by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 6, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, SAM, SMBs
Of the SMBs in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor survey of small and medium businesses that use video* for advertising and promotion, nearly half (45.6%) say they made it themselves, a quarter (24.4%) say they have a custom produced video, and less than 20% have a...
by Celine Matthiessen | Mar 31, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
According to our Local Commerce Monitor™ data the main driver of adoption of new technology for SMBs is cost and ease of use. Ascend2 and Research Partners in their recent State of Digital Marketing/SMB Benchmarks 2016 look deeper into the what and why SMBs...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 30, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Facebook reigns supreme as the most popular channel used for advertising and promotion by the vast majority of SMBs in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor survey of small and medium businesses. But for SMBs in the Professional Services* vertical, LinkedIn is the...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 23, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
When it comes to choosing media for advertising or promotion, small businesses that use co-op advertising programs are like other SMBs in our Local Commerce Monitor survey — a Facebook page is the most used. As shown in the chart below, SMBs that use co-op...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 17, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
There are some basic differences between SMBs that prefer “Do It With Me” and “Do It For Me” (DIWM/DIFM) models for digital advertising and those that opt for a “Do It Myself” (DIY) model. For example, DIWM/DIFM SMBs are typically...
