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…
Yes, they do, according to BIA's SAM™ Survey of Advertising and Marketing. In two reports released recently by BIA, Advertising and Marketing Behaviors of 1-19 Employee Businesses and 20-99 Employee Businesses, those businesses report receiving a return on investment of…
Local businesses in the professional services vertical are diverse - ranging from legal to design to technology services. This category is highly competitive, with local professionals looking at ways to be discovered in their customers time of need. In BIA's…
A myriad of business verticals will pour $18.6 billion dollars into local TV advertising in 2019. SAM ™, BIA’s Survey of Advertising and Marketing, reveals key verticals like Auto, General Services and Retail spend the most on local TV; however,…
Local businesses continue to see the benefits of working with an ad agency for their local advertising needs, with most being very satisfied with their chosen agency. The key determinant for a business to work with an agency is not…
Beyond Advertising: Secrets to Local Marketing Success for National Franchise Brands By Kandi O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer, Vya This is the latest in BIA Advisory Service’s Vantage Points series where we tap the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local media and…
Local advertisers from the small local cleaners to franchisees all have a similar challenge - getting their message in front of customers on many screens and places. On average, a local business uses at least 9 different ad channels. That means working…
Last week Amazon announced that millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide are selling through Amazon (over one million alone in the U.S.). According to Amazon, it has helped more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in its stores worldwide, and nearly…
BIA's 2019 local advertising forecast shows over-the-air (OTA) television advertising as the fourth largest of all media in advertising dollars at over $17 billion in local in 2019. Cable TV is forecast at $5.8 billion in 2019. While digital/online television advertising accounts for…
National brands are expected to spend $62.7 billion in 2019 to target local consumers, according to BIA's latest report. While national brands continue to invest heavily in national advertising to build brand awareness and favorability, they’re increasingly taking their marketing programs to…
More than half of radio advertisers (53.4%) are planning to increase their advertising spend in 2019, compared to only 35% of the businesses in our annual SAM™ survey. Radio advertisers use an average of 13 different media channels for advertising. What do they plan to increase their…
More than 40% of US small businesses (SMBs) sell brands or branded products that potentially qualify for co-op funding. Local media and marketing sellers have a significant revenue opportunity in helping eligible SMBs access co-op programs. But many media sellers…
For many businesses, large and small, marketing is confusing and stressful. What media works best? What can they afford? Do they stick with what has worked in the past or try something new? We looked at large and small businesses…
Video is a key marketing tool driving consumer purchases, particularly among millennials, according to Brightcove's 2018 Video Marketing Survey. 76% of all consumers surveyed reported they made a purchase after viewing a video. If you look at just millennials (18-34) that…
We kicked off this week with a webinar covering advertising trends of local businesses along with a great presentation on how businesses need to adjust their SEO and content for voice search. Local businesses are using multiple channels to keep up with…
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.…
Businesses are using an average of 8 different media channels for their advertising, according to results from BIA's Survey of Advertising & Marketing (SAM). While 8 is the average, some businesses depending on the type of advertiser or industry it can be…
BIA will be releasing results of a newly designed survey including local, and now multi-location/regional and national, businesses that target local audiences in their advertising and marketing. The new survey series, Survey of Advertising and Marketing – SAM, replaces our…
Out of necessity, small businesses are the quintessential multi-taskers when it comes to advertising and marketing their businesses. Technology and the low cost of digital advertising has made it somewhat easier for a small business to advertise on their own. In fact…
56.5% of small businesses are using mobile advertising, according to data from BIA’s latest Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey report, Mobile Advertising and Small Businesses, up from 22.9% of small businesses just two years ago. Small business advertisers are attracted to mobile's better ad reach, as…