Archive for the 'Local Search' Category

A simple question for my newspaper readers……..
If a plumber walked into your office right now, what advertising package would you offer him to reach the most potential consumers and drive leads?
Do you feel confident that your sales team understands what the plumber needs to succeed? If so, are you as confident in your ability to [...]


Visibility Consulting Group is currently working on a project that will provide a very rich database of content for consumers and advertisers. We are calling the project RATEDkidfun™.
The concept behind the project is very simple- Kids from 9-15 review products, events, games, toys, food, etc. We will manage this data, product related blogs and [...]


This is an idea I pitched the NAA on presenting almost 2 years ago. I found it as I was cleaning out a drawer so I scanned it to get some feedback. The pitch has some flaws in it but the idea is beginning to take form especially with Webvisible, ReachLocal and OrangeSoda making major [...]


It’s been a busy and very productive three weeks at the DPC. Besides doing all the basic things we need to do to make this a successful venture we have also been solidifying some partnerships that will help us prove our theory.
In a nutshell we believe that media companies don’t need fancy tools to succeed, [...]


There is a growing trend within the newspaper industry that I believe is very positive.  That trend is to sell their aggregate audience instead of selling product by product.
This strategy will definitely cause a lot of the sales people in the industry today to find new jobs because it is more complicated than selling the [...]