Report: Microsoft Top Web Advertiser in April
Microsoft led the list of top 25 Web advertisers for the month of April,according to Nielsen//NetRatings, themeasurement service from Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings Inc.
Microsoft led the list of top 25 Web advertisers for the month of April,according to Nielsen//NetRatings, themeasurement service from Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings Inc.
Microsoft led the list of top 25 Web advertisers for the month of April, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, the measurement service from Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings Inc.
The top 25, ranked by banner impressions, were:
Advertiser | Impressions in millions | Reach % |
1. Microsoft | 609.5 | 57.1% |
2. Amazon | 218 | 35.7 |
3. Next Card | 186.0 | 32 |
4. Yahoo | 131 | 25 |
5. LinkExchange | 106.9 | 17.8 |
6. Barnes and Noble | 101.9 | 17.6 |
7. Discover Brokerage | 101.1 | 7.9 |
8. E*TRADE | 95.5 | 4.9 |
9. Waterhouse | 89.4 | 3.8 |
10. First USA | 89 | 21.5 |
11. SexSwap | 87.6 | 4 |
12. Thunderstone | 87.4 | 4.8 |
13. Ad Council | 75.3 | 13.1 |
14. CDnow | 67.7 | 11.9 |
15. GO Network | 66.5 | 9.8 |
16. Bonzi Software | 62.6 | 16.3 |
17. AT&T | 62.4 | 19.3 |
18. NECX | 58.5 | 12 |
19. Enews | 58.4 | 8.8 |
20. Netscape | 55.9 | 21.9 |
21. SexTracker | 52.3 | 6.1 |
22. JFAX | 51.4 | 7.7 |
23. AmeriDebt | 50.9 | 13.5 |
24. ShopNow | 50.3 | 10.3 |
25. WebSideStory | 46.2 | 19.1 |
Top banners for April ranked according to reach %, were:
Ad banners that run predominantly on an advertiser’s own property are not included in the top banner rankings. The top monthly banners may be viewed here. The average click rate for top banners was 0.63 percent, the company said. The data is based on audience measurement of persons ages 2+ who have access to the Internet from home. The Nielsen//NetRatings audience information service collects data from more than 15,000 panelists.