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Newspaper Ads Vs. Online Ads for Bargain Hunters
Here’s a new report from Harris Interactive that tells us where consumers look for ads when they’re bargain hunting. Overall, newspapers and magazine advertisements are the favorites with online advertisements coming in second. When you look at age preference from 18 to 44 then online wins the contest with newspapers and magazine advertisements coming in […]
Read More about Newspaper Ads Vs. Online Ads for Bargain HuntersThe New York Times Announces its Online Fee Strategy for 2011
A recent article in The New York Times explains how they are going to begin charging for consumers to have access to their online edition in 2011. They didn’t give pricing or delve into many specifics but they at least gave us their strategy and it sounds like a good idea and, if successful, I’m […]
Read More about The New York Times Announces its Online Fee Strategy for 2011"They’re getting a lot of leads! Big Win!"
You love getting emails like this from your clients. This is one I received last month after our team implemented a new Google AdWords campaign the month prior. Our client is the leader in geothermal heating/cooling systems and they are very smart about how they generate sales leads for their dealers and territory managers. The consumer benefits […]
Read More about "They’re getting a lot of leads! Big Win!"Why Consumers Want to Be Your Friend
Marketing Sherpa recently released a survey about why consumers friend or follow companies on social sites. The good news is that the most popular reason is the same as it is for why they go to Google. Consumers are looking for your products, price, promotion and service. And, most often service means a local retailer. […]
Read More about Why Consumers Want to Be Your Friend77% of Consumers Don't Want to Pay to Read Newspapers Online, Duh.
If you’re involved in advertising at a local level you have to be interested in what is happening to newspapers as subscription and advertising revenues are declining. It’s been recently reported that The New York Times intends to charge (again) for online content. At the same time an Adweek/ Harris poll indicates that 77% […]
Read More about 77% of Consumers Don't Want to Pay to Read Newspapers Online, Duh.Online Video Watching Continues to Rise
According to a new report from comScore almost 31 billion videos were viewed in November of 2009 and Google properties far outdistanced everyone. Some other key points from the study are: The takeaway for all brand managers is to get more video onto your site, your dealer sites and your dealer promotional pages as soon […]
Read More about Online Video Watching Continues to RiseAt this year’s CES, Intel introduced WiDi (Wireless Display Interface) and Netgear launched their receiver called Push2TV. Here’s Netgear’s diagram that explains how if your computer has WiDi, you can push your online video to a TV screen wirelessly. This technology will be available in a few weeks and over time will help revolutionize local […]
Read More about All Advertising is Local as Push2TV Adds to Location Based AdvertisingDealer Microsites Become 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 information to consumers or risk losing their interest. Here’s one way to deliver regional promotions and promotions for specific dealers economically. Some promotions aren’t national and therefore […]
Read More about Dealer Microsites Become Local Advertising Network for Brand ManagersDealer Locators Put Consumers in a Circle of Confusion
Mobile, GPS Twitter, Google Local Adwords and more have the World Wide Web morphing into the Local Narrow Web where consumers are looking online for friends, movies, dinner, products and services in their neighborhood. Brand sites have to get better at local information to show local price, local dealer location and local promotions or risk […]
Read More about Dealer Locators Put Consumers in a Circle of ConfusionAd Builders Add Digital Outputs to Reach More Consumers Online
We’ve been building ad builders for major brand companies since 1997 and we’re now finally seeing RFPs that are asking for the ad builders to do more than just build traditional pieces. This chart is an over simplification of what is being done but it will give you an idea of what we are seeing […]
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