Catalogues Remain Key Consumer Media

Roy Morgan has released new research that shows printed catalogues remain the most popular source of information for consumers in the grocery and alcohol markets. This is great news for Australia’s printing companies. 

According to the survey, 45% of Australians regard catalogues as the most useful medium for purchasing groceries, compared to 28% for the internet. Catalogues are proved to be the third most popular source of consumer information overall for 56% of participants, after total internet for 80% and internet search engines for 70%.

“Catalogues are rated highly by consumers for information about selecting children’s wear, purchasing toys, selecting clothing and fashion, purchasing cosmetics and toiletries, purchasing small electrical appliances and purchasing large kitchen/laundry appliances whilst many consumers turn to magazines for information on Home improvements and renovations, Home interiors and furnishings and Health and fitness products and consumers turn to newspapers for information on new and used motor vehicles, real estate, employment and jobs and entertainment services.” – Michelle Levin, CEO for Roy Morgan

The last Roy Morgan magazine readership results reveal that close to 4 million consumers read Coles Magazine and 3.8 million read Woolworth’s Fresh. After the internet, catalogues are the top media used for information for many categories, with 33% of consumers using them for children’s wear, 32% for toys and 30% for both clothing, and cosmetics and toiletries.

Michelle Levine, CEO of Roy Morgan, says, “The internet looms large as the pre-eminent advertising channel with close to 50% of all Australia’s $15bn plus advertising spend now online, and $3.5bn of ad spend via internet search alone (approximately 46% of all online spend) with the balance of internet spending via internet display advertising and online classifieds.

“However although the internet enjoys clear advantages in some product categories including travel and accommodation, restaurants, cars and insurance, there are large consumer markets in which consumers turn to other channels for information.”

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