In the latest episode of BIA’s podcast, Leading Local Insights, Auto Part II: Top Ad Channels for Automotive Sub-Verticals in 2021, BIA industry analyst Suzanne Ackley further examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the automotive vertical. In the…
Even while the country marches toward an economic recovery, the impact of the pandemic on the radio industry still continues to have an effect. However, there are several areas of good news for radio. In the podcast, Radio Moves on…
The $15.7 billion BIA is estimating in ad spend for local television (broadcast and online), while down from 2020 levels of $16.8 billion, represents a strong recovery for the media when you remove the unprecedented amounts of political ad spend.…
In early December, BIA released its 2021-2025 local advertising spend forecast. The five-year forecast examines the ad spend by 12 vertical categories that consist of 95 sub-verticals across 16 media. Overall, BIA is forecasting that local ad spend will increase…
BIA Advisory Services estimates total local advertising revenue across all media in the U.S. will reach $137.5 billion in 2021, up 2.5 percent year-over-year from $134.1 billion in 2020. Even without the presence of significant political advertising, BIA expects this…
The advertising community is very supportive of the FCC's proposed rule change adopted in November (and released yesterday) that would allow FM radio stations to provide limited content origination. This change would include the ability to offer geotargeted ads, news,…
As local economies start to move into their phased re-openings, consumers are increasing their rate of spending intentions for businesses in different verticals. BIA will analyze the opportunities for radio sellers looking for effective selling strategies as we evolve through…
The next six months will be an interesting time for Radio operators. As we get to the next stage of the pandemic and start to see unemployment numbers drop and businesses re-emerge, Radio is uniquely positioned to benefit from this…
As we progress thru the pandemic, station sales have been weak, both in terms of the number and value. For example, 34 radio sold for $4 million in May. Station sales as of May 31, 2020 Transaction Values as of…
As we muddle through the COVID-19 pandemic, station sales are not strong, especially for Radio. The following chart shows year-to-date transactions of 2020 compared to 2019. So far this year, there has not been any large television group sale as…
BIA’s CEO Tom Buono had the opportunity to discuss the company's recent analysis of how COVID-19 has impacted ad revenue, in particular for Radio, in a recent podcast interview with Radio Ink publisher Deborah Parenti. Even with the negative news…
The coronavirus pandemic clearly is a headwind, but demand for zoned broadcast radio advertising, should it be offered, signals a welcome tailwind for local radio advertising growth with the majority of both Main Street and Madison Avenue advertisers expressing likelihood…
Edison Research and Triton Digital just released the The Infinite Dial, a survey of Americans 18+ and their use of radio, digital audio social and other digital media that first launched 22 years ago. While the news headlines tend to…
Healthcare businesses are bucking the trend of media spend shifting to digital. Healthcare businesses are sticking with traditional media through 2024. Spend on digital is growing, but at a slower rate than other verticals. "The Healthcare vertical invests and trusts…
Financial businesses are a huge segment of local targeted ad spend and include businesses like auto insurance, financial planners, credit unions and mortgage brokers. Businesses in financial are heavily invested in advertising that targets their potential customers. It's no surprise…
For 2020 political and over-the-top (OTT) advertising, and growth in mobile and social ads, will be key ingredients for local media's 5.5% growth from 2019. BIA estimates total local advertising revenue in the U.S. will reach $161.1 billion in 2020,…
If local radio stations could offer over-the-air geofenced broadcast zones, the industry stands to gain up to $750 million in incremental annual revenue, according to a recent BIA Advisory Services study. Instead, radio stations have become the last major medium…
Over-the-air radio will earn 5% of all political dollars in local BIA Advisory Service estimates $6.55 billion will be spent on local political advertising in 2020, with radio getting $312 million of local political advertising spend in 2020.The markets getting…
BIA's mid-year forecast predicts that the 8 digital local ad platforms we track will generate $59.5 billion of the total $148.8 billion we expect advertisers to spend targeting local audiences. That is 40 percent of the total local ad spending.…
Podcast's growth continues to show a bright opportunity for local radio in the future. IAB and PwC estimate that $678.7 million will be spent on advertising on podcasts in 2019 growing to $1B by 2021. BIA's updated U.S. Local Advertising…
