Boston area consumers will spend $110.9 billion over the next 12 months. Forbes magazine reports that its these moms who control 85% of all household purchases. Locally, there are more than 691,000 mothers with children under the age of 18 at home.
New England small business owners need to pay special attention to these mothers and their wallets. Here's why:
There are three things these moms have in common. They are women. They have kids at home And, almost every single one of them, 95.6% to be exact, listens to Boston radio stations every week. This is a significantly higher percentage than tune-in to local TV; reach local newspapers; or log-on to Pandora or Spotify.
All moms are valuable, of course, but it's the working mothers in the Boston area who have the most money to spend at local businesses.
Advertising on Boston radio stations is, clearly, the best way for local business owners to reach working moms. Almost 97% percent of all employed mothers tune-in each week.
A recent study by Nielsen that reach is the second most important component of an advertising campaign for driving sales. It's second only to the creative elements.
To reach both working and stay at home mothers, no other medium comes close to advertising on Boston radio stations.