May 2012 Webinars

Think Social: 3 Tips for National Brands Going Local

Friday, May 11, 2012   |   by Amber Daley   |   0 Comments »

“If the amount of work involved in monitoring and engaging in social channels frightens you, great—because it should.”

–Matt Long, Director of Digital Strategy, Balihoo

 

The above quote is from Matt’s post, “When Big Brands Go Local, They Need to Think Social,” which recently appeared in the...

Read More »

Part I – Five Tips for Making the Most of Local Websites

Wednesday, February 1, 2012   |   by Amber Daley   |   0 Comments »

Ask any of Balihoo's enterprise clients: A marketing strategy is only as successful as their affiliates’ presence in local markets. National brand marketers know that localized marketing is not just a passing trend. In fact, according to BIA/Kelsey, 49 percent of marketers believe localized...

Read More »

The Local Web - an Image

Tuesday, January 17, 2012   |   by Susan Tormollen   |   0 Comments »
A decade ago, purchases were primarily made—and consumer loyalty built—via traditional print and media ads, and the yellow pages.

But all of that is quickly changing.


While traditional forms of advertising are still relevant, today’s dollars are spent and customers are captured by means of...

Read More »

Balihoo's newest white paper: The Local Web - The Linchpin to Successful Local Marketing

Thursday, October 6, 2011   |   by Susan Tormollen   |   0 Comments »

Download Balihoo's newest white paper and learn

  • Reasons why national brands are falling short when it comes to local marketing
  • What the Local Web is and how it can help close the loop on the “last mile” of marketing
  • How other national brands are taking advantage of the Local Web
  • How your brand can begin...
Read More »

7 Consumer Behavior Trends to Consider with your Search Strategy

Tuesday, October 5, 2010   |   by Marcie Blagden-Ellison   |   1 Comments »
Take a second to think about the last time you "Googled" something you were interested in buying.

Did you type in the name of a specific business or product?

Based on a recently revealed survey (conducted by TMP Directional Marketing's local social and mobile marketing arm 15miles) if you were...Read More »

Groupon and Local Marketing

Friday, September 17, 2010   |   by Shane Vaughan   |   0 Comments »
Are you familiar with Groupon?

If not, here's the short description: Groupon is a deal-a-day website that is localized to individual markets. Each day a new "Groupon" comes out specific to a location. If a certain number of consumers sign up for the deal, then it becomes available to everyone. If the...Read More »

Local Marketing Revolution: Are you evolving in tandem?

Friday, September 10, 2010   |   by Marcie Blagden-Ellison   |   0 Comments »
If you're a regular iMediaConnection reader with an interest in local marketing, there's a good chance that you saw a new article in the Local Media Strategies section entitled 'Channels that will drive the local marketing revolution' (authored by Balihoo's VP of Marketing, Shane Vaughan). Check it...Read More »

5 Steps: Creating an Effective Referral Marketing Program

Monday, August 23, 2010   |   by Marcie Blagden-Ellison   |   0 Comments »
If you own a local business or are a local product distributor, you likely know how powerful customer referrals can be to your bottom line. While most business owners recognize this opportunity, many mistakenly leave Referral Marketing out of their annual local marketing strategy. 

Perhaps you're...Read More »

Five Signs that ‘Local Marketing’ is Much More Than a Trend

Thursday, August 19, 2010   |   by Chris Keller   |   0 Comments »
In the last few years, Balihoo has served a growing list of national brand clients. The attention that has been given to our ‘local marketing automation’ platform has caused me to reflect on five signs that ‘Local Marketing’ is much more than a trend:
  1. ‘Local Marketing’ Search Volume is...
Read More »

The ABCs to Know Your Audience

Friday, August 13, 2010   |   by Tiffany Schrenk   |   0 Comments »
Recently, I have had multiple, similar conversations with Balihoo clients about the importance of identifying target consumers..  

Establishing a target audience is one of the most important aspects of a successful local marketing campaign. Without this, advertisers cannot accurately identify likes,...Read More »