The Importance of Local Authenticity

The Importance of Local Authenticity

When deciding which local businesses to patronize, consumers choose ones they know and trust. If you’re a marketers looking to help your business cultivate a strong image within your local community, how can you come across as authentic, believable and local? If...
Facebook Grows As Dominant Content Sharing Destination

Facebook Grows As Dominant Content Sharing Destination

An analysis of the 1 million most shared articles across the major social media platforms has revealed that 9 in every 10 shares occur on Facebook. That’s according to Fractl and BuzzSumo, which teamed up to analyze social sharing between December 2015 and June 2016,...
How Do “Overlooked” Gen Xers Feel About Advertising?

How Do “Overlooked” Gen Xers Feel About Advertising?

Gen X is the most influential generation, says Yahoo in a new study, but it’s also somewhat forgotten about, as America’s “middle child”. Citing data showing that Gen X has the highest median income and controls close to one-third of total income dollars, Yahoo delves...

Cable vs. Broadcast TV Advertising

Targetability vs. lower cost per person reached? Frequency? Reach? Geography? These are just some of the factors we analyze when making media decisions for our clients. The planning process is perhaps the most critical step in the ultimate success of an ongoing media...
Digital Advertisers Focus on Branding in 2015

Digital Advertisers Focus on Branding in 2015

  Conventional wisdom says that businesses use digital advertising to move products and sell services. But as the marketing/advertising norms continue to morph, we see that changing. It’s not that we’re no longer using digital ads to move product any...