| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 15, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Cost of Building a Brand The cost of establishing and sustaining an Internet brand is high by
traditional standards, even for the lucky few that have broken into the world's
most recognized brands
RANK & 1999
BRAND BRAND VALUE MARKETING BUDGET MARKETING AS A
NAME ($ MILLIONS) ($ MILLIONS) % OF REVENUE
ESTABLISHED BRANDERS
1 COCA-COLA $83,845 $4,000 20.5%
2 MICROSOFT $56,654 3,752* 16.7
3 IBM $43,781 1,000 1.1
INTERNET BRANDERS
35 AMERICA ONLINE $4,329 807* 16.9
53 YAHOO! $1,761 206* 35.9
57 AMAZON.COM $1,361 402* 25.9
* Sales and Marketing
DATA: INTERBRAND GROUP, ANALYSTS' ESTIMATES
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