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Local Media Driving Consumer Action
Agenda
Introduction and methodology
Local life Local mediaMarket focus… property, motors, shopping
Key findings
Readers are more than twice as likely to act on ads in local media than ads on TV and social media.
Local media – in print and online – is the most effective combination for driving consumer action.
Local media is nearly four times more trusted to provide relevant information about the local area than commercial TV and radio.
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Methodology
Telephone and online interviews (1,100) with readers/users living in selected postcodes based on the newspapers and websites published in those areas.
Additional online interviews (1,132) recruited via email and pop ups from newspapers.
Total sample size 2,232 (London 221).
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950 daily / 1,283 weekly & 1,769 print / 1,221 website users.
53 newspapers represented in 13 regions.
Data combined and weighted to the reader/user demographic profile based on analysis of NRS, TGI, UKOM, JICREG.
People have a strong sense of local identity and pride…
87%
Base: London who gave an opinion, Sample: Integrated (172) Proud (186)
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I feel I am well integrated into the community
82%I am proud to
live in the area I live in
People’s perception of the economy has improved. There’s an even more positive view locally…
Base: London who gave an opinion, Sample: Local (142) Country (148)
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The country is doing well
economically
% Agree
The local economy in my area is doing
well
34% 47%
Country
Loving Local (2011) National
Local Economy
17% 29%
People still live their lives close to home
Spend half or more of their time within …
10miles
5miles
95%
89%
Base: London respondents (221)
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90%
83%
People still spend their money close to home
Spend half or more of their money within …
10miles
5miles
Base: London respondents (221)
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Media
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Local media is the most trusted source of information
%
Which of these media are most trustworthy in providing relevant information about your local area? (% agree)
Local Media Local Commercial
TV
Local BBC Radio
Local Commercial
Radio
Other Websites
Social Media GoogleNational Newspapers
Base: London respondents (221)
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Local media does the best job of standing up for people in your local area
%
Base: London respondents (221)
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Which of these media are best for standing up for people in your local area? (% agree)
Local Media Local Commercial
Radio
National Newspapers
Local Commercial
TV
GoogleSocial Media Other WebsitesLocal BBC Radio
Local media underpins democracy
Base: All who gave opinion & used media in the last 4 weeks.
Sample: London respondents (170)
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Local media helps me know what local businesses and organisations are up to (% agree)
Local Media Local Newspapers
Local Websites
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Taking
Action
Consumers who took action after seeing the advertisement in media….
%
Local Media Other Websites
Commercial Radio
National Newspapers
Social Media Commercial TV
Magazines
Base: Net of any action ranging from deciding where to shop through to discussing with friends or family, across food & grocery shopping, motors, clothes & accessories, furniture categories. London sample (221)
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Action (%)
Seeing something advertised in Local media provides shoppers with reassurance…
Base: All who gave opinion & used in the last 4 weeks,
Sample London respondents (152)
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I know that if something is advertised in my local paper/website it will be available locally (% agree)
Local Media Local Newspapers
Local Websites
Groceries
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Local media is the most influencial medium in deciding where to shop for groceries
%
Decided where to shop/visited somewhere you've seen advertised? (% agree)
Local Media Local Commercial
Radio
Other Websites
Direct Mail Promotion in Store
Commercial TV
Social MediaMagazines National Newspapers
Base: London who answered grocery questions. Sample (107).
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Special offers/promotions are most effective in Local media
%
Made a note of a special offer/promotion (% agree)
Local Media MagazinesOther Websites
Promotion in Store
Direct Mail Social MediaCommercial TV
Local Commercial
Radio
National Newspaper
Base: London who answered grocery questions. Sample (107).
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People rely on Local media for coupons/vouchers
41
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15 1411 10
5 5
%
Retrieved or used a coupon/voucher (% agree)
Local Media Direct MailPromotion in Store
MagazinesOther Websites Social MediaNational Newspapers
CommercialRadio
CommercialTV
Base: London who answered grocery questions. Sample (107)
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Local media gets people talking about offers and promotions
%
Talked about an ad or promotion you've seen with friends or family (% agree)
Local Media Other Websites
Direct Mail National Newspapers
Magazines Social Media Commercial Radio
Promotion in Store
Commercial TV
Base: London who answered grocery questions. Sample (107).
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Property
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Local media is the most popular source for keeping an eye on the property market
Which of the following sources do you use to keep a general eye on the local property market?
Base: London respondents who answered property questions. Sample (106)
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Total
Estate agent’s advertisements in Local Media 54%
Property websites (e.g Right Move, Zoopla) 33%
Looking at properties displayed by estate agents (e.g. in their windows) 28%
Estate agents’ websites 17%
None of these 18%
Article in local newspaper or local website 18%
General search 10%
Magazines 8%
National newspapers 7%
Solicitors 1%
People take action as a result of seeing property advertised in Local media
Which of the following have you done as a result ofseeing an ad or article in local media?
LocalNewspaper
LocalWebsite
Both(Local Media)
Looked at a property in more detail online
Contacted an estate agent [solicitor in Scotland]to enquire about a property
Looked round a property
18% 16% 20%
7% 6% 5%
8% 7% 8%
Base: London respondents who answered property questions. Sample (159)
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It’s important to sellers that their property is advertised in Local media
Base: London those who own property. Sample (119)
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Local Newspaper
If you were to sell your house how important would it be to you that your agent advertised in Local Newspapers/websites?
Local Websites
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Very Important Fairly Important No Particularly Important
People don’t contact many estate agents…
When you sold or looked at selling your property, how many estate agents (solicitors in Scotland) did you contact (regardless
of whether you actually placed the property with them)?
None 1 2 to 3 4 to 5 6 to 9 10+
Base: Those who sold or looked into selling their home in the past 12 months. Sample (55)
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0
10
20
30
40
50
13% did not contact any estate agents
Motors
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Local media is most useful for finding cars in the right price range
Which of the following advertising sources did you find most useful when looking for a new car to see what types of cars are available in your price range?
Base: London respondents who answered motors questions. Sample (42)
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Total
Specialist car websites 46%
Other websites (e.g. Gumtree, eBay etc) 33%
Specialist car magazines 30%
National Newspapers/ websites 16%
Local Media 47%
Specialist car magazines
Ads in National Newspapers/ websites
Specialist car websites
Local media is one of the top two sources for finding a dealer
Which of the following advertising sources did you find most useful when looking for a new car to find a dealer who sells those?
40%
Base: London respondents who answered motors questions. Sample (42)
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Total
Other websites (e.g. Gumtree, eBay etc) 26%
17%
10%
Local Media 29%
Specialist car magazines 7%
Ads in National Newspapers/ websites
Specialist car websites
Local media has an important role at the final stage in car buying
Which of the following advertising sources did you find most useful when looking for a new car to Making the final choice/evaluating the options available to you?
27%
Base: London respondents who answered motors questions. Sample (42)
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Total
Other websites (e.g. Gumtree, eBay etc) 18%
11%
Local Media 26%
Summary
Readers are more than twice as likely to act on ads in local media than ads on TV and social media.
Local media – in print and online – is the most effective combination for driving consumer action.
Local media is nearly four times more trusted to provide relevant information about the local area than commercial TV and radio.
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