Industries that Spend Big on Google AdWords!
Posted by on January 27, 2012 12:27 PMThe Retailers & General Merchandise industry was #2 among the industries that spent the most on Google AdWords in 2011, according to research by SEM software and PPC service firm Wordstream. Finance & Insurance and Travel & Tourism were the #1 and #3 top spenders, respectively Contributed to Google’s $37.9 Billion in 2011 Revenues.
Larry Kim of Wordstream analyzed Google AdWords spending to see which industries and companies spent the most on Google advertising last year. Kim created an infographic listing the results of his research and also published some insights into what he believes his findings mean for the U.S. economy in his report.
In his report, Kim offered an analysis of commonly used keywords and their corresponding cost-per-click, viewable in the infographic.
Based on his research, Kim predicts the U.S. economy “will be OK in 2012.” Let’s hope he’s right, and that business starts hiring, investing and flourishing in 2012.
