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Pet Super-Fandom

Pet ownership transitions from boastful to obsessive fandom

Implications - Pet ownership is increasing on a global scale thanks to increased populations and a push into urban centers. The culture surrounding it, while notoriously passionate, is transitioning towards sheer fandom. As consumers spend more time in the digital space and Internet culture leaks into the real world, the fervent passion for pets becomes a status symbol that boasts pop culture prowess.
Trend Themes
1. Pet Fandom Leaks Into Consumerism - As consumers spend more time in the digital space and Internet culture leaks into the real world, the fervent passion for pets becomes a status symbol that boasts pop culture prowess.
2. Pets in the Viral World for Adoption - Social media virality has been used to promote pet adoption as the perfect match between a pet and a person, with humorous and spot-on manipulations of muttboming.
3. DIY From Pet Products - Pet supplies brands are promoting recycling by educating customers on creative ways to repurpose their product packaging, which include using empty dog food bags to make cat couches and tote bags.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Goods - Brands can identify opportunities to merge pet products and practices with disruptive consumer goods, such as the DIY fashion industry.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Companies producing advertising campaigns with pet or pet-themed content through social networks can provide adoption and rescue missions to animal lovers.
3. Social Networking - Through the internet, pet influencers and viral content can be used for pet adoption and for the promotion of pet products, creating different social media channels focused on pet content.
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Featured Examples

Pet Makeout Photography
Pet Makeout Photography
Chris Sembrot Snaps Owners Getting Some Sloppy Dog Kisses
If you’re a dog owner, you usually don’t mind getting some dog kisses on your hands or cheek, but kissing them as you would your significant other is not as common. Photographer Chris... MORE
Puppy-Injected Selfies
Puppy-Injected Selfies
This Dallas Pets Alive! Campaign Has Dogs Interrupt Selfies on Instagram
Animal rescue and advocacy group Dallas Pets Alive! created a hilarious way to match people with the perfect pet for them. Dallas Pets Alive! worked with the Dieste agency to create the “... MORE
Ginormous Feline Furniture
Ginormous Feline Furniture
The Belgium Design Studio 'Unfold' Unfolds the Giant Cat Couch
I’m sure some of us have experienced the warmth of a cute kitty lounging across our laps and now with the Felix Domesticus cat couch you can experience what lounging across the lap of a cat... MORE
DIY Dog Food Purses
DIY Dog Food Purses
The BarkPost Shows You How to Turn Dog Food Bags into a DIY Tote
This DIY tote bag is made up of the least expected material: a dog food bag. The BarkPost posted a tutorial on how to create the unique tote bag to promote recycling and, of course, its pet supplies... MORE
play_circle_filledFoxy Feline Adoption Videos
Foxy Feline Adoption Videos
Cosmopolitan Promotes Pet Adoption with a 'Cats + Abs' Music video
Cosmopolitan teamed up with the Humane Society of New York and put together a persuasive video using cats and abs. If you are an avid Internet user, you have with no doubt seen at least one viral... MORE
Cat-Shaped Heating Pads
Cat-Shaped Heating Pads
Warm Up Your Muscles this Winter with the Cat Heat Pack
If you’re allergic to cats but can’t help but love the house pet anyway, this cat heat pack allows you to warm up with a cute kitten without getting watery eyes and a dry nose. What&#... MORE

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