by Suzanne Ackley | Jul 27, 2017 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs
New small businesses need to advertise to grow their businesses but, as shown in results from our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016), they spend far less than established (defined as growing or maintaining size and share) small...
by BIA Advisory Group | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog, Conferences, SMBs
Your product pitch may sound great to colleagues, partners, investors and others who speak the language of local commerce. But how well does it resonate with a real life SMBs? We posed this challenge to a handful of local startups at BIA/Kelsey ENGAGE, including...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 21, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
The internet is flooded with how-to’s and “hacks” — quick, cheap ways to get things done. For new small businesses with limited resources, it’s essential to quickly get customers through the purchase funnel to survive. CenturyLink’s...