Ford Recall Banner Races to Number One On the Net, Reports AdRelevance Unit of Jupiter Media Metrix

Business Wire, Oct 16, 2000

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000

Ford ad recorded over 50 million impressions in just seven days

and appeared on more than 200 different sites

Ford Motor Company's recall banner advertisement is currently the number one banner on the Internet, according to a report released today by AdRelevance, a Jupiter Media Metrix company (Nasdaq:JMXI) and innovator in Internet advertising measurement technology. Led by the single ad, Ford quickly ascended the charts to become the 20th ranked online ad spender -- joining the league of web advertising giants including Amazon, Network Solutions and Capital One.

Key findings from the AdRelevance Snapshot, which tracks and analyzes Ford Motor Company's recall campaign, include:

-- Ford Motor Company spent approximately $3.5 million on the recall ad
campaign online.

-- The recall banner accounted for 44 percent of all automotive online ad
spending during the week of September 18, 2000 -- the same week the recall
banner skyrocketed to number one.

-- Ford's simple banner ad appeared on more than 200 sites, including popular
portal and information sites such as iWon, Yahoo!, CNN and MSNBC.

"Ford's online campaign shows no signs of abating, posting more than a 100 percent increase in ad impressions last month alone," said Charlie Buchwalter, vice president of media research for AdRelevance. "Ford appears to be extending its well-known and aggressive embrace of the web to include this online advertising outreach campaign in the wake of the tire recall crisis. The take away for advertisers is simple: while popular media can spread bad news, a broad reach online advertising campaign can counter that, and may even help polish a tarnished image."

Table A: Top 15 Sites Hosting Ford Recall Banner Ads
         Source:  AdRelevance, a Jupiter Media Metrix company

         Rank              Site Hosting              Impressions
         -------           ----------------          ---------------
         1                 iWon                      19,400,000
         2                 Yahoo!                    16,700,000
         3                 IMDb                      5,800,000
         4                 CNN                       5,300,000
         5                 News                      4,600,000
         6                 CarPoint                  4,600,000
         7                 The New York Times        3,900,000
         8                 USA Today                 3,900,000
         9                 The Washington Post       3,800,000
         10                OnHealth.com              3,700,000
         11                MSNBC                     2,800,000
         12                The Wall Street Journal   2,800,000
         13                Headhunter.net            2,800,000
         14                Delphi                    2,700,000
         15                Searchalot                2,600,000

Employing a customer awareness campaign strategy, Ford is working hard to maintain positive public opinion for their products. Upon click-through, users are guided to Ford's official tire recall information page. The page provides information for tire owners, replacement locations, press releases and company contact information.

A complete version of this AdRelevance Snapshot, titled "Ford Recall Ad is Number One on the Net," can be viewed at http://intelligence.adrelevance.com and includes compelling ad metric charts and graphs as well as additional analytic insights on the findings. For more information on AdRelevance 2.0 -- the brand new second-generation online ad measurement service from AdRelevance -- and a free demo or trial, please visit http://www.adrelevance.com or call 888/649-6540.

Definitions Impressions: The number of times an ad is rendered for viewing. One impression is equivalent to one opportunity to see an ad.

Editors Note: Unless otherwise noted, please source all data as the following: AdRelevance, a Jupiter Media Metrix company.

About AdRelevance, a Jupiter Media Metrix company

AdRelevance, a Jupiter Media Metrix company, is an innovator in Internet advertising measurement and ad tracking technology. The company's advanced intelligent agent technology systematically and continuously scours the commercial Web universe, collecting online advertisements from more than half a million URLs. With data on hundreds of thousands of unique ads, representing more than 15,000 advertisers, the innovative AdRelevance service provides advertisers, agencies, media companies, marketers and financial analysts with critical information that tells them where, when and how competitors and potential clients are advertising on the Internet. Visit us at www.adrelevance.com for more information.

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