By Katelyn Lugo According to eMarketer, Pinterest officially has more users than Snapchat in the U.S., and the gap between the two will continue to grow larger with Pinterest in the lead. When first reading this news, I couldn’t help but think, “These two apps have completely differen
By Amanda Galley, 12/29/2019 As marketers and especially media buyers, we have an intimate relationship with time. Our entire world revolves around time; we literally buy and sell time. Our success depends on our ability to capture time at the right price, on t
By Laura DiCaprio Last week Wahl Media’s Digital Strategist Katelyn Lugo presented an agency-wide tutorial on Snapchat. Katelyn manages the agency’s Snapchat campaigns and as the platform becomes more popular she wanted to update the team on current Snapchat facts and best p
By Laura DiCaprio The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas last week, announcing new products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry. Spotify had an announcement that was particularly valuable to us media buyers – the unveiling of Spotify P.
By Laura DiCaprio We are proud to share that our client, the Greater Rochester International Airport, was awarded the 2019 Airports Going Green Award. According to RochesterFirst.com, “The honor, presented by the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the American Associa
By Amanda Galley Once upon a time I was a radio account executive for the hottest country station in the market. My GM was a dynamic leader who had a knack for making key teaching elements fun and funny scenarios which genuinely stuck with us. One of my favorites was like this: He said
By Laura DiCaprio Disney launched its new streaming platform Disney+ less than a week ago, and it’s already a massive success. Over 10-million subscribers signed up on the first day,
2020 planning is here! Are you ready? As marketers, knowledge of current technology is important to keep up with advertising trends. When new technology becomes adopted by the public, more pathways for advertisements are created. Below is a summary of 7 technological trends to keep in mind for 2
In marketing it is common to hear – video is KING! But this isn’t just some catchy phrase. Video is what digital users are demanding as we move into 2020. Social video consumption is at an all-time high. Consider these statistics*: Video consumption through mobile devices ri
Google Ads recently introduced a lead form ad extension for advertisers that wish to capture customer/client information via form submissions. This is currently in beta, so not all advertisers will have the ability to utilize this extension at this time. The lead form ad e
It’s late October – most of the leaves have fallen from their branches, jack-o-lanterns adorn front porches, and political candidate signs are lining the sidewalks and front yards of our neighbors. Yes, political season is in full swing and candidates’ advertising budgets are s
We are excited to announce that Wahl Media was named one of five agencies selected to provide media buying services for New York State. Over our 30-plus years in the media industry we’ve been fortunate to work with a variety of clients in the public sector, including the Greater Rochester
How do you build trust? This is the connection that runs deep into your heart. The place that’s nestled in a spot that’s under the surface, beyond the small talk, and tapped into both individuals’ core values and feelings. This spot is tough to reach and t
Today, October 17, 2019, is International Credit Union (ICU) Day. It’s been celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October since 1948. It’s a day to “reflect upon the credit union movement’s history, promote its achievements, recognize the hard work and sha
We love hearing and sharing our clients’ success stories. This week Faraci Lange Attorneys has a big reason to celebrate – they were just awarded the 2019 ETHIE Award from the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation! The ETHIE award is presented annually to Rochester ar
Last week, I attended the annual Upstate Social Sessions conference held in Rochester, NY. The conference brings together expert panelists, presenters, and podcasts from the social media marketing world intending to keep us up to date on all things social. The marketing ind
You grab a snack and sit down to watch your favorite program, only to be met by a message from your satellite or TV provider that a “dispute” between the provider and the network or station owner is preventing the station from airing in your area. In our home market, ABC
Tide’s “Must be a Tide Ad” campaign was arguably one of the most recalled ad campaigns of the 2018 Super Bowl. The laundry detergent conglomerate is back this year with a new campaign based on a simple consumer insight – people do their laundry on Sundays. The campaign air
Fall is officially here, which in the media world means new broadcast programming. AdWeek recently released The 7 Most Promising New Broadcast TV Shows of Fall 2019, which is an abbreviated list of the 17 new programs due to roll out in the next few weeks. The stakes for broadcast pr
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