BIA’s SAM™ survey of advertising and marketing tracks more than 45 different media platforms that fall into these top-level groups:
- Online (e.g., search, display ads, blogs)
- Traditional (e.g., direct mail, newspapers)
- Broadcast
- Video (e.g., website videos, YouTube)
- Mobile (e.g., search, SMS, display)
- Social (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, promoted tweet)
- Local directories (print and online)
This report delivers the SAM results from very small businesses with 2 to 19 employees to explore their spend behavior, preferences in advertising and future marketing plans. It includes charts and data, along with strategic and sales strategies that provide the following information and more:
- Spend and use of media including digital, mobile and social
- Future ad spend
- ROI of media used
- Spend on updating digital properties
- Ad-related services used
- DIY vs. managed services for digital advertising
- Media selling strategies for local TV, local radio, local newspaper and digital firms to increase their sales opportunities with very small businesses
Who Should Read This Report?
- Executives in charge of marketing and/or product development targeted to SMBs
- Senior leaders evaluating opportunities in the SMB marketplace
- Any executive with a role in selling digital or traditional media products
- Anyone focused on the trends and direction of small businesses