by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 9, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Radio, SAM, SMBs
30.0% of SMBs that advertise on radio receive co-op advertising funds, according to data from Wave 19 of Local Commerce Monitor (LCM), our survey of small and medium businesses, compared to only 13.6% of overall SMBs in the survey. 31.3% of these radio SMBs receiving...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 3, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
SMBs are putting a bigger share of their advertising budget towards digital media, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor (LCM)™, Wave 19, survey of small-and-medium businesses. When looking at the data by vertical category (Professional...
by Celine Matthiessen | Feb 3, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
In the second year of examining franchises in BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) Wave 19 survey of small and medium-sized businesses, franchisees are increasingly using small agencies for their advertising and marketing. See the infographic below...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 2, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Newspapers, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
Home and Trade Services* SMBs use an average of 6 different channels for advertising, including print yellow pages, newspapers, direct mail and community sponsorships. While Facebook was the most popular channel used, print yellow pages, newspapers, direct mail and...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 27, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
According to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor (LCM), survey of small- and medium-sized businesses, the higher spending Plus Spender SMBs* had an average annual spend of $75,169 for advertising and promotion. The Plus Spenders spent an average of 17.8% of...
