by Celine Matthiessen | Jul 20, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, Verticals
BIA forecasts that the spend on retail will increase to $32.93 billion by 2022. With the increase in mobile usage throughout this forecasted period, mobile advertising is going from 7.9% of the total retail spends in local to 12.7% in 2022. Amazon and the rise of...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 8, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, SAM, SMBs
Free and low-cost digital and social media channels are most popular in use among retail small businesses, but they give higher return on investment (ROI) marks to traditional media channels such as TV and cable, according to data from Wave 21 of our Local Commerce...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 23, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SMBs, Verticals
Small businesses use technology and tools along with their advertising and marketing to run their businesses. Depending on the type of small business there are differences in what they use and adopt. We delve into the differences and similarities of small businesses ...
by Celine Matthiessen | Dec 19, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SMBs
While many consumers are skipping lines and going online in store shopping is still strong. The consumer purchase journey has become more complex and advertisers have embraced omni- channel strategies in response to consumers shopping behaviors. In the US total...
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...
