Can Cannabis Businesses in New Jersey Advertise on Billboards
Advertising, Marketing

Quick Answer: Cannabis businesses in New Jersey cannot advertise on off-premises billboards, but there are compliant options. Digital campaigns and cannabis-adjacent services can use platforms like Blip Billboards when audience age requirements and regulations are followed. New Jersey’s cannabis market has grown rapidly since recreational sales began in April 2022. With voters approving legalization by […]

Best Practices, Marketing, Strategy

Overcoming the fear that kills two-sided marketplaces before they start “You’re gonna steal our customers.”“You’ll devalue our rates.”“You’re trying to cut us out entirely.” Chad Smith has heard every objection in the book. As VP of Supply and Media Owner Success at Blip, Chad’s entire job revolves around convincing billboard owners to share their inventory […]

Billboard ad v. digital
November 25, 2025
Best Practices, Marketing, Strategy

The most expensive impression is the one that has to do all the work alone. If you’re solely focused on last-click attribution, you’re missing out on building the brand recognition that makes conversions cheaper and easier. With digital ad costs escalating as platforms like Facebook and Google auction off increasingly scarce “ready-to-buy” audiences, SMBs are […]

November 12, 2025
Advertising, Best Practices, Marketing, Strategy

Your Google Ads rule book doesn’t apply to billboards. Launch a campaign, wait two weeks, see no spike in website clicks, declare billboards “don’t work” for their business. Spencer Cook has watched thousands of small businesses make this mistake time and time again. As Chief Architect at Blip, Spencer built the platform that made billboards […]

Company meeting
October 29, 2025
Best Practices, Marketing

SMBs compete best on speed, agility, and transparency. Aspen Egan grew up at Blip—and Blip has grown up right alongside her.  In the last 6 years, Aspen has gone from HR intern to Senior Manager of Business and People Operations. In that time, she’s helped see the company through huge periods of growth. She’s overseen […]

Restaurant Marketing Trends and Ideas
October 22, 2025
Marketing

If you’re running a restaurant in 2025, standing out is survival. Customer expectations are changing by the month, and the strategies that filled tables last year may already feel stale.  That’s why keeping up with the latest restaurant marketing trends is critical. Pair those insights with creative restaurant marketing ideas, and you’ll have the recipe […]

September 27, 2024
Ad Design, Advertising, Best Practices, Branding, Marketing

For well over a century, successful brands have been relying on OOH advertising to reach their business goals. In fact, according to Statista, OOH advertising amounted to $33.38 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $40.86 billion by 2025. A stroll down Rodeo Drive, you’ll see many major brands spending millions each year on […]

Hand holding phone open to Google search.
September 17, 2024
Advertising, Best Practices, Branding, Marketing

The film Focus (2015), starring Will Smith, is a masterclass in how subtle messaging—and repetition—can shape decisions without us realizing it. Smith plays Nicky, the leader of a high-stakes con crew who uses psychological manipulation to pull off elaborate heists. In one unforgettable scene, Nicky wagers $2 million that his partner (Margot Robbie) can guess […]