by Suzanne Ackley | Jul 12, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
A couple of weeks ago I discussed why some small businesses prefer to DIY their digital advertising and why others prefer paid assistance, such as Agencies — based on information from our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). As...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jun 27, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Small businesses in our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016) were split in their digital advertising implementation preferences. Of the small businesses in the full sample of the survey, 48.2% preferred a “Do It Myself” (DIY)...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jun 14, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
Entertainment small businesses lead the way in committing more ad dollars to their digital marketing, more than any other vertical, Small businesses in the entertainment* vertical are allocating nearly half of their advertising budget to digital advertising, according...
by Suzanne Ackley | May 31, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
Despite the strong growth of digital and mobile media advertising, small businesses in the Home and Trade vertical (construction/contracting, plumbers, HVAC, etc.) continue to prefer traditional media channels for advertising and promotion, according to data from...
by Celine Matthiessen | Oct 13, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, SAM, SMBs
Small businesses use multiple channels for advertising and promotion, both paid and free. In our most recent Wave 20 of the Local Commerce Monitor™ (3Q/2016) small businesses that use broadcast in their mix of advertising have big advertising budgets that have...