The growth of online classifieds has continued, even though online spending has diminished with the recession and bad press has plagued some online classified sites, like Craigslist. I had a chance to interview Greg Collier, CEO of Geebo, about how his company has fared over the last several months, his view of the industry and where Geebo is headed in the future.

Over the next several months, join BIA and The Radio Workout team as we examine vital changes in local radio’s business model at a critical period in the industry’s evolution. We will be publishing a weekly series of blogs called, “The New Radio Model” and cover emerging radio business models in the following areas:

Operations and …

Mobile’s role in media and Internet companies’ multiplatform business models to be explored by industry executives at BIA/Kelsey’s “Winning Media Strategies” conference, May 20-22
In a forecast released today, BIA’s The Kelsey Group (www.kelseygroup.com), a division of BIA Advisory Services, LLC (www.bia.com), predicts U.S. mobile search advertising revenues to grow from $39 million in 2008 to …

This year’s NAB Show is all about bringing content to life and the creativity, insight and technology it takes to transform your business into a modern, cutting-edge operation. Rick Ducey, BIA’s Chief Strategy Officer and Program Director for the upcoming Winning Media Strategies Conference in Washington, DC (5/20 – 5/22) is one of the leaders …

The question of what is a “winning media strategy” and what is working for your business online are two important questions being posed to media executives leading to BIA’s Winning Media Strategies conference, May 20 – 22, in Washington, DC.
In the embedded video within this blog post, BIA’s Chief Strategy Officer and WMS Program Director, …

I posted a blog on Wednesday previewing the HD Radio Electronic Program Guide that took place that afternoon. The technology that is emerging from this project is going to make radio more durable in the long run.
As a listener I like the prospect of being able to view program listings to see what is on …

Television program schedules are a pretty essential interface for many of us. We want to know what programs are on the horizon, and tap into technologies like DVR and TIVO to ensure we can view what we want, when we want. In fact, we are so driven by our television program schedules that providers have …

Highlighting the dynamic nature of local markets and building off the research and themes they have echoed throughout the year (see the ILM Conference podcasts with Peter Krasilovsky and Michael Boland), The Kelsey Group has just released more than two-dozen key trends to watch for in 2009 in interactive local media, global Yellow Pages and …