By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. “Programmatic” has become an emblematic description of today’s business-to-business marketing space. Business data and analytics experts Dun & Bradstreet reported last week that 63 percent of B2B marketers that they polled worldwide already are buying or selling ads programmatically — and 41 percent of those marketers expect to […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. As your business plans its advertising campaign for yet another new year in the digital age, it’s important to know where to target those precious dollars that have been budgeted for you. From our reporting on top marketing trends over the past year, and from recent reports about […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. With Christmas but three months away, now is the time to develop a multi-faceted, digital-marketing ad campaign that can ensure your business a happy 2019 — as well as put it in prime position for success in the 2020s and beyond. Whether your business is centered on business-to-consumer […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Reasons that small businesses outsource their marketing services are numerous, but a newer study by NewBase, a marketing and advertising consultancy, identifies which services tend to get outsourced the most. The most outsourced service, according to the study, is programmatic ad buying — or the use of software […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. As the owner of a small business who wants to ramp up your marketing strategy, you’ve already tried the do-it-yourself route and found the complexities and time so overwhelming that you’ve added a marketing manager to your staff. However, that manager, you’ve realized, doesn’t really understand the path […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. As small businesses enter the 2018 calendar year, economic optimism among them is at its highest since the days of the Reagan administration, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported in November. The entrance of a new Republican administration in 2017 and its plans for tax reform, […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. The year 1995 brought a couple of technological advances to our world. Microsoft introduced Windows 95, an operating system that revolutionized the habits of PC users, for instance, and the year also brought the release of the first feature-length, computer-animated film, “Toy Story,” in which Woody and Buzz […]
Wearing multiple hats is no easy job for anyone, but it comes with the territory of managing your own business, or starting up your, well, start-up. Time management skills become essential, but the fact remains: There’s only so much you (or a small team) can do in 24 hours in the day. Fortunately, there are multiple cost-effective […]
Texas’ beloved restaurant chain Whataburger was recently named No. 1 in the nation by online voters, beating out worthy contenders like In N Out Burger, Smashburger and Steak ’n Shake. The bracket-style tournament featured eight burger restaurant chains from four U.S. regions (East Coast, West Coast, Midwest and the South), with Whataburger finally coming out […]
by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. A household name among celebrities and designer fragrance fans, UK Entrepreneur Jo Malone grew her namesake luxury perfume business into a covetable, worldwide beauty brand that was acquired by Estee Lauder in 1999. Recently, Malone has dived back into the fragrance industry with a new luxury line called Jo […]