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How Healthcare Marketers Can Reach an Aging Audience

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, May 11, 2020 @ 09:52 AM in media planning agency, healthcare, medical, marketing strategies, customer reach, current events

It seems that many marketers across varying verticals spend their ad budgets to reach the attention of millennials. But when it comes to the healthcare industry, it’s far more important to reach baby boomers. Not only is this particular aging part...

Should You Get Help from a Professional Media Buyer?

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Sep 09, 2019 @ 01:21 PM in media buying, media planning, print media buying, media planning agency, ROI

We’ll admit it – we always get a bit disheartened when we hear how some business owners view media buying services. Namely, that they are an expense that is simply not needed.

The thing is, no one really attempts to cut their own hair, fix their own...

5 Reasons to Use a Media Buying Agency

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Jun 10, 2019 @ 10:00 AM in advertising agency, media buying agency, print media buying, media planning agency

Whether you’re a SMB or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, you undoubtedly recognize that advertising is necessary for sustaining sales and achieving growth. And, despite what you may have heard about the value of “earned media” or “owned media” or...

How Does Media Buying Work?

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Nov 26, 2018 @ 10:00 AM in media buying, media planning, print media buying, media planning agency

You’ve got a new product and want to let the world know how amazing it is. What do you do? The short and simple answer is: you rent media real estate (radio slot, billboard, online banner ad) that will allow you to get your message in front of the...

5 Things Your Media Buyer Should Be Doing

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Jun 25, 2018 @ 10:30 AM in media planning agency, data research, anayltics

Creating and launching a successful media campaign is akin to raising kids: it’s an overwhelming process with potential tantrums and sleepless nights. And at the end of the day, many marketers (and parents) hope they did a good enough job and that...

3 Steps to Finding the Right Media Buyer for Your SMB

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, May 22, 2017 @ 02:09 PM in integrated marketing plan, media buyer, media planning, media planning agency, partnership

We’re often asked why a company should work with a media buyer when they can execute their own media buys. After all, media buyers are an added expense to a sometimes already-tight advertising budget.

Think of it this way: you can technically gut...

How to Select the Right Media Planning Agency

By Jenna Bruce on Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 09:17 AM in media buying, media planning, media planning agency

If you’re a small- to medium-sized company, you know firsthand that a careful and strategic media campaign can help grow your business from a local player to a national brand. That’s the good news. The bad news is, launching a successful media...