134 ( 3)
Benton & Bowles, Inc. 5,385,301 ( 4) 4,800,399 ( 4) 3,634,240 ( 5)
Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc 4,991,348 ( 5) 4,015,959 ( 6) 3,407,886 ( 6)
Lord & Thomas, Inc 3,891,308 ( 6) 4,791,586 ( 5) 5,549,195 ( 2)
Compton Advertising, Inc 3,811,128 ( 7) 3,107,788 ( 7) 3,001,600 ( 7)
Pedlar & Ryan, Inc 2,902,570 ( 8) 1,588,185 (11) (Not among
20 leaders)
Ward Wheelock Co 2,595,270 ( 9) 2,258,425 ( 8) 1,128,540 (16)
B. B. D. & 0 2,481,316 (10) 1,588,554 (10) 1,801,695 (10)
Newell-Emmett Co 1,987,362 (11) 1,693,314 ( 9) 1,951,261 ( 9)
William Esty & Co 1,852,529(12) 1,096,359(18) 1,033,263(17)
H. W. Kastor & Sons 1,732,120 (13) 1,245,302 (15) (Not among
20 leaders)
Lennen & Mitchell, Inc 1,613,974 (14) 1,500,635 (12) 1,380,063 (13)
Russell M. Seeds, Inc 1,400,433 (15) (Not among (Not among
20 leaders) 20 leaders)
Stack-Goble, Inc 1,294,410 (16) 1,007,060 (20) 1,495,307 (11)
Wade Advertising Co 1,236,254 (17) 1,363,741 (14) 1,457,470 (12)
Biow Co 1,234,522 (18) 1,081,115 (19) (Not among
20 leaders)
Gardner Advertising Co 1,165,253 (19) 1,109,681 (16) 928,326 (19)
N. W. Ayer & Son, Inc 1,144,316 (20) 1,397,535 (13) 2,842,215 ( 8)
Columbia Broadcasting
System 1939 Sponsor
Expenditures
Lever Brothers Co $3,392,672
General Foods Corp 3,191,167
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co 2,509,096
Procter & Gamble Co 2,283,347
Campbell Soup Co 2,253,083
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co 1,418,333
William Wrigley, Jr. Co 1,304,391
American Tobacco Co 1,286,703
Chrysler Corp 950,146
Ford Motor Co 949,297
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co 945,620
Texas Co 875,418
American Home Products Corp 804,839
Continental Baking Co 729,543
Pet Milk Sales Corp 699,242
Ethyl Gasoline Co 497,575
Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd 489,630
Philip Morris & Co., Ltd 487,470
Lambert Co 460,650
U. S. Tobacco Co 450,075
Lady Esther Co 439,875
Campana Corp 438,850
Gulf Refining Co 426,360
Prudential Insurance Company of Am. 414,330
Beneficial Management Corp 390,895
Internat'l Cellucotton Products Corp.. 384,430
Cudahy Packing Co 352,425
Sterling Products, Inc 351,765
Kellogg Co 347,032
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co 340,035
Sealtest, Inc 325,550
U. S. Rubber Products Co 301,850
American Oil Co 295,048
George A. Hormel & Co 283,753
General Mills, Inc 272,925
Nehi, Inc 261,248
International Silver Co 235,244
Noxzema Chemical Co 235,058
Chesebrough Mfg. Co 227,385
P. Lorillard Co 217,695
Pure Oil Co 215,423
E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.. . 196,620
Griffin Mfg. Co 190,255
Corn Products Refining Co 164,983
Household Finance Corp 134,763
Lehn & Fink Products Co 116,415
Penn Tobacco 103,475
McKesson & Robbins, Inc 102,375
Boweys, Inc 100,167
Columbia Recording Corp 85,740
Fels & Co 72,970
Purity Bakeries Service Corp 63,985
Penick & Ford, Ltd 63,620
John H. Woodbury Co 56,020
California Fruit Growers Exchange. . . 54,041
Stephano Brothers 30,495
Rio Grande Oil Co 27,540
S. & W. Fine Foods, Inc 26,410
Tidewater Associated Oil Co 22,102
Euclid Candy Co. of California 17,860
Duart Mfg. Co., Ltd 17,690
Axton Fisher Tobacco Co 17,280
Mennen Co 16,310
Chamberlain Laboratories, Inc 16,244
Union Oil Co 15,275
Wilmington Transportation Co 11,000
Paramount Pictures, Inc 10,465
Atlantic Refining Co 10,093
Ralston Purina Co 8,235
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp 7,173
Coty, Inc 6,041
Wilshire Oil Co 5,940
Holland Furnace Co 5,645
Bathasweet Corp 3,960
Sofenz Sales Corp 3,658
Cardinet Candy Co 3,520
Knox Gelatine Co 3,050
Old Trusty Dog Food Co 2,704
Calvo Growers of California 2,560
Colonial Dames, Inc 1,470
I. J. Fox Co 691
Political Advertisers 5,352
GRAND TOTAL $34,539,665
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