Sunday, August 24, 2008

Local Media a Hit for Web Advertising

Like many local business owners, you're probably confused as to where to advertise on the web...you get all this advice, and it all sounds like a lot of time, money, experimentation, and work.

OK, so it's true -- a lot of opportunity is out there. But here's a report that provides good data to review: Titled, "Local Online Media: From Advertising to Action"

It's the overview of a study conducted by the Online Publishers Association with Jupiter Research and released this month. And it turns out that what those online newspaper reps have been telling you is true. Here are some of the key findings:
  • Visitors to local media sites –online newspapers, TV and magazines -are more likely than visitors to other sites to take action after seeing local ads: from making purchases to visiting sites and stores
    •Local media sites attract valuable audiences who spend more money online than visitors to other local sites
    •Local newspaper and TV sites lead all others in advertising trust
    •Local content sites attract a high number of influencers –the first person others come to for local recommendations

5 comments:

Rick said...

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amyrabinovitz said...

I agree with Rick - making sure you get good information and measurement is really crucial, and definitely one of the best reasons to do web advertising. I don't know the company he represents but it looks like a good place to start.

However, don't click on the link he left, it's a bad link. I'm betting its a typo rather than spam - typing in www.adsymetrix.com took me to the site (you'll note Rick did a little inversion of letters).

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

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amyrabinovitz said...

George, I agree - small businesses often are not sure what marketing is and they have unrealistic expectations of the time and money involved. Even more unrealistic expectations of what to expect by way of results. I went to www.jippidy.com, the web site you mentioned which seems like a great idea, tho very early stage.