Marketing is the lifeblood of any business. But small to medium size business marketing requires a unique and efficient strategy. If you own or manage an SMB, and your marketing plan never changes, your competitors will find a way to exploit your vulnerabilities and...
Welcome sports fans! Like most of us, and especially those of us in the ad biz, I watch the Super Bowl to see the commercials as well as the game. What will Budweiser present this year? Another Clydesdale spot? How many advertisiers will incorporate a social media...
Early in my career, a powerful and successful New York City retailer said to me “Bob… retail ain’t for wimps.” He was my Yoda, and I was a young Jedi, and he taught me how to “use the force.” My decade as a retailer in the consumer electronics and appliance...
I recently ran across the results of a very interesting survey. It is interesting to me because much of the results compare with what we’re seeing here at Bob Abbate Marketing. Social media ads are rocking results for our clients. Our social media ads have been...
Comcast subscribers in our area had to scramble to keep track of the play-by-play broadcast of their favorite team last year. Some swithced cable providers, others found a way to catch the games online. Buy that all changes this year. Comcast inked a deal with 21st...
One day before the games even begin, NBCUniversal has already set an Olympics record with more than $1.2 billion in national ad sales, which includes broadcast, cable and digital advertising. It’s said to be the most by any network for any media event in U.S....
