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…
Core franchisees* spent an average of $2,009 on advertising and promotion in 2017, while Plus Spender franchisees* spent an average of $86,275, according to Wave 21 of our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). Over 3/4 of franchisees (77%) plan…
It's that time of year again; BIA/Kelsey's spring release of its local media forecast. This is broken down into its media components, such as Online, TV, Yellow Pages, Mobile, etc... The full forecast will be out in a few weeks.…
Consumers today want to feel like they are recognized and known personally by the stores they shop at and by the brands they buy. For national brands, targeting consumers and reaching that personal level can be a challenge. Many brands,…
Today, BIA/Kelsey released its U.S. Local Media Forecast (2012-2017), showing local ad revenues of $133B (2012) growing to $152B (2017). This includes advertising targeted to geographically specific audiences, such as Newspapers, Radio, TV, Interactive, etc.. One important slice of this…
SMBs that utilize mobile advertising distinguish themselves by more than being trendsetters. They are spending more advertising dollars, tend to be early adopters in their use of digital compared to their counterparts and are savvier in how they leverage data…
Google continues a long line of recent mobile advertising additions with today's launch of Boost ads for mobile. This is essentially the mobile version of Boost, which it launched on the desktop in October. There it joined Tags in an…
