BIA/Kelsey Events


 December 9 - 11, Los Angeles, CA

Interactive Local Media 2009 (ILM:09) is where the local online media community gathers to learn what's working, make connections and do deals.

The program features keynotes and sessions with the industry’s most important and innovative executives, research from BIA/Kelsey’s Interactive Local Media advisory service, and two SuperForums focused on Mobile Local Media and Out-of-Home advertising.
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BIA/Kelsey Survey: Evolution of Ad Media and Spending

BIA/Kelsey is interested in your attitudes about the kinds of changes the media industry will face in the period from 2009 to 2013. Our 10-question survey is designed to get an industry-wide perspective on advertising spending in traditional media as well as digital media sources such as online and mobile. Click here to take our survey.

Press Announcements


November 17, 2009
 BIA/Kelsey Mobile Consumer Study Reveals Surge in Non-voice Communications, Driven by Smartphone Proliferation  
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November 4, 2009
 BIA/Kelsey Forecasts Digital Out-of-Home Ad Revenues to Grow from $2.2B in 2009 to $3.7B in 2013, Driven by Consolidation, Partnerships and Platforms  
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October 21, 2009
 9% of SMBs Currently Use Twitter to Market Their Businesses, According to BIA/Kelsey  
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October 5, 2009
 BIA/Kelsey Analysis Shows Digital Word-of-Mouth Is Driving E-Mail, Reputation and Presence Management (ERPM) Platforms for SMB Advertisers  
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September 21, 2009
 BIA to Be Known as BIA/Kelsey; Reflects Acquisition and Expanded Expertise in Traditional and Online Media, Mobile Advertising, Local Search and Directory Marketplace  
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Industry Events

Radio Ink '10
December 8, Harvard Club, NYC
 Mark Fratrik, Ph.D., joins the panel: Radio Station Assets and Operations: A Look at the Broker Market and Optimizing Stick Values During the Restructuring of Radio Learn more »

In the News

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Mass Media Not So Massive
Investor's Business Daily

 

    Upcoming BIA/Kelsey Events

    ILM:09 - Interactive Local Media
    December 9-11, 2009
    Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
    Los Angeles, California

    ILM:09 is BIA/Kelsey's annual conference devoted to digital media with a local focus. Major topics to be covered include:

    • - Local: Show Me The Money
    • - Microsoft: Remaking the Local Portal
    • - Localizing the Big Sites
    • - Reputation - The New Driver for SMB Engagement
    • - Google Local ’09
    • - The Local/Lifestyle Nets
    • - Making Money With/For SMBs
    • - A Special Conversation with Yelp
    • - Self-Serve Has Arrived?
    • - Personalization and Local
    • - Mapping Out Local Revenue and Services


 

NAB Radio Show 2009
 During this year's NAB Radio Show, we discussed the growing opportunities stations have to leverage their unique promotional appeal on the local level to drive significant value for their digital business. Please click to view our presentation, Winning Strategies for Local Radio - National Trends, Local Opportunities, as well as other resources and conference events that may be helpful to your business efforts.

BIA/Kelsey Services

BIA/Kelsey offers a range of services to help broadcasters create and execute their own winning media strategies.

Recent Webinars - Available On-Demand

» How Can Media Companies Tackle the Mobile Opportunity and Extend to the Mobile Market? (8/6/09)

» Fire Up the Debate: BIA/Kelsey Tackles Winning Media Strategies for the TV, Radio, and Newspaper Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Market-by-Market Local Media Spending Reports
    Media Ad View     reports provide a detailed picture of advertising trends in a local market—offering vital market intelligence and a valuable competitive advantage in the share shift environment.

    Sales Training
    Passing Lane,     BIA/Kelsey's advanced online sales training system, teaches the new sales skills required to sell online products in conjunction with traditional local media products.

    Continuous Advisory Services
         Our continuous advisory services give clients ongoing direct access to our current research and analysis.
    Areas of coverage    :

    Mobile Local Media: Mobile Web and Content Delivery (MLM) - provides research and analysis of content, delivery (bandwidth and access device), and customer/advertiser acceptance.

    Interactive Local Media: Local, Social & Video (ILM) - authoritative source for research and analysis on business models, technology, advertising models and trends in the interactive local search and media space.

    Marketplaces: Verticals, Classifieds & E-Commerce     -  the source for understanding and tracking the rapidly evolving online vertical and classified market space.

     

 BIA Capital Strategies, LLC is a specialized, research-oriented investment bank serving the media and communications industries. Clients benefit from our industry knowledge and expertise, as well as our longstanding relationships and the trust we have built with a broad range of capital providers. Committed to responsiveness and integrity, BIA Capital has completed more than $1 billion in transactions.

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    Corporate Services

» Provide Strategic & Financial Advice 0 in matters including acquisitions, internal expansion opportunities, recapitalizations and shareholder liquidity.

» Raise Capital including senior debt, mezzanine investments and equity in amounts ranging from $5 to $200 million.

» Provide Buy/Sell Representation that encompasses comparable sales information and a thorough understanding of the strategic and economic motivations of other parties together with a targeted list of the ideal candidates.

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BIA Digital Partners provides cost-effective junior capital to growing middle market companies in the media and entertainment, telecommunications, information services, and business services sectors.

As a private investment firm with a mezzanine focus, our investments are in the form of subordinated debt with warrants; in select cases, investments may also include equity securities.

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Recent Announcements

Nov 2, 2009
BIA Digital Partners Leads a $25 Million Investment in The Motley Fool with Co-Investment Provided by Patriot Capital

Fund Overview

BIA Digital Partners invests in private companies with enterprise values typically ranging from $20 to $100 million. Investment size ranges from $4 to $12 million per company, with structures usually taking the form of subordinated debentures with warrants to purchase equity securities. In select situations, we may also invest directly in equity securities. BIA DP also considers larger investments of up to $25 million through co-investment from our limited partners or other firms. Typically, our investments are in companies seeking capital for a variety of purposes, including organic growth, acquisitions, leveraged or management buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debt.

BIA Digital Partners is licensed as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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