Recently AdWeek, along with Orchestrate, released an infographic that declared 2015 the year of video. According to the infographic (see below), 46 percent of viewers take action after watching a video, 96 percent of them click links after watching video…
In his new report for INMA, Mark Toner wonders what the world of revenue growth possibilities looks like for media companies who can approach the problem with a bit of creativity. As the Washington Post’s CIO and VP of Technology Shailesh Prakash…
SMBs who advertise on TV/Cable have a unique profile. In our current Local Commerce Monitor survey of SMBs (Q3/2015), we find that not only are Cable/TV SMBs larger in size (average of 31 full time employees), the average TV/Cable SMB is in…
"Without the right data, decisions can often be guesses," BIA/Kelsey's executive-in-residence Maribeth Papuga observes in her new report, "Data-Driven Audience Planning and the Local Market Advantage." Papuga finds that while (media-oriented) advertisers used to emphasize media environment (e.g., ad placement in a particular…
MarketingSherpa recently released an infographic that shows a majority of consumers prefer to receive updates from brands and retailers with only 8% said they "prefer not to receive any company updates or promotion." Generally consumers want to receive updates and promotions in a way…
The Local Media Association just released a new study that summarizes some of the current thinking and analytics around co-op. "Co-Op: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?" reports that, "digital co-op is now offered by 69 percent of manufacturers .…
Microsoft has named hibu to its recently announced Bing Elite SMB Partner program. The move signals Microsoft's seriousness in trying to challenge Google's dominance in local seach through its Preferred SMB Partner program, which boasts 3o resellers, including hibu, YP, Dex…
What's Facebook's master plan in local? Will mobile payments finally catch on in 2016? And what's Google's fate in a world increasingly dominated by apps? These are a few topics we tackled this week, aggregated into the Local Media Watch…
What's the fate of local in 2016? Will mobile payments finally catch on? Is programmatic advertising really making its way "down market" to SMBs? And how will Google fare in a world increasingly dominated by apps? These are just a…
Since BIA/Kelsey SMB in September, we've been talking about the Local Commerce Universe (LCU). It's a new concept and construct that will define how we view "local," and how we package and deliver it to you. BIA/Kelsey CEO Tom Buono…
So what products and services are small and medium businesses most interested in adding to their marketing activities for 2016? In our current Local Commerce Monitor survey of SMBs (Q3/2015), we asked SMBs about their future marketing and advertising plans in the coming year.…
SMBs use various factors to determine ad spend - profitability being key to how much they spend. With so many choices, the next deciding factor is based on how well the advertising meets the exposure to customers and level of engagement…
Facebook Pages are now the most prevalent form of SMB marketing according to BIA/Kelsey's LCM data. And Facebook itself has announced there are 50 million SMBs with active Pages, two million of which pay for it. Meanwhile Facebook continues to…
What's the fate of local in 2016? Will mobile payments finally catch on? Is programmatic advertising really making its way "down market" to SMBs? And how will Google fare in a world increasingly dominated by apps? These are just a…
BIA/Kelsey CEO Tom Buono spoke today at BIA/Kelsey NEXT about the ideas driving local commerce and his company's research strategy. "We announced the first map of the local commerce universe at our SMB show and have been working to populate…
Women attendees at BIA/Kelsey's NEXT conference jumpstarted their networking during a one-hour meet-up session on Tuesday night. Women LEADING IN LOCAL, which supports and illuminates women who are industry leaders in local media or marketing, held a special discussion and cocktail party for…
SMBs rate comments and reviews on Facebook as the most concern to them. In our current Local Commerce Monitor survey of small and medium businesses (Q3/2015), nearly six out of ten SMBs surveyed (58.7%) reported that they monitor customer comments.…
Connectivity, radical levels of integration between people, devices and services, as well as the evolving behavior of the Millennial generation are on tap during BIA/Kelsey NEXT in Los Angeles, beginning today. The conference is our annual look-ahead at new local…
One of the fast trending topics in television advertising these days is programmatic advertising. If you would like a clear definition of exactly what “programmatic” television advertising is along with simple descriptions of who is doing what, compelling case studies…
What's behind Google's latest move to "stream" apps within search results? What's the future of local search for SMBs? And what do SMBs look for in ad tech? These are a few topics we tackled this week, aggregated into the…