Can my print ads actually get people to go online and check out a product or service?

Print newspaper ads drive online traffic and purchases. How do we know? Google told us!

That's right. In a research study commissioned by Google and conducted by Clark, Martire & Bartolomeo in October 2007 and released in April 2008, among individuals who research products and services after seeing them advertised in newspapers, 67 percent use the Internet to find more info, and almost 70 percent of them actually make a purchase following their additional research.

The Google-commissioned research study also found that among newspaper readers who use the Internet ...

  • 56 percent researched or purchased at least one product they saw advertised in the newspaper in the previous month.
  • 44 percent of newspapers readers who use the Internet researched at least one product. 48 percent of them visited a store. 23percent called a store and 23 percent asked a friend. 42 percent of respondents purchased at least one product.

Newspapers, Your newspaper ... is still the one!

Why? Simply put, newspapers, whether in print or online, have a distinct local audience who trust them. Newspapers, your newspaper, influence and motivate readers to search, learn about, find and purchase goods and services.

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