Four States Small Business Blog

Most businesses do not believe they get a good ROI from using Facebook lead ads. 62% of businesses using paid ads on Facebook report it didn’t work to their satisfaction.

Although businesses spend billions of dollars each year on advertising campaigns, the most important type of marketing costs nothing at all. Word of mouth marketing is so valuable that nearly two-thirds of marketing executives believe that it’s the most effective marketing medium in existence. 

“A goal without a plan is just a wish”. To grow their organizations, brands need a roadmap. Imagine yourself daydreaming of a vacation in Colorado. If you do not have a roadmap in front of you to help you get there, you will make a lot of wrong turns in your effort to get across the country, and end up wasting a lot of time and energy.

Non-profit organizations are committed to serving and improving the local community, but marketing is often a major challenge. To help support their missions, the Zimmer Cares program provides free marketing services to one non-profit organization each quarter that was selected by Four States listeners. This allows the organizations, which often struggle to get their message out, to benefit from the power of the radio group's reach and advertising skill. Such a boost can make it easier for a non-profit to reach a larger group of listeners and increase community awareness.

If you’re looking for an effective medium to get the word out about your business, radio advertising is an excellent choice. The right radio ad can help build brand awareness, drive traffic to your store, and keep your company top-of-mind in the decision-making process. For radio advertising to be effective, however, you need the perfect script. If you’re struggling to write the ad script, here are some tips that can help.

In the past, it was typical to consider each marketing channel as a completely separate entity. Today, however, businesses have access to a wide range of traditional and digital marketing channels. And to be successful, each channel must be unified and work together cohesively to create a seamless experience for consumers. This requires an integrated marketing strategy.

Not surprising, more marketers are realizing the benefits of an integrated marketing approach. In fact, 36 percent of marketers are now actively working to integrate traditional and digital marketing efforts. To begin using this tactic, start by learning the basics of an integrated marketing strategy.

Do you feel “time poor” — like you’re never able to find enough hours in the day to get it all done? This is a challenge no matter what industry you’re in or the size of your business, but small businesses have it especially tough. They’re often stretched thin and employees tend to take on multiple tasks outside of their core job functions, sometimes out of necessity. Unfortunately, that can mean business owners who try to handle their own marketing in-house can devote little to no attention or resources to their marketing strategy.