As If Banner Ads Didn’t Have Enough To Worry About

February 23rd, 2008

Spit on pedestrians! Zap robbers! Waste ad dollars!

This Week In Tech episode 132 alerts us to a report from the Starcom MediaVest Group that notes this about banner ads: “heavy clickers represent just 6% of the online population yet account for 50% of all display ad clicks.” Owtch.

Takeaway for marketers: As a tactic for generating potential sales, banners are even worse than you thought … though they may play a role in building brand awareness. After all, everyone knows not to punch the monkey, right?

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