Dave Eckstein | A few soundbytes from ESA’s auto webinar can clarify media selection for dealers.
Jun
1
2010
1
2010
Mar
31
2010
31
2010
Paid Search Advertisers: Switch to Broadcast TV
Dave Eckstein | The $3 cost-per-click on paid search is a waste of money for most local advertisers.
Mar
26
2010
26
2010
Abuzz About Buzz
Dave Eckstein | Wondering how Google’s big foray into social media (Buzz) will effect local biz? We’ve got a few ideas.
Jan
26
2010
26
2010
Dec
16
2009
16
2009
Ten Dirty Secrets of Paid Search, Part 2
Dave Eckstein | For local advertisers, paid search is failing at its main objective, converting leads into customers (Part 2).
Dec
7
2009
7
2009
Ten Dirty Secrets of Paid-Search, Part 1
Dave Eckstein | For local advertisers, paid search is failing at its main objective, converting leads into customers.
Oct
1
2009
1
2009
Three Ways Google Adwords Fails The Local Business
Dave Eckstein | Tempted by the “cheap and easy” feel to paid search? Local advertisers had better look elsewhere.
Feb
24
2009
24
2009
Freeing Up the Ad Budget
I’ll go out on a limb here and state that fully 30% of local ad budgets are spent in dying media. It’s probably a lot more than that, but I like to sandbag a little. Plus, the total share of local advertising dedicated to these media shrinks daily, so by the time you are reading [...]
Dec
31
2008
31
2008
Searching for Answers (Part 2)
Dave Eckstein
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, paid search advertising is presenting a new set of challenges to advertisers and the “traditional” media sales team.
It is a viable option in a vastly growing local media space, one that offers ease of use and measurability. It’s a little strange, [...]
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ESA & Company is the nation's premier retail advertising consultancy. Founded in 1981, the firm works in over 70 U.S. media markets with thousands of local advertisers each calendar year. ESA campaigns are designed to deliver market share gains with a declining cost of new customer acquisition.