by BIA Advisory Group | Oct 25, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social
Soleo, the Victor, N.Y.-based developer of search and call monetization services for local business, introduced a new version of its developer application programming interface (API) today at Street Fight Local. The new API supports voice search, complex text searches...
by BIA Advisory Group | Oct 21, 2016 | BIA, Blog
Facebook Pages get more actionable, LCM 20 reveals VSB website activity, and on-demand moves into professional services. These were a few topics on this week’s BIA/Kelsey LIVE. Produced by Mitch Ratcliffe and featuring a rotating cast of analysts and guests,...
by BIA Advisory Group | Oct 20, 2016 | BIA, Blog
BIA/Kelsey Bytes are excerpts from research reports. This is the latest installment from the recently launched report, Call Commerce: A $1 Trillion Economic Engine. It picks up where last week’s post left off. The report can be downloaded for free here. Call...
by Patrick Buono | Oct 17, 2016 | Press Releases
MEDIA Access Pro Online provides subscribers access to the broadcasting and newspaper industries leading database on tablets, laptops and Macs CHANTILLY, Va. (Oct. 17, 2016) – BIA/Kelsey, the leader in broadcasting and local advertising research and valuations,...
by Celine Matthiessen | Oct 13, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, SAM, SMBs
Small businesses use multiple channels for advertising and promotion, both paid and free. In our most recent Wave 20 of the Local Commerce Monitor™ (3Q/2016) small businesses that use broadcast in their mix of advertising have big advertising budgets that have...
by BIA Advisory Group | Oct 11, 2016 | BIA, Blog
Proposed Tax Code Changes Could Cost Family-Owned Businesses Dearly By Lauren Butler On August 2, the IRS issued proposed regulations regarding Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code. This could reduce or disallow the discounts on non-controlling interests in many...
by Rick Ducey | Oct 11, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SMBs
Just 40.3% of small businesses use websites for advertising or promotion purposes, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (Wave 20) survey of businesses with less than 100 employees conducted in Q3 2016. Where are the other 60%? Websites rank...
by Thomas Buono | Oct 10, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Radio
In its recent report on CBS Radio, BIA/Kelsey provides a detailed analysis on the radio industry, the leading radio groups and the markets in which CBS Radio competes.One conclusion is that the CBS Radio cluster in New York City could be worth $450 to $500 million:...
by Celine Matthiessen | Oct 7, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
Facebook and other social media channels tracked in the Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) Wave 20 continue to be the most popular used channels among small businesses. Small businesses’ top three reasons they spend to advertise on social media are 1) ease...
by Rick Ducey | Oct 7, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast
BIA/Kelsey will be speaking at NAB Show New York Nov 9-10 on two panels to share data and insights on trends and revenue strategies for programmatic local TV and next generation TV, aka ATSC 3.0. Let me know if you’re planning to attend and let’s meet-up....