by Celine Matthiessen | Jun 2, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Instagram is being used by more small businesses. According to our Local Commerce Monitor ™ social media, especially newer channels like Instagram, are very appealing to small businesses. In our survey 11% of SMBs say they use Instagram and the majority report...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jun 1, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
In our Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey of SMBs we asked SMBs what model they prefer for online advertising – Do It Myself (DIY) or Do It With/For Me (DIWM/DIFM). The vast majority (58.2%) prefer a DIY model. When we look at the marketing priorities...
by Suzanne Ackley | May 25, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Larger SMBs, those spending more than $25,000 annually on advertising and promotion, are known as Plus Spenders in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey of small and medium businesses. These Plus Spenders spend an average $75,169 annually for...
by Suzanne Ackley | May 11, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Smaller SMBs, otherwise known as Core SMBs in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey of small and medium businesses, spend an average $2,471 annually for advertising and promotion. As you can see in the table below, Core SMBs that use social...
by Suzanne Ackley | May 4, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
New businesses* are heavy users of free or (relatively) low cost advertising, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey of SMBs. While most of the small- and medium-sized businesses in the survey report using a Facebook page and website for...