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The Closer They Are the More They Look
Here’s an interesting report that should be of great importance to local retailers, yet they probably will never run across it. It’s from an article on businessinsider.com The Closer Users Are To A Business, The More Likely They Are To Click Through A Mobile Banner Ad For That Business It all makes perfect sense: […]
Read MoreShowrooming is a Tough Problem for Retailers to Solve
Showrooming is a relatively new phenomenon in shopping and it’s a tough problem for retailers to solve. It’s when a consumer with a smartphone is in a retail store and they use their phone to find the product they are looking for online at a better price. What’s a retailer to do? The above chart […]
Read MoreMoving Marketing Dollars from Traditional to Digital
This study from MarketingCharts.com is showing that digital advertising continues to grow as traditional media marketing spending continues to decline. From the report: In this latest survey, CMOs forecast a 2.7% decline in traditional advertising spend over the next 12 months, after predicting a 1.9% decrease in August 2012, an 0.8% decrease in February […]
Read MoreWhat Triggers an Online Search for a Product?
Here is an interesting chart from BIGinsight.com that tells us what motivates consumers to start searching for product information online. Before you study this chart too closely you should also realize that in a December 2012 study they found that over 85% of consumers regularly/occasionally research online before buying a product. The chart above supports […]
Read MoreYellow Pages are Legal in Seattle
It’s always a bad sign when your business model is being outlawed by the city council, as what happened to the Yellow Page business in Seattle in 2010. From The Seattle Times: The City Council voted in 2010 to crack down on unwanted delivery of the phone books. In addition to the opt-out registry, […]
Read MoreTraditional Media Ad Spend Continues to Decrease
The transition from traditional media to digital continues to move as about one third of marketers surveyed expect to decrease their focus on print newspaper advertising in 2013 according to a recent article on eMarketer.com. The reason for the decrease is so that marketers can spend more money on digital media. As marketers deal with an increasingly fractured […]
Read MoreConsumers Researching Companies Online
Here is another report that confirms that consumers go online to learn about companies they are planning to do business with. This chart comes from an article on MarketingCharts.com 56% of Americans agree that now more than ever, they’re pro-actively trying to learn more about the companies they hear about or do business with, according to […]
Read MoreTime to Rethink How Local Digital Media Works
Here’s a good post from Search Engine Watch that can get you to rethink the way you advertise locally. It starts with understanding the different types of digital media available to us today. So often when you think about your marketing budget you only think about paid media, but earned and owned can be much more valuable […]
Read MoreFacebook Newsfeed Ads Work for Retailers
Here’s a very good report from Nanigans about the effectiveness of Facebook newsfeed ads for retailers. eMarketer.com produce this chart and summarizes the study: For retailers paying for ad placements on Facebook, there are two questions: Do they actually get consumers to click? And convert? Nanigans, a Facebook advertising-software company, studied more than 975 million […]
Read MoreThe 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 the local level. I ran across this graphic from a blog post at Screenwerk.com and thought it was worth sharing. The author, Greg […]
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