by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 9, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Radio, SAM, SMBs
30.0% of SMBs that advertise on radio receive co-op advertising funds, according to data from Wave 19 of Local Commerce Monitor (LCM), our survey of small and medium businesses, compared to only 13.6% of overall SMBs in the survey. 31.3% of these radio SMBs receiving...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 5, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
While a majority of small businesses prefer to DIY their digital advertising (58%), this doesn’t mean that these DIY SMBs don’t use agencies for other advertising purposes. A typical SMB uses multiple channels (6-12) on average for advertising and...
by Celine Matthiessen | Feb 4, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
One very simple way for small businesses to compete with the big players in their markets is with the help of marketing automation such as email and social media monitoring. Marketing automation helps small businesses appear and behave like a brand or corporation....
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 2, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Newspapers, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
Home and Trade Services* SMBs use an average of 6 different channels for advertising, including print yellow pages, newspapers, direct mail and community sponsorships. While Facebook was the most popular channel used, print yellow pages, newspapers, direct mail and...
by BIA Advisory Group | Jan 25, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
73 percent of small businesses use social media for marketing, and Facebook Pages is the leading tool. This is one of many findings that emerged from the latest wave of BIA/Kelsey Local Commerce Monitor (LCM) survey of SMBs. Covered here on a weekly basis, some of the...