Remember the halcyon days of yore when you could slap an ad for your business in the local newspaper and call it a day? All you needed was a good photo, a decent paragraph or two of copy, and you were good to go. Customers would spot your ad and head into your store. If they liked you and your product, theyβd pass the word onto their friends, and youβd grow your customer base through simple newspaper advertising and word of mouth.