by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 1, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
When it comes to social media usage by small and medium businesses (SMBs), Facebook is still King, with 45.0% of SMBs saying they use a Facebook page for advertising and promotion, according to Wave 20 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 25, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Nearly one in four small and medium-sized businesses offer a loyalty program according to Wave 20 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). The top industries that use loyalty are other personal services, retail,...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 18, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Small businesses are increasingly using Instagram for advertising and promotion, according to Wave 20 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). While a Facebook page is still the most popular social media used by small businesses,...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 11, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Direct Mail* remains the most used traditional media, according to Wave 20 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016), with 41.0% of small businesses using it for advertising or promotion. Direct mail has been the top #1 traditional...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 4, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Digital advertising continues to grow and provide many options for advertisers and the average number of media used by small and medium businesses is increasing. Traditional media channels (which includes direct mail, broadcast, radio, outdoors, direct to home, yellow...
