What does BIA/Kelsey's fresh ad forecast say about the future of local? Is Google trying to own the content and the pipes? And what is YellCast? These were a few topics on this week's BIA/Kelsey LIVE. Produced by Mitch Ratcliffe and featuring…
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.…
Small businesses are feeling more optimistic about their businesses and industries, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Two new questions added in Wave 20 (3Q/2016) of our survey deal with SMBs' feelings regarding revenue changes in…
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 and…
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, we'll…
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.…
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…
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…
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 among the top…
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…
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…
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…
Google plants itself in the home, Samsung breaks into AI, and Facebook gets into local classifieds. 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, we'll be live every…
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.…
This is the latest in BIA/Kelsey’s Vantage Points series. On a periodic basis, it will tap the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local media and tech sectors. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect that of BIA/Kelsey. Please contact mbolandATbiakelsey if you…