by BIA Advisory Group | Apr 26, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Conferences
John Allan was brought on to reform the Australian directory company Sensis into a business that could survive in a future that demands nimbleness and efficiency across the enterprise but particularly in the sales organization. Directory sales organizations...
by BIA Advisory Group | Apr 22, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Conferences, Mobile-Social
Jeff Biesman knows it sounds cliche, but local companies still don’t do it: “Have the local business owner’s interests at heart.” As VP of Customer Marketing and Acquisition at YP, he has perhaps more perspective than anyone in local about...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 21, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Newspapers, Radio
Google was the top biller in Boston in 2015, according to BIA/Kelsey’s new Local Competition Report on the Boston television market, with nearly $238 million in local advertising revenue* – more than double its nearest competitor, Hearst Television, in 2nd place...
by Rick Ducey | Apr 21, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social
Last week’s AdExchanger’s Programmatic I/O conference drew an unexpectedly large audience of about 900 publishers, brands, agencies, adtech and other industry executives to focus on all things programmatic. Programmatic’s main innovations...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 20, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Size matters, when it comes to small- and medium-sized businesses, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey of SMBs. While the vast majority of SMBs surveyed prefer a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) model for digital advertising, there’s...
by BIA Advisory Group | Apr 18, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Conferences
BIA/Kelsey’s ENGAGE conference next month in Austin, Texas, is about innovating and executing in the local and SMB digital marketplace. The local and SMB space isn’t just about creating tools, it’s also about building audiences in order to drive...
