Submit a Story!
Yup, Apple’s Advertising Budget Is Bigger Than Microsoft Vista’s
When Apple started running the anti-Vista commercial (above) mocking Microsoft for spending $300 million on Vista’s own ad campaign instead of on fixing its problems, I called it hypocritical : Apple’s advertising budget is also pretty massive. I mean, I see more Apple commercials on TV than ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

Assim como a Microsoft, a Apple gasta uma pequena fortuna com propaganda
MacMagazine — ... Porém, pouco se fala sobre o quanto a Apple investe em sua imagem e na de seus produtos. Investigando o relatório 10-K da Apple enviando para a SEC Americana, descobriu-se que, em 2008, a Maçã usou 13% do seu orçamento SG&A — dinheiro destinado para selling (vendas), general (geral) e administrative (administrativo). Em 2008, foram volumosos US$486 milhões, contra os US$467 investidos em 2007 e os US$338 milhões em 2006. ...

Assim como a Microsoft, Apple gasta uma pequena fortuna com propaganda
MacMagazine — ... Porém, pouco se fala sobre o quanto a Apple investe em sua imagem e na de seus produtos. Investigando o relatório 10-K da Apple enviando para a SEC Americana, descobriu-se que, em 2008, a Maçã usou 13% do seu orçamento SG&A — dinheiro destinado para selling (vendas), general (geral) e administrative (administrativo). Em 2008, foram volumosos US$486 milhões, contra os US$467 investidos em 2007 e os US$338 milhões em 2006. ...

Advertising budget of Vista Alone is 62 percent of Entire Apple Budget
Technology - Channel Feed — ... dollars. She says that according to SEC filings, Apple has labelled the advertising budget as “Significant Accounting Policies”. As written: Well, here’s the answer: Apple’s total advertising budget for 2008 came to $486 million. You can find the figure hidden in plain sight in Apple’s Nov. 5 10-K filing on page 62. Small wonder many people overlooked it: It’s buried in a footnote headlined “Significant Accounting Policies.” It’s funny that Erick from Techcrunch wrote — Yup, Apple’s Advertising Budget Is Bigger Than Microsoft Vista’s He already updated the ...

Related Content
Video: Advertising-to-go in 2009
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — Analysts say advertising will be more mobile in the future, as consumers get their media on the go.
Under the Hood, Windows 7 Is Vista's Twin
pcworld.com 11/12/2008 — At Microsoft's recent Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, the air crackled with anticipation. On the heels of Vista, arguably the biggest disaster in Microsoft's history, Windows 7 was about to be revealed. A blast of fanfare, and ...
Bigger Isn't Always Better... But in This Case, We Believe It Is
youtube.com 11/25/2008 — Over the years we've heard a lot of feedback from you about what you'd like to change about YouTube, and the size of our video player is always top of mind. That's why today we're excited to announce a bigger YouTube player. We're expanding the ...