Prior to the pandemic, shoppers preferred the benefits and experiences associated with shopping in physical stores. But the 2020 lockdowns fueled seismic changes in buyer behavior including a surge in online shopping, even among older shopper demographics. In the...
Is Creative Still Important to Your Digital Advertising Campaigns?
With a plethora of technology driving digital advertising performance including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, blockchain, specialized platforms, sophisticated targeting, and more; does creative even matter any longer? The answer is yes. Despite all the...
Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn?
Business uncertainty and economic downturns can lead to difficult decisions and high levels of anxiety when trying to preserve profits and liquidity. In these situations, the marketing budget can often be an easy target for reduction or elimination. As a local...
How Much Should Your Local Business Invest in Marketing and Advertising?
How much you spend on advertising and marketing depends on several factors including your industry and position within that industry, your target customers, the competitive environment, and your goals and aspirations. Your marketing plan is the foundation of your...
Can Search Engine Extensions Help Your Local Business?
Adding extensions to your search advertising can help to optimize your marketing investment and facilitate sales conversions for your local business. What are Search Extensions? Search extensions are simply additional information that can be added to Google search...
What is Marketing Attribution?
The consumer path-to-purchase includes complex engagements with multiple media as consumers research to learn more about the product and service options available to them; and the best business to meet their needs. These customer touchpoints are interconnected,...
Can Connected TV Help Your Local Business?
Your Local Business Can Benefit from Integrating Connected TV (CTV) into Your Marketing Plan. An increasing number of TV viewers are abandoning cable television to ‘cut the cord’ in favor of the convenience of streaming services that offer increased variety and the...