by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 8, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, SAM, SMBs
Free and low-cost digital and social media channels are most popular in use among retail small businesses, but they give higher return on investment (ROI) marks to traditional media channels such as TV and cable, according to data from Wave 21 of our Local Commerce...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 7, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Entertainment small businesses use numerous (average 10) channels to promote their venues and services so it’s no surprise they lean toward digital and social media. Their top three most used media channels for advertising and promotion are digital and either...
by Celine Matthiessen | Feb 28, 2018 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Small business franchisees are fast learners. They use more advertising channels and adopt digital channels at a higher rate than most small businesses. Thanks to the support from their franchisors they have marketing tools that help them compete with larger brands in...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 14, 2018 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Franchisees use an average of 14 different media channels for their advertising and promotion. While their mix leans more toward digital traditional media remains an important part of franchisees’ advertising strategy, according to data from Wave 21 of...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 30, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Core franchisees* spent an average of $2,009 on advertising and promotion in 2017, while Plus Spender franchisees* spent an average of $86,275, according to Wave 21 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). Over 3/4 of franchisees...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 25, 2018 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
With nearly 7 out of 10 Home & Trade* small businesses planning to maintain their current ad spend levels, what is a service seller to do? We delved into the latest data on small businesses in the Home & Trade vertical from BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce...
