In this edition of BIA Advisory Service's Vantage Points, we share insights from Dan Hight, Business Development and Partnership Executive and Industry Advisor for BIA. The Vantage Point series taps the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local media and tech…
With tomorrow's dawning, California will rumble as the epicenter of yet another seismic event. This time it'll be shifting tectonic plates in the data and marketing world that'll spin the dial on the Richter Scale. The California Consumer Protection Act…
Local ad spend on mobile and social advertising forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% from 2018 to 2023. $1.39 billion was spent on mobile local advertising by businesses in 2018, with that number increasing…
The Rise of the Super-Empowered Consumer – The “Near Me” Generation is Taking Over By Bernadette Coleman, CEO Advice Local This is the latest in BIA Advisory Service’s Vantage Points series. On a semi-weekly basis, it will tap the perspectives of various lookout points…
All size businesses direct almost two-thirds of their marketing dollars into activating local media ad platforms and the remainder into promotions. For businesses with 500 or more employees, this spending averages $4.48 million for advertising and $2.18 million on promotions.…
Digital advertising is the growth engine in the advertising economy overall, but within that story mobile advertising is driving the headlines. BIA/Kelsey forecasts that geotargeted mobile advertising will nearly triple from $12.4 billion in 2016 to $33.3 billion in 2021.…
The confluence of emerging capabilities across technology, location data, analytics and identity management brings marketers new tools to address the simple equation of determining what consumer impact their marketing spend has. A common attribution metric the differential foot traffic a…
Yext, the "knowledge engine" of business listings, has filed to offer stock to the public after 11 years of challenging growth. Between 2015 and 2016, Yext saw net revenues rise 49.5 percent to $89.7 million while net losses increased by…
Unless you're hiding under a Pokéball, you've heard how Pokémon Go is taking over the world. The Niantic Labs creation is already the most downloaded iOS game in history and surpassed Twitter for active usage. But the most interesting part for…
The Pokémon Go craze has hit around and in my home with my teenager on Twitter for tips and cheats. According to SimilarWeb, more than 60% of US users who have downloaded the app use it daily, and SimilarWeb estimates Pokémon GO’s…
Local advertising is a hot topic these days. But what is it exactly? More importantly, what's its dollar value? These are key considerations at a time when figures are being thrown around the blogosphere haphazardly. What is meant by "local?"…
Shopping Malls get a lot of foot traffic, but other than some email and newsletter marketing, haven’t really had success parlaying their brand and their consumer loyalty to online marketing efforts. Starwood Retail Partners is seeking to change that with…
Location targeting has reached mass adoption among U.S. advertisers, but lack of attribution metrics still holds some back. These were the top takeaways from a report recently released by xAd about U.S. advertiser sentiment towards mobile. The "money stat" is perhaps…
This is the latest in our new series, Vantage Points. On a semi-weekly basis, it will tap the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local media and tech sectors. Though the format, frequency and distribution will develop, please contact…
32 percent of mobile ad spend in the U.S. is from location targeted campaigns, according to BIA/Kelsey forecast data. But a question that keep coming up is how much of that is from SMBs, as opposed to national companies (brands,…
In all the excitement around mobile local advertising, most location based ad impressions are way off their intended target. This is according Thinknear, whose new Location Score Index, is the topic of our latest podcast interview with founder and GM…
Last week we covered xAd's new Footprints data visualization play. It paints a better picture (literally) of location ad targeting capabilities. This was a key topic at BIA/Kelsey's Atlanta conference earlier this month, where xAd's Therran Oliphant updated us on…
Last week we covered xAd's new Footprints data visualization play. It paints a better picture (literally) of location ad targeting capabilities. This was a key topic at BIA/Kelsey's Atlanta conference earlier this month, where xAd's Therran Oliphant updated us on…
One of the themes that emerged from BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local conference in Atlanta earlier this month was the importance of location targeted ad strategies for national brands. That theme culminated in a mega session on Day 2 of the…
One of the themes that emerged from BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local conference in Atlanta earlier this month was the importance of location targeted ad strategies for national brands. That theme culminated in a mega session on Day 2 of the…
