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Why newspapers can build trust

By Brian St. Cyr on Mon, Dec 02, 2024 @ 05:07 PM in benefits of print, print newspaper

Extra, extra, read all about it: Consumers across age groups trust newspapers, for both news content as well as advertising.

In its annual US Media Reactions Report, marketing data and analytics company Kantar found that newspapers were ranked #1...

Why Marketers Should Tune Into Audio

By Brian St. Cyr on Fri, Nov 15, 2024 @ 02:56 PM

It turns out that perhaps the famous prediction that video would kill the radio star might not be quite accurate. 

 According to RadioInk, more than half of people ages 13-34 tune into the radio daily, with the young demographics demonstrating a...

Reaching Gen Z: 3 Key Insights for Marketers

By Brian St. Cyr on Thu, Oct 31, 2024 @ 08:33 AM

According to eMarketer, “Born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z represents about 20% of the US population as of 2023, per the US Census Bureau. In 2021, Bloomberg cited data from Gen Z Planet estimating the cohort had $360 billion in buying/spending...

How to Reach a B2B Audience

By Brian St. Cyr on Tue, Oct 22, 2024 @ 09:10 AM

“The age of B2B brand building is dawning,” reports LinkedIn’s B2B Institute. While the opportunity to make B2B connections is vast, how can advertisers make sure their messages reach the correct audience?

According to LinkedIn’s study, “81% of B2B...

Why digital and print are a winning combination

By Brian St. Cyr on Fri, Sep 27, 2024 @ 01:38 PM in digital advertising, benefits of print, best advertising solutions

When planning the latest campaign, marketers might wonder which delivers better ROI: digital or print? 

Rather than deciding between digital and print, however, the smart move is to leverage a combination of both.  Here’s why.

  • Build awareness and...

Connecting with Hispanic Audiences

By Brian St. Cyr on Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 05:02 PM

As Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 kicks off, it’s a perfect time for marketers to consider how they are connecting with this important demographic – not just this month, but all year round.

According to 2020 Census data, there are over 62 million...

2024 Travel Trends: How Marketers Can Reach Travelers

By Brian St. Cyr on Thu, Sep 05, 2024 @ 03:13 PM

Good news for travel marketers: the demand for travel experiences remains high.

According to American Express Travel’s 2024 Global Travel Trends Report, 84 percent of respondents plan to spend more or the same amount of money on travel in 2024...

How marketers can connect with seniors and their adult children

By Brian St. Cyr on Wed, Aug 14, 2024 @ 11:56 AM

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 25 percent of people ages 45 to 64 are caregivers, providing direct ongoing care or assistance to family or friends. 

An even greater number of people are providing their senior family...

An “agency for agencies”

By Brian St. Cyr on Fri, Aug 02, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

How Mediaspace can be an integral part of agency teams from behind the scenes

According to a recent Adweekarticle, as “more agencies are revisiting media integration to keep up with marketers’ needs,” many are finding it a “challenging task .. to...