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...
Recently, Bob Abbate Marketing and Google presented a special free Google Partners seminar on online marketing in our office here in Bridgeport. For those local business folks that attended, it was a great opportunity to learn from experts from Google and Bob Abbate...
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...
It’s 197 pages of research, and it’s a must-read for anyone in business today. Heck, I think it’s interesting reading for anyone that uses the Internet for anything! The KPCB 2015 Internet Trends Report is full of drama and surprises. In 1995, 0.6%...
Every once in a while, a client asks us to use a popular, current or classic song as a music bed in a TV or radio commercial we’re producing for them. Our answer is always NO. Not because we’re difficult, but because we know copyright law. The use of...
I’m a radio guy. It’s in my blood. When I was a teenager, I begged for a spot as an intern at WLIR on Long Island. They finally caved in and let me into the studio. ‘LIR was what was called a “progressive rock” station, and it had all the...
Some 44% of Americans aged 12 and up listen to online radio on a weekly basis, up from 36% last year and 33% the year prior, according to the latest annual “Infinite Dial” report from Edison Research and Triton Digital. Moreover, the percentage of survey respondents...
Our friends at Nielsen today released a new report on radio listening habits and usage titled “THE 2015 STATE OF THE MEDIA: AUDIO TODAY REPORT. HOW AMERICA LISTENS”. Subtitiled “Always On, Always Local”, it reports that more than 91% of...
World Radio Day….who knew? Well, apparently this day, which just happened last week, has been celebrated since 2012! It took a few years, but it may just be catching on, at least by us. In light of radio being an important part of our clients’ marketing strategies and...
Last week, Bob Abbate Marketing hosted a Google livestream that uncovered valuable info on how increasing market awareness online using Google’s products and tools, your website, online advertising, and analytics can result in more leads and sales for local...
