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25% of New Car Buyers Do Their Research via a Mobile Device

February 3, 2011
25% of New Car Buyers Do Their Research via a Mobile Device

Local advertising continues to change at, if possible, an even faster pace than last year.  We’ve read, written and heard a lot about the need for mobile sites...
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It's Time to Take Your Brand Message to Local Facebook Fan Pages

January 31, 2011
It's Time to Take Your Brand Message to Local Facebook Fan Pages

Here is an interesting report about who has a Facebook fan page by category. For  many local retailers a Facebook fan page has become their local web site...
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Here’s How Dealer Microsites Become a Local Advertising Network for Brand Managers

January 26, 2011
Here’s How Dealer Microsites Become a Local Advertising Network for Brand Managers

As the internet becomes more localized (because of all that is happening with local search, mobile and even local twitter) brands have to keep pace and deliver local...
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Local Online Marketing – Pay-Per-Click, Display Ads, Facebook, Twitter…

January 26, 2011
Local Online Marketing – Pay-Per-Click, Display Ads, Facebook, Twitter…

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Facebook is Starting to Creep Me Out

January 18, 2011
Facebook is Starting to Creep Me Out

Social marketing is on a fast track to become a part of our everyday marketing plans and efforts.   And, Facebook may lead the way, unless they mess up the security and privacy issues...
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Let's End the Year on a Positive Note

December 27, 2010
Let's End the Year on a Positive Note

Now is the time of year when we evaluate the past and look toward the future.   Here’s a report from Wells Fargo/Gallup that tells us our small businesses are starting to feel...
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Online Ad Spending Beats Newspaper Spending for First Time

December 21, 2010
Online Ad Spending Beats Newspaper Spending for First Time

We’ve seen it coming for years but 2010 will go down as the first year ever that advertisers spent more money online than on newspapers in the U.S. I think the...
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Here's What Small Retailers Think is Important for Finding New Customers

December 14, 2010
Here's What Small Retailers Think is Important for Finding New Customers

First of all, this study was done by Constant Contact, a company with a vested interest in providing email marketing to businesses large and small.   That being said, it...
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Don't Ask.com Anymore

November 10, 2010
Don't Ask.com Anymore

The New York Times is reporting this morning that Ask.com is no longer a search engine and instead is returning to being a question-and-answer service. Lots of lessons to be learned here, the most important of which...
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Facebook Dominates Display Ad Impressions

November 9, 2010
Facebook Dominates Display Ad Impressions

First of all, online display ads are up 22% over 3rd quarter of last year.  And, Facebook is by far the leading player in display ads. While we spend most of our time thinking about...
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