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Dish Network’s Auto Hop Erases Commercials and Ad Revenue

May 18, 2012
Dish Network’s Auto Hop Erases Commercials and Ad Revenue

Just when you think you’ve modified your advertising and marketing strategy to adjust for all of the changes in technology and consumer behavior, something else comes along that could change everything,...
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Let Your Dealers Help You Go Local Social

May 17, 2012
Let Your Dealers Help You Go Local Social

There is a lot of interest recently in whether or not advertisers will flock to Facebook in the coming years to make them worth their current market valuation. BIA/Kelsey thinks that advertisers...
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Mobile Search is Like Mind Reading

May 15, 2012
Mobile Search is Like Mind Reading

Target marketing used to mean sending a direct mail postcard to households of a certain income level that were close to one of your best retailers.  We’ve come a long way since then.  Now,...
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The Internet Makes Local Marketing Much More Challenging

May 14, 2012
The Internet Makes Local Marketing Much More Challenging

The Internet has made and continues to make a big difference in the way consumers research and buy products.  It’s always difficult to explain the magnitude of what is happening, especially on...
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Tablet Computers Aren’t As Mobile As You May Think

May 11, 2012
Tablet Computers Aren’t As Mobile As You May Think

Local marketing in the digital age is constantly changing for the better and simultaneously getting more confusing.   What you thought was true yesterday may not be true today.  As a...
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Mobile Search is the New Google

May 4, 2012
Mobile Search is the New Google

Local advertising is changing from traditional media to digital, from offline to online.  Well here is an interesting chart from BIA/Kelsey that shows a dramatic shift within the dramatic shift to online. The number...
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Printed Yellow Pages are Green?

May 2, 2012
Printed Yellow Pages are Green?

I think most of us are way past the loss of value of the printed Yellow Pages, as many of our clients don’t even co-op them anymore.  Consumers have simply moved online to find out...
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Google + Going -

April 30, 2012
Google + Going -

Social media should be a big part of your retail advertising strategy.  When used in conjunction with your local retailers, it’s free and effective, that’s as good as it gets. Providing tools in your marcom portal...
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Mom’s and Mobile Go Hand in Hand

April 27, 2012
Mom’s and Mobile Go Hand in Hand

Winning the last three feet at retail has always been a difficult challenge for marketers.  Things maybe getting more exciting according to this report from BabyCenter. This shows some dramatic growth from last...
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Newspapers Not Keeping Pace with Digital Revenue

April 25, 2012
Newspapers Not Keeping Pace with Digital Revenue

Things are already bad enough at your local newspaper’s office with subscriptions continuing to fall and the print ad revenue falling right along with it.   Now from a blog post at Newsosaur,...
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