Four States Small Business Blog

Pros and Cons of Billboard Advertising

Posted by Melanie Gaudette on March 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM

If you’ve driven for a significant length of time, whether that’s a road trip or your commute to work, you’ve seen digital and print billboards lining the side of roads and highways, especially close to urban centers. Billboards are suited to a variety of industries from entertainment and dining to local retailers. This may be an effective tactic for your business, but before you sign up for a strategy that takes advantage of this format, you should know the pros and cons of billboard advertising.

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Topics: Small Business Resources, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Strategy

How to Use Radio to Effectively Boost Your Social Media Marketing ROI

Posted by Mark Zimmer on November 15, 2016 at 8:00 AM

In the modern digital age, consumers are diversifying the number of channels they use to communicate, do research, and shop. Operating in this fast-paced, multi-screen world, brands can find improved results when they combine traditional marketing channels with online channels. Most notably, a 2015 survey of 21 brands over 18 months found that brands combining radio and online outreach produced a 23% increase in sales and inquiries when using a mix and match channel approach for marketing campaigns, while individually, the channels only produced a 17% or 14% increase, respectively.

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Topics: Integrated Marketing, Radio Advertising, Marketing ROI