Four States Small Business Blog

Zimmer Marketing had an excellent year at the 2023 Missouri Broadcasting Association Awards, held June 3-4 in Osage Beach. Combined, Zimmer Marketing's radio stations earned five first place wins and two certificates of merit, including two complete category sweeps! Here's how we performed in the following categories:

Topics: Radio Advertising, Joplin Market, Advertising Creative, Team Zimmer, Advertising, Company Culture

In today's fast-paced digital era, businesses constantly explore various marketing channels to connect with their target audience. While the rise of social media and online advertising has been significant, a timeless medium continues to hold its ground: radio. Utilized by businesses of all sizes, radio has proven especially beneficial for smaller, more local companies. In this blog, we'll examine why radio is an effective and valuable medium for businesses aiming to connect with their local audience.

Topics: Radio Advertising

Radio has long been a staple of successful marketing campaigns, but there are an ever-growing number of ways to reach audiences with your messaging through digital marketing. That raises the question,   How should I allocate my marketing budget between radio and new digital channels? The short answer is that traditional marketing media, such as radio, works well with digital as part of a multi-channel marketing campaign. So, it's almost always best to use a blend. Below, we'll explain how best to balance radio and digital marketing.

Topics: Radio Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Marketing ROI, Digital Marketing, Advertising

Zimmer Marketing is proud to announce the launch of our new website for KIX 102.5! We believe this site will delight KIX fans with an incredible user experience. There are many reasons to love this new site, but the best way to find out before we dig into the details is to go take a look at it. 

Topics: Radio Advertising, Website Design

Local radio is one of the most powerful tools small businesses can leverage to advertise their products and services. It's cost-effective, broad-reach, and the broadcast area of a given station is often consistent with the region the business serves. On top of that, the format of radio stations does a good job of sorting people by interests, age groups, gender, or other group characteristics, making it easy for businesses to advertise their products to valuable target audiences. So, why do some companies struggle to get the most out of their radio advertising? The answer usually boils down to branding, or rather the lack of branding. 

Topics: Radio Advertising, BrandsFormation, Branding

Topics: Radio Advertising, Marketing Strategy, BrandsFormation, Branding

Year after year, small businesses turn to local radio for their marketing needs. But why is that? Although there are many reasons local radio is so useful for small businesses, some are more prominent than others. Let's discuss some of the chief benefits of radio and how to get the most out of it. 

Topics: Radio Advertising, Marketing ROI, BrandsFormation

The goal of any brand is to be instantly recognizable. Each year, businesses, both big and small, spend untold amounts of effort to earn a place in the minds of their target audiences. That brings up a couple of important questions. First, how can you be sure that your marketing efforts are working? And second, how can you take advantage of that knowledge? Let's explore both these questions.

Topics: Radio Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Branding

With the November 2022 midterm election coming up in a month, now is the critical time to make a persuasive appeal to voters. However, getting your campaign's message out can be difficult in this noisy and busy world. That's why Zimmer Marketing is such a great choice to partner with your political campaign. We own six radio stations in the Four States and are a full-fledged marketing company. Radio on its own reaches 90% of voters and costs a fraction of TV advertising. But more than that, Zimmer Marketing integrates radio and digital media to reinforce your consistent messaging to the voters. So, whether your campaign needs 30-second radio spots or a full campaign website, Zimmer Marketing reaches voters with your message.  

Topics: Radio Advertising, Advertising

In 2022, Zimmer Marketing's creative team won several awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, including a full sweep of the commercial campaign category! We won first, second and honorable mention for three radio branding campaigns for our clients.

Topics: Radio Advertising, Website Design, Team Zimmer, Branding