Archive for March, 2010

Google Rumors about AdWords Reseller Program

March 29, 2010
Google Rumors about AdWords Reseller Program

Update – Our friends at Google tell us that the Authorized Google Reseller Program will change but not go away. According to a recent post on Screenwerk, Google is considering dropping the Google AdWords...
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43% of Shoppers Switch Their Retailer of Choice after Going Online

March 28, 2010
43% of Shoppers Switch Their Retailer of Choice after Going Online

According to a recent study from Forrester Research 43% of shoppers switch their retailer of choice after going online to research a particular product.  And, they say, 70% of...
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Social Media and Online Advertising Show Largest Percentage Increase in 2010

March 17, 2010
Social Media and Online Advertising Show Largest Percentage Increase in 2010

Just in case you’re wondering about what your fellow marketing executives are thinking about for 2010, here’s a good chart that will put your mind at rest, or make...
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97% of Shoppers Go Online Before They Shop Locally

March 16, 2010
97% of Shoppers Go Online Before They Shop Locally

I’ve always felt comfortable in saying to dealers that 70% of everyone who walks into their store went online first.  I’ve gotten that statistic from many different studies.  Maybe now I...
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Printed Catalog ROI Not So Good, Digital Much, Much Better

March 15, 2010
Printed Catalog ROI Not So Good, Digital Much, Much Better

In the good old days we ran newspaper ads and pointed to the circulation numbers and told the boss we did a great job, “Look how many people saw our...
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Google Beats Bing by Over 6X in February

March 12, 2010
Google Beats Bing by Over 6X in February

Local advertising is changing as SMBs shift dollars to digital outputs from traditional media.  One of the questions I get a lot is,  “What about Bing?”. Here’s why I tell SMBs to...
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The check is NOT in the mail

The check is NOT in the mail

I attended a Direct Marketing Association conference last year that felt more like the “Online Marketing Association” versus the typical direct mail cheer leading sessions of yesteryear. it used to be that the...
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Advertisers Have to Adjust to Location-Based Services or Risk Losing Relevancy

March 10, 2010
Advertisers Have to Adjust to Location-Based Services or Risk Losing Relevancy

There is an avalanche of news lately about geolocation and how when you’re on the Internet we can track approximately where you are and this changes everything for local...
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Facebook Offers Local Ads

March 5, 2010
Facebook Offers Local Ads

Now Facebook is getting in on the local ad game according to a recent blog post.   Here’s a screen shot that shows how an ad can be targeted for a specific city. This is just another...
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Local Online Advertising Growing at Expense of Local Traditonal Advertising

March 4, 2010
Local Online Advertising Growing at Expense of Local Traditonal Advertising

It’s still a tough market out here for local and national advertising spending but it’s clear that local online advertising is going to take dollars away from traditional advertising in...
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