by Suzanne Ackley | May 16, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Conferences, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social
Traditional media platforms will account for nearly 70% of the $18.5 billion local advertising spent in California’s 12 television markets this year. By 2021, however, that percentage will have decreased to just slightly over 59%, as online/digital and mobile...
by Celine Matthiessen | May 15, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Conferences, Mobile-Social, SMBs
Smartphones are used by just about everyone, and they’re being used to make offline buying decisions. In fact, more than 50% of all retail purchases are influenced by mobile, according to the National Retail Federation, and that’s not just paid...
by Suzanne Ackley | May 10, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Conferences, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social, Verticals
Local advertising in California will reach $18.5 billion in 2017 across 12 geographic markets (including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento), according to BIA/Kelsey’s local market advertising forecast. Businesses in retail, automotive and general services...
by Rick Ducey | May 1, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Mobile-Social
The social media advertising industry targeting local audiences in the U.S. will more than double to $31.5 billion by 2021, up from $14.9 billion in 2016. As social platforms like Facebook have made direct monetization of their platforms a reality, there is a strong...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 26, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Mobile-Social, Newspapers, Radio, SAM, SMBs
Core small businesses, those who spend less than $25,000 annually on advertising and promotion, had an average advertising budget of $5,504 in 2016, according to our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). LCM dives into their spending,...
by Celine Matthiessen | Mar 27, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SMBs
Instagram reports more than 1 million monthly advertisers with, according to the company, most being small businesses. According to a recent article on Forbes.com, Instagram’s focus on DIY advertising tools for small businesses has paid off. Instagram also...
