Microsoft ad sales off 14%, blames display
by henrycopelandMonday, April 27th, 2009
I didn’t want to miss Microsoft’s report last week. CNN reported: “Microsoft’s Online Services division, which includes the online portal MSN and its Internet advertising sales, lost $575 million in the quarter, and sales in the division were down 14% from the same quarter a year earlier. Microsoft said the loss in its ad sales division was due to the significant decline of average rates in display advertising.”
April 27th, 2009 at Apr 27, 09 | 7:13 pm
[...] and those of us with business models that rely on advertising dollars are well aware of the fact. Microsoft lost $575 million last quarter because of it. Obviously, putting out a glossy print magazine comes with more overhead [...]