MINI-CASE
Haley and Lauren, who recently graduated with MBAs, are opening a new shoe boutique, called The Pampered Soul, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, which is classified as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with more than 100,000 people, and it's also home of The University of Southern Mississippi. They will offer national brands of shoes that are not available in the department stores in the mall, and their primary target market will be women ages 18 to 35. They've rented a location on the main street in front of the USM campus. The owners realize that most of their business will come from a five-mile radius and want to limit their advertising to those potential customers. They have a modest budget for advertising, so they want to get as much out of it as they can.
-Refer to Mini-Case. Finally, Haley and Lauren want to make sure that customers know how to find their business. Which medium is most appropriate for providing consumers information on where to purchase the shoes they are looking for?

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Haley and Lauren, who recently graduated with MBAs, are opening a new shoe boutique, called The Pampered Soul, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, which is classified as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with more than 100,000 people, and it's also home of The University of Southern Mississippi. They will offer national brands of shoes that are not available in the department stores in the mall, and their primary target market will be women ages 18 to 35. They've rented a location on the main street in front of the USM campus. The owners realize that most of their business will come from a five-mile radius and want to limit their advertising to those potential customers. They have a modest budget for advertising, so they want to get as much out of it as they can.
-Refer to Mini-Case. Finally, Haley and Lauren want to make sure that customers know how to find their business. Which medium is most appropriate for providing consumers information on where to purchase the shoes they are looking for?