by Mike Boland | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog
Every quarter, BIA sizes the entire U.S. local advertising market — hundreds of markets, dozens of verticals, eighteen media channels. One channel keeps pulling away from the rest. Mobile isn’t just big. It’s the single largest channel in local media. This...
by Celine Matthiessen | Dec 10, 2019 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social, Verticals
Financial businesses are a huge segment of local targeted ad spend and include businesses like auto insurance, financial planners, credit unions and mortgage brokers. Businesses in financial are heavily invested in advertising that targets their potential customers....
by Suzanne Ackley | Nov 6, 2019 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, CTV/OTT, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
For 2020 political and over-the-top (OTT) advertising, and growth in mobile and social ads, will be key ingredients for local media’s 5.5% growth from 2019. BIA estimates total local advertising revenue in the U.S. will reach $161.1 billion in 2020, up from...
by Celine Matthiessen | Aug 1, 2019 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM
Local Social Ads Are Driving Growth Businesses comfort with social media, the ease of use for ad targeting, and ability to reach local consumers are driving the growth. BIA’s U.S. Local Advertising Forecast 2019 forecast that local social is growing at a good rate...
by Celine Matthiessen | Feb 27, 2019 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Mobile-Social, Newspapers, SAM
Local ad revenues for 2019 are forecasted to have a strong year. Unemployment and general optimism for future growth has led to strong consumer spending, with national and local advertisers having greater incentive to increase their spending as well. Local ad spending...
