by MacKenzie Lovings | Apr 21, 2021 | BIA, BIA Podcast, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast
The pandemic slammed the brakes on the vast amount of travel around the country last year and into the beginning of this year. Now, as the vaccine rollout reaches millions of people every day, there’s a strong sense Americans will plan a trip (or two) this...
by MacKenzie Lovings | Apr 13, 2021 | BIA Podcast, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast
In episode 5 of Leading Local Insights, Financial Services Businesses and Local Media, BIA’s Managing Director Rick Ducey examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the legal services vertical. According to BIA’s estimates, the Financial...
by MacKenzie Lovings | Apr 6, 2021 | BIA Podcast, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Verticals
In episode 4 of Leading Local Insights, Legal Services’ Ad Spend Activity, BIA industry analyst Suzanne Ackley examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the legal services vertical. For 2021, BIA estimates that total local ad spending for...
by MacKenzie Lovings | Mar 24, 2021 | BIA, BIA Podcast, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Verticals
During the height of the pandemic last year, the Home Services vertical grew while other verticals like retail and restaurants contracted. Obviously sheltering in place gave people the time they needed to tackle improvements to the inside and outside of their home....
by Suzanne Ackley | Dec 17, 2020 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, COVID Pandemic, Local Advertising Forecast, Radio, Verticals
The $15.7 billion BIA is estimating in ad spend for local television (broadcast and online), while down from 2020 levels of $16.8 billion, represents a strong recovery for the media when you remove the unprecedented amounts of political ad spend. Excluding political...
by Suzanne Ackley | Dec 3, 2020 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, COVID Pandemic, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising, Radio
BIA Advisory Services estimates total local advertising revenue across all media in the U.S. will reach $137.5 billion in 2021, up 2.5 percent year-over-year from $134.1 billion in 2020. Even without the presence of significant political advertising, BIA expects this...
