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Video in 2018: What You Should Know Before You Use It
If you're not using video as part of your digital marketing strategy, you should be. And Smart 1 is here to help you understand why. We'll even help you create it at a very reasonable cost. So what do you need to know that you might not about using video? A square...
Videa Releases New Research Signaling the TV Advertising Industry is Ready for Change
For decades, the way TV advertisements have been bought and sold has not changed. To this day, there are still orders being handwritten. There is no widespread use of an automated technology solution to fix this antiquated process. New research from Cox Media Group...
Nielsen Will Now Measure YouTube TV Viewership on a Local Level
Nielsen announced today that YouTube TV viewership at designated market levels (DMAs) will now be included in Nielsen Local TV audience measurement using Nielsen Digital in TV Ratings (DTVR). Nielsen launched the DTVR metric in 2015 as a way of providing programmers...
Todd’s Take: Where Are The Ads?
Google had already done this, and really what it means is that text ads will only show up in the main body of the page. You'll see them at the top and bottom. The changes started in late March in the United States and Bing will test the changes in international...
Facebook announces new dating feature and Match is getting clobbered
Facebook is launching a dating feature, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the keynote address at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference Tuesday. "This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships — not just hook-ups," Zuckerberg said. The opt-in...
2018 LSA Conference
Our annual “flagship” event will be held in Chicago, April 30 - May 2 at the Loews Chicago Hotel. The LSA annual conference is the premier gathering for the local marketing ecosystem and focuses on the topics and issues most critical to the industry. Attendees can...
Flight Records for Jeff Bezos’s Private Jet Are Hinting at Amazon’s HQ2 Choice
It’s been more than four months since Amazon narrowed down its list of HQ2 candidates to 20 finalists. And while Wells Fargo’s AI program has predicted that Boston is most likely to emerge the winner, other clues are pointing to sites a little further south. In the...
Small Companies Turning to Digital Marketing
Digital marketing is no longer just for big businesses. Small businesses like grocery stores, bakeries and CPAs are discovering the value of digital marketing, and they are seeking help from specialists in the field, especially startups. Small companies may have many...
Man studied Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze for year to find the best.
There are many ways to get from point A to point B, but which app truly gives you the best route?
SMB Platforms: Smart1 Marketing’s Focus on Templates, Integration, Car Connectivity
Website templates always made a lot of sense for SMBs. Plumbers don’t need unique art, and neither do doctors offices. Back in 2009, one company, AdReady, even created 800+ templates and provided them for free to agency customers. How does that translate to 2018?...