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Tablet Computers Will Change Retail Advertising, Sooner Rather Than Later.

January 10, 2012
Tablet Computers Will Change Retail Advertising, Sooner Rather Than Later.

This is a fascinating study about how tablet computers and smartphones are being considered by retailers for in-store use. We’ve written here about the rapid acceptance of tablet computers by...
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Digital is Now Officially Mainstream Advertising

January 5, 2012
Digital is Now Officially Mainstream Advertising

Here’s an interesting article from the Chicago Tribune that does a good job of  capturing the essence of digital advertising  as it relates to “mainstream” advertising.  The article cites a lot of statistics about...
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SEO and SEM Vendors Churning Your Dealers and Wasting Your Money

January 4, 2012
SEO and SEM Vendors Churning Your Dealers and Wasting Your Money

There is a lot of confusion in the marketplace about what is the best way for retailers to advertise locally.  And, the recent demise of WebVisible uncovers an unbelievable...
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Internet or Newspaper? Search or Social? What Works Best for Local?

December 15, 2011
Internet or Newspaper?  Search or Social?  What Works Best for Local?

Pew Internet just released a study about how consumers get information about local businesses.  Here is part of  a chart from that study that compares Internet to...
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Amazon’s Price Check App Changes Everything, Again

December 13, 2011
Amazon’s Price Check App Changes Everything, Again

Amazon’s new Price Check app really changes the playing field for local retailers and therefore your brand marketing. The idea is that a consumer in a store, using their smartphone, scans the bar...
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Ad Spending Doesn’t Match Consumers’ Media Time

December 12, 2011
Ad Spending Doesn’t Match Consumers’ Media Time

There continues to be a disconnect, as a percentage, between where consumers spend their media time and where advertisers spend their media dollars. Not everyone is convinced that this should be a one...
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Twitter Ads Out Of Reach For Most SMBs

December 7, 2011
Twitter Ads Out Of Reach For Most SMBs

Just to make things a little more confusing for those of us who are deeply involved with retail advertising, Twitter is selling ads and, as you can see from this screen shot,...
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Newspaper Ad Sales Way, Way Down, Again

December 6, 2011
Newspaper Ad Sales Way, Way Down, Again

Here’s the first look at projected newspaper ad sales for 2011 from the blog, Reflections of a Newsosaur. I can’t find any good news here for newspapers.  Even saying the year is over...
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Consumers Prefer Postal Mail?

December 5, 2011
Consumers Prefer Postal Mail?

Here is a new study about email vs postal mail, according to a study released in December 2011 by Epsilon Targeting. Data from the “2011 Channel Preference Study”. The point of the survey is that postal mail is...
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Google Catalogs Return As Brand App Catalogs

November 30, 2011
Google Catalogs Return As Brand App Catalogs

Some ideas are ahead of their time.  Like the Google Catalogs idea that disappeared in 2009 and has now reappeared as an app for Android and iPad.  Here is a link to Google’s...
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