# Adorable Child Pet Campaigns The Apparently Kid Stars in His First Ever Television Commercial By Meghan Young | Published 2014-09-13 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apparently-kid References: [gawker](http://gawker.com/apparently-kid-plays-with-puppies-in-his-first-commerci-1633958643) & [gawker](http://gawker.com/5-year-old-hijacks-local-newscast-and-its-apparently-a-1616365476) The Apparently Kid, also known as Noah Ritter, made a name for himself after taking over his local Pennsylvania news channel, WNEP, which was covering the Wayne County Fair at the time. Since then, the Apparently Kid has blown up over the Internet and even appeared on Ellen where he was as adorable as he was on his first appearance on live TV. It is no wonder, then, that the Apparently Kid grabbed another TV spot, this time for [FreshPet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshpet-1) pet food's latest commercial. A natural in front of the camera, he displays a ton of character and even says his catch phrase, "Apparently this is my first ever TV commercial." Of course, its [rolling around with puppies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-want-a-puppy-kitten-studios) that will steal most people's hearts. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/commercials) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Child-pet Campaigns:** The rise of adorable child-pet campaigns featuring popular kids could be a disruptive marketing strategy in the pet industry. - **Celebrity-pet Collaborations:** Collaborating with famous child stars and popular pets could be a new trend in the advertisement space. - **Pet-food Commercials:** Pet food commercials are becoming more creative with the inclusion of cute and popular child stars. ### Who This Affects Most - **Marketing and Advertising:** The marketing and advertising industry could benefit from adopting child-pet campaigns to entice more target customers - **Pet Food:** Pet food companies could benefit from collaborating with popular children to boost sales and increase market share. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry could see more collaboration of popular personalities with animals on screen for commercials or TV shows. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human-Grade Pet Food Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-honest-kitchen-debuts.md) - [Uplifting Personal Video Messages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puptalk.md) - [Puppet-Starring Oat Milk Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-norm-al-show.md) - [Adorable Pet Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chief-snuggle-officers.md) - [Rescue Pet-Supporting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cadbury-bunny-tryouts.md) - [Rapper-Inspired Easter Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nova-starr.md) - [Creator-Founded Pet Wellness Brands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonipup.md) - [Pet Shopping Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pet-shopping-network.md) - [Mischievous Feline Food Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/its-great-to-be-a-cat-campaign.md)