Nielsen//NetRatings, the Internet measurement service from Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings Inc., said the most clicked upon banner ad for the week ending April 25 was Treeloot.com’s cash-prize game ad, which had a 12.7 percent CTR and a reach of 1.7 percent.
For the first time, the personalized music site Spinner.com moved into the top 10 advertisers with a Yahoo-based ad campaign and a 9.7 percent reach; two of its banners ranked in the Top Ten Banners in No. 5 and No. 6 positions, the company said.
The most clicked on banner the week before was from NextCard which had a 7.8 percent CTR and an audience reach of 1.5 percent.
Top advertisers, ranked by banner impressions, are based on data from BannerTrack, Nielsen//NetRatings’ syndicated advertising research report.
An impression is counted each time an ad banner is fully loaded onto a user’s screen. For the week ending April 25:
| Advertiser |
Reach % |
| 1. Microsoft |
34.9% |
| 2. Amazon.com |
20.5 |
| 3. Thunderstone |
3.3 |
| 4. Barnes and Noble |
8.8 |
| 5. Discover Brokerage |
3.4 |
| 6. Waterhouse |
3.3 |
| 7. E*TRADE |
3.2 |
| 8. Spinner.com |
9.7 |
| 9. LinkExchange |
5.8 |
| 10. NECX |
7.1 |
Top 10 ad banners viewed were:
| Advertiser* |
Reach % |
Creative |
| 1. NECX |
7.1% |
#1 PC Super Store Get It Now @ NECX |
| 2. Amazon |
7.0 |
Click on Shopping. Then click on Music and Video |
| 3. Barnes and Noble |
6.1 |
fast; hey look we just gave you more time to read |
| 4. AmeriDebt |
5.8 |
Find: A Way Out Of Debt |
| 5. Spinner |
5.2 |
Click Here Spinner |
| 6. Spinner |
5.1 |
Click Here Spinner |
| 7. Ad Council |
4.1 |
Expect The Best From A Girl And That’s What You’ll Get |
| 8. The Mining Company |
3.6 |
Shareware; Time Remaining: 02:05 miningco.com |
| 9. Network Solutions |
3.5 |
Register a Web address today! |
| 10. Bonzi Software |
3.5 |
Speed Up Your Internet Connection |
*Ad banners that run predominantly on an advertiser’s own property are not included in the count.
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