Todd Handy, SEBPO's chief revenue officer joined BIA's Rick Ducey for a Leading Local Insights Podcast, Unraveling the Future of Local Media Revenue, to discuss how traditional media companies can grow digital revenues both in Q4 2023 and more so…
Original post amended March 29, 2023: The 12th Annual State of Media Sales Survey concluded in February 2023 and included 496 media sales reps and managers from broadcast TV, cable TV, radio, newspapers/magazines, direct response, and those who have more…
Marketron's 2023 Local TV Advertising Trends webinar, being hosted on January 25 at 2pm, will benchmark local TV ad projection numbers with BIA's 2023 U.S. Local Ad Forecast and will dive into tactics and strategies to find verticals that will…
As we step into 2023, there's uneasiness about the economy and how it will affect local advertising. BIA has been examining impacts from all angles. In this Leading Local Insights Podcast: Successful Selling in Uncertain Times, BIA's Nicole Ovada, VP…
In discussions with our clients, we're seeing many organizations struggling to hit their sales numbers. Sales leaders are wondering about the lingering impact of COVID, the economy, culture and other factors are affecting their sales team. Recruiting, retaining, compensating sales…
In the latest episode of BIA’s Leading Local Insights Podcast, Five Keys to Success in 2022: Follow the Money, BIA’s CEO and Founder, Tom Buono, talks about five keys to build a successful 2022: tapping into a robust political year,…
In this edition of BIA Advisory Services’ Vantage Points series, Robert Hawthorne, president of Hawthorne Search is our guest and he shares his perspective on how the pandemic will have a lasting impact on the sales process as we shift from live meetings…
Media sellers are increasingly focusing their revenue growth initiatives for local businesses on a mix of digital marketing solutions. While traditional media spend will grow, more and faster growth is occurring in digital. To explore the dynamics of this growth…
During the webinar, Navigating the Local Ad Marketplace During the Pandemic, BIA's Thomas Buono (CEO and Founder) and Rick Ducey (Managing Director), along with C. Lee Smith, President/CEO of SalesFuel and Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman of C-Suite Network and Primetime Television…
This week BIA's Thomas Buono (CEO and Founder) and Rick Ducey (Managing Director) were joined (virtually) by C. Lee Smith, President/CEO of SalesFuel and Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman of C-Suite Network and Primetime Television & Podcast Host in a webinar to…
With tomorrow's dawning, California will rumble as the epicenter of yet another seismic event. This time it'll be shifting tectonic plates in the data and marketing world that'll spin the dial on the Richter Scale. The California Consumer Protection Act…
Local advertisers from the small local cleaners to franchisees all have a similar challenge - getting their message in front of customers on many screens and places. On average, a local business uses at least 9 different ad channels. That means working…
Having worked with television executives for over 30 years, we understand the importance of success against the other in-market television competition. In many markets, a one share improvement in a key demo, coupled with the associated sales boost, can make…
Sales team composition is changing across all industries as information technology concentrates decision-making data in the hands of sales managers. Consequently, there are far more sales managers than at any time in history while the number of supporting roles, such…
Fall is usually ushered in by shorter days and lots of pumpkin spice lattes. At BIA/Kelsey fall is the time we release data from our annual survey of small businesses, The Local Commerce Monitor™ now in Wave 20. BIA/Kelsey's Local Commerce…
No one goes into a sales transformation process thinking it will be easy. Yet nearly everyone underestimates just how hard it will be. Join BIA/Kelsey and BuzzBoard, along with special guests from the front lines of digital sales transformation for…
Deliver on Promises It's not surprising that the top characteristic SMBs said they want from their local sales person is that they deliver on what they promise. While sales is not fulfillment, when setting expectations with SMBs there should be a…
Today's impatient, demanding, empowered and mobile-first consumer has an attention span that rivals that of a goldfish and expectations that would make any diva blush. Today's consumer wants its information fast and mobile optimized, and has developed very high standards for service…
What are the best ways to tackle the perennial local challenges of fragmentation and churn? YP is a company with lots to say on this topic, and it holds important lessons for innovating and restructuring in disruptive times, as we covered…
In our current survey we asked SMBs how they like to purchase digital advertising. SMBs prefer "Do-it-Yourself" (DIY) over assistance. Only 19.4% reported preferring some type of assistance aka "Do-It-With-Me" (DIWM) or "Do-It-For-Me" (DIFM). SMBs prefer DIY because they believe it's…