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Audience & Targeting

Who is in front of the screen, and how to plan to them — by zip code, by channel, by store, by hour.

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Local advertising for regional brands: a practical playbook

A practical local advertising playbook for regional brands: match media to distribution, buy by zip code, test small, and expand on real evidence.

Jun 13, 20264 min read
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Planning around store hours: dayparting at the register

Dayparting in retail media: how the store's day changes shopper missions hour by hour, and how to schedule in-store creative to match each one.

Jun 12, 20264 min read
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Frequency in a daily-visit channel: the corner-store advantage

Advertising frequency works differently in a daily-visit channel. How corner-store routines build repeat exposure without wearing the message out.

Jun 10, 20264 min read
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The shopper you can't reach on streaming or social

Hard-to-reach shoppers skip, block, or pay their way past digital ads. Who they are, why plans miss them, and where they reliably show up instead.

Jun 8, 20264 min read
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Why unduplicated reach matters in media planning

Unduplicated reach counts people, not impressions. Why duplication hides inside media plans and how exclusive store networks add genuinely new audience.

Jun 6, 20264 min read
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Retail channel targeting: bodegas, c-stores, grocers, and more

Retail channel targeting explained: how bodegas, convenience stores, and independent grocers serve different trips, and why channel choice shapes results.

Jun 5, 20264 min read
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SKU-level activation: advertising where your product sits

SKU-level activation matches advertising to the stores that stock your product. What it is, why the register makes it possible, and when to use it.

Jun 3, 20264 min read
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Audience indexing: finding the stores where your buyers shop

Audience indexing explained: how index scores find the stores where your buyers concentrate, and when indexing beats geography in a retail media plan.

Jun 1, 20264 min read
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Zip-code targeting: planning campaigns street by street

Zip code targeting lets you plan advertising street by street. How it works in store-based media, when to use it, and where its limits are.

May 30, 20264 min read
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Multicultural marketing through neighborhood retail

Multicultural marketing through neighborhood retail: why independent stores reflect their communities and how brands can show up there with respect.

May 29, 20264 min read
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Reaching urban neighborhood audiences at scale

Urban neighborhood advertising at scale: why corner stores are reliable touchpoints and how store networks turn thousands of small venues into reach.

May 27, 20264 min read
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Who shops at independent stores? Understanding the audience

Who shops at independent stores? A qualitative look at the neighborhood shopper: trip habits, store loyalty, and why standard media data misses them.

May 25, 20264 min read
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The independent retail channel: the audience most media plans miss

The independent retail channel reaches shoppers most media plans miss. Who shops there, why plans overlook it, and how brands can reach it at scale.

May 9, 20264 min read

Audience & Targeting

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Audience & Targeting

Local advertising for regional brands: a practical playbook

Planning around store hours: dayparting at the register

Frequency in a daily-visit channel: the corner-store advantage

The shopper you can't reach on streaming or social

Why unduplicated reach matters in media planning

Retail channel targeting: bodegas, c-stores, grocers, and more

SKU-level activation: advertising where your product sits

Audience indexing: finding the stores where your buyers shop

Zip-code targeting: planning campaigns street by street

Multicultural marketing through neighborhood retail

Reaching urban neighborhood audiences at scale

Who shops at independent stores? Understanding the audience

The independent retail channel: the audience most media plans miss