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Local Advertising Spending Up on Strength of Online Spending

September 24, 2010
Local Advertising Spending Up on Strength of Online Spending

Total advertising money spent locally is increasing in spite of the fact that traditional local advertising spending is down. During a recession local retailers think harder about every advertising dollar they...
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Now Our Ad Builder Is All About Moving To New Media at Retail

September 22, 2010
Now Our Ad Builder Is All About Moving To New Media at Retail

There are lots of reasons why a brand wants to have an online ad builder.  Controlling the brand message all the way down to retail is the...
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Bing Overtakes Yahoo as Google Continues to Dominate

September 17, 2010
Bing Overtakes Yahoo as Google Continues to Dominate

The latest numbers are out on who is winning the search wars and it’s still Google. What’s important about this month is that it is the first time that Bing has beaten...
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Cross-channel Marketing Critical and Difficult…Unless

September 14, 2010
Cross-channel Marketing Critical and Difficult…Unless

We’ve seen survey reports that show 80% of web users use at least two channels to evaluate a product purchase decision.   And, nearly 90% of  marketers according to a survey by Alterian say that it’s...
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Local Online Ad Spend to Grow 18% in 2011

August 30, 2010
Local Online Ad Spend to Grow 18% in 2011

According to a recent report from Borrell Associates, overall ad spending in 2011 will grow by less than 5% but local online ad spending will grow by 18% in 2011. They...
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What Works Best to Reach Local Audiences? Local Websites!

August 23, 2010
What Works Best to Reach Local Audiences?  Local Websites!

Here are the results from  a study by Harris Interactive that asked marketers what works best in reaching local markets. These results are right in line with what our clients...
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15% Of Ad Budget Should Be Online, At A Minimum.

August 3, 2010
15% Of Ad Budget Should Be Online, At A Minimum.

Here’s a good benchmark for setting your advertising budget as it relates to online spending. Well said.
Consumers Prefer E-Mail Delivery of Retailer Promotions

Here’s a study from CrossView that indicates that consumers prefer to get retailer promotion information from an e-mail and surprisingly web site, newspaper and social media are way down the list. I think...
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Here's an Easy Way to Add $9 Million to Your Online Search Budget

July 22, 2010
Here's an Easy Way to Add $9 Million to Your Online Search Budget

Here’s an interesting report from WebVisible documenting how much small and medium size businesses are spending on search advertising.  You can download the full report here. We...
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Times of London Charges Online Readers, Loses 90% of Visitors

July 21, 2010
Times of London Charges Online Readers, Loses 90% of Visitors

I’m picking up this story from the Guardian in England, so I won’t vouch for their numbers but even if they’re half right this should put a scare into US...
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