The industry breakdown of ad placements and unit types and top 25 companies placing sponsored links. The data are provided by Nielsen Online .
Advertising Breakdown by Industry, July 2008
Industry
Total Impressions, July 2008 (M)
Change From Previous Month (%)
Automotive
6,774.5
-11
Business-to-business
2,808.4
-8
Consumer goods
10,061.6
-5
Entertainment
4,747.7
-59
Financial services
46,390.9
6
Hardware and electronics
3,338.2
-27
Health
4,270.3
17
Public services
9,290.9
17
Retail goods and services
27,546.7
31
Software
1,825.1
-71
Telecommunications
19,774.0
-37
Travel
7,172.6
-3
Web media
26,325.6
-40
Total impressions
170,326.6
-16
Source: Nielsen Online, 2008
Top 20 Companies by Sponsored Link Impressions, July 2008
Company
Sponsored Link Impressions, July 2008 (M)
Internet Made Simple
1,217.2
True
928.5
InterActiveCorp
899.7
Core Health Systems
894.9
Wu-Yi Source
892.1
eBay
870.0
Yahoo
831.5
Zencon Technologies LLC
523.8
Bottom Line Publications
519.4
Amazon.com
480.2
Experian Group Ltd.
424.7
InfoSpace Inc.
408.6
Pickamortgage
391.3
TicketsNow
384.9
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
369.3
Target Corp.
364.4
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
314.3
NexTag Inc.
313.2
StubHub
308.1
IndieCharts.com
302.9
Travelport Corporate Solutions Inc.
296.6
BizRate
258.8
American International Group Inc.
251.6
Shopzilla Inc.
249.5
SmarterTravel.com
240.9
Source: Nielsen Online, 2008
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