Small Business Advertising —
CitySquares in Boston and beyond says business is good with advertisers’ coupons being hot.
Citysearch rebuilt its site. “Elements of the revamp include a more intuitive interface, an embrace of social media, a major focus on video, some new twists in mobile, and the development of a full-fledged local ad and content network that offers an [...]
Thanks to Daniel for the link to this New York Times piece about newspapers’ online ad sales. Some points…
After 17 quarters of ballooning growth, online revenue at newspaper sites is falling. In the second quarter, it was down 2.4 percent compared with last year, to $777 million…
Overall online advertising, however, is strong. Display advertising, the [...]
“Vermont public relations chick - Rachel Carter (www.rachelcarterpr.com)” offers “5 Free & Quick Ways to Promote Your Business” today. And number five is…
Join your local Front Porch Forum and let your neighbors know who you are and what your business is! (www.frontporchforum.org)
Yes sir… and many have and do. Thanks Rachel.
Thanks to Heather Belcher at Sweet Clover Market in the Essex Shoppes for running this bit in her e-newsletter…
As summer winds down and fall comes blowing down from the hills, people also tend to see more of their neighbors… at least until the snow starts flying. What a great time to sign up for Front [...]
Local college professors invite me to address their students occasionally about Front Porch Forum. The classes range from social work to entrepreneur-ism to tech. And I usually get a little positive feedback, but sometimes it’s hard to tell if the message is getting through.
So I was especially pleased to get this wonderful note from Jennifer [...]
Lots and lots written about online advertising dollars. Bottom line… it (online ad spend) is big and it’s growing. Although, it’s not likely to grow as fast as some predictions previously suggested.
Mike Boland writes today about a nugget of data released by Palore…
This set shows the monthly ad spends from a sample of 6000 advertisers in San Francisco and New York within the Yellow Pages headings of beauty & fitness, landscapers, photographers and limousine services.
Front Porch Forum offers advertising space to local businesses at bargain prices right now as we’re working to develop as a new kind of service. With 10,000 Chittenden County households subscribing already, including one-third of our pilot city, Burlington, we have a sizable audience available for local businesses. Several are reporting strong responses [...]
Thanks to Greg for his kind words posted today on his own FPF neighborhood forum…
I didn’t want last week’s 400th issue of South Union Neighborhood Forum go unrecognized, so Congratulations, the Wood-Lewis’, on the quadracentenary of our Front Porch Forum! We’re so lucky to have you and this valuable community resource, and keep up [...]
Wow! Just got a copy of the following letter from an FPF subscriber sent to one of our advertisers…
Dear RETN,
Please forward to Scott Campitelli, and your Board of Directors.
Thanks for advertising on Front Porch Forum. I often click on the sponsor links to learn about new local products and services - most are familiar to [...]