by Suzanne Ackley | Aug 25, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Advertisers in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ annual survey of small and medium businesses that use directories (including Internet and Print Yellow Pages) spent more on advertising overall than those advertisers who don’t use directories. The...
by Suzanne Ackley | Aug 17, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Social media for the second year has topped as the most popular digital channel used by small businesses. 78% of small businesses say they use at least one social media channel according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™, Wave 20 (Q3/2016)....
by Rick Ducey | Aug 17, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social
Simpli.fi’s CEO Frost Prioleau recently shared with us some of his views, and a new product entry, into understanding how geotargeted ad spend drives offline conversion. Simpli.fi’s new product Geo-Conversion Lift takes on the problem of showing how...
by Rick Ducey | Aug 16, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Vantage Point
In this edition of BIA/Kelsey’s Vantage Points, we introduce one of our new industry executive advisers and welcome him to our team. Tony Marinaro has 30 years experience in market research and consumer insights and is the former head of research for LIN Media...
by Rick Ducey | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog, Vantage Point
In this latest in BIA/Kelsey Vantage Points article, Hawthorne Search answers talent-related questions pertaining to digital and local search. For more than 15 years Robert Hawthorne and his team have been helping industry companies find key hires for all functional...
by Rick Ducey | Aug 10, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, CTV/OTT
TV broadcasters’ paths to growth are gated by the ability to develop trusted and accurate measurement systems that clearly establish the size and attributes of the audiences delivered across linear and digital platforms. Based on BIA/Kelsey’s data...
by Suzanne Ackley | Aug 3, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Yesterday I wrote about how small businesses that use co-op advertising funds are heavy users of traditional media, particularly community sponsorships and direct mail. When we look at what digital advertising channels co-op users are adopting – video is key....
by Suzanne Ackley | Aug 2, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
According to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small and medium businesses (SMBs), 14.8% of the 1,000 SMBs in the survey report using co-op advertising funds. Of these, 21.1% are franchisees or licensees of larger national companies — most owning...
by Celine Matthiessen | Jul 31, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SMBs
For small businesses managing their local digital content including vital listings data like NAP (name, address and phone) can make or break their businesses. It’s one of the most important search ranking factors on Google. Most businesses are challenged with...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jul 27, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
New small businesses need to advertise to grow their businesses but, as shown in results from our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016), they spend far less than established (defined as growing or maintaining size and share) small...
