What If “More Leads” Is The Wrong Goal: Media Made Easy w/ Charleston Media Solutions

How are we doing? Who do you want to learn from next? Text us with notes and ideas.We challenge the old idea that conversions come from a magic number of ad views and replace it with a smarter approach: showing up across the customer’s real decision journey. We also lay out how small businesses can combine traditional and digital media, track results, and focus on higher-quality leads with messaging that stays consistent from first impression to final action. • why frequency matters less than touchpoints in the modern consumer journey • how to place ads where your ideal customer actually spends time • why “traditional vs digital” is the wrong framing • picking one clear action for people to take next • how we help businesses define the right audience and work backward from results • using dashboards and radio attribution to connect ads to web traffic and conversions • setting a budget using share of voice and customer lifetime value • quality leads over high volume and why “more” can waste time • matching your message across radio, search, retargeting, email, and follow-up Call who you trust and say, “This is what I think I can afford. What share of voice do you think I can get for that?” The Harbor House Party Vol. II brings together conversation, connection, and live music for one unforgettable night in Charleston - all while raising funds to support the Harbor Entrepreneur Center.On September 23, guests can choose how they experience the night, from an intimate VIP gathering at Share House to the roundtable and live music at Music Farm featuring the Futurebirds.HarborEC.org How can Charleston businesses get noticed, found and chosen? The Charleston Marketing Podcast, brought to you by Charleston AMA and recorded at Charleston Media Solutions, answers the marketing and media questions local business owners are asking. We explore media buying, advertising budgets, radio, digital marketing, storytelling and the customer journey, with practical strategies for growing your business in today’s attention economy. CharlestonMediaSolutions.comSupport the showTitle Sponsor: Charleston American Marketing AssociationPresenting Sponsor: Charleston Media SolutionsAnnual Sponsor: ‪SCRA; South Carolina Research AuthorityQuarterly Sponsor: King and ColumbusCAMACast Cohosts: Stephanie Barrow, Mike Compton, Rachel Backal, Tom Keppeler, Amanda Bunting Comen, Silicon Harbor Hot Take Host: Stanfield Gray, https://digsouth.comProduced and edited: RMBO AdvertisingPhotographer | Co-host: Kelli MorseScore by:  The Strawberry Entrée; Jerry Feels Good, CURRYSAUCE, DBLCRWN, DJ DollaMenuStudio Engineer: Brian Cleary and Mathew ChaseYouTube...