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September 14, 2022

Small Businesses to Grapple With Tight Ad Spend in ’23

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. If small business ad spending follows the trend of larger companies’ ad spend, as it is wont to do, expect some tightened pockets for advertisers and marketers alike in 2023. Granted, ad spend by businesses both large and small will rise globally in 2023, according to recent reporting […]

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November 15, 2021

Marketers Gear Up for Small Business Saturday

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. With the 12th annual Small Business Saturday looming Nov. 27, its co-sponsors — the U. S. Small Business Administration and American Express — are hoping to build on 2020’s successful campaign, which produced an estimated $19.8 billion in spending, despite the challenges of a pandemic. Last year’s economic […]

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October 13, 2021

Mobile Still Reigns Among Digital-Ad Buys

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. “Content is king” is a seemingly worn-out mantra but one that still holds true for those marketers trying to drive business to their company, via content marketing. But as far as digital-advertising dollars go, “mobile advertising is still king,” proclaims a recent report from the experts at eMarketer. […]

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September 14, 2021

SBA Marks Another Year of Helping Small Businesses

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Now that National Small Business Week, Sept.12-18, is upon us, this might be a good time for small business owners to learn what resources are available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), including COVID-19 relief. The SBA started Small Business Week 50-plus years ago and acknowledges “this […]

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August 25, 2021

5G Rollout Still Moving Sluggishly Along

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. ’Tis that time of year when rumors start swirling about a new iPhone and its release date — usually sometime in mid- to late September — and when we can expect Apple, like other smartphone manufacturers, to boast about how its newest product offers the latest in 5G […]

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July 27, 2021

China Tops Field in E-Commerce ‘Medal Count’

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. The parade of nations that opened the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics last week was perfect timing for a retail report of note: One that ranks the top 10 countries in terms of global e-commerce sales forecasted for 2021. That report earlier this month from the editors at eMarketer/Insider […]

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June 9, 2021

Privacy Changes Create New Targeting Tactics for Marketers

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. App-tracking opt-outs in Apple’s latest operating system and the upcoming phase-out of third-party cookies are among the latest hurdles that marketers and advertisers alike will face in the months ahead — following what already has been a year of challenging times. With such changes and privacy concerns, targeting […]

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May 26, 2021

3 Developments to Watch As — or If — the Olympics Unfold

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. The chief challenge faced right now by organizers of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is trying to convince the world that the games will be staged come late July, despite growing calls by Japanese citizens and others that the games be canceled amid COVID-19 concerns. However, Dick Pound, […]

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April 21, 2021

Experts Turn to Marketing to Fight Vaccine Hesitancy

By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Some of the busiest marketers today are those battling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, which is become a growing concern among government officials, the medical profession and marketing agencies alike. The New York Times succinctly summarized the challenge that those anti-hesitancy allies face with this headline from today: “Half of […]

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