by BIA Advisory Group | Mar 17, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social
McDonald’s enters mobile payments, Google upgrades dispay ads and Yext files for a long-anticipated IPO. These were the topics discussed on this week’s BIA/Kelsey LIVE. Produced by Mitch Ratcliffe and featuring a rotating cast of guests, we’ll be...
by BIA Advisory Group | Mar 14, 2017 | BIA, Blog
Yext, the “knowledge engine” of business listings, has filed to offer stock to the public after 11 years of challenging growth. Between 2015 and 2016, Yext saw net revenues rise 49.5 percent to $89.7 million while net losses increased by 53.1 percent. Yext...
by BIA Advisory Group | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Mobile-Social
Snapchat is my new favorite dark horse in the world of location-based marketing. We’ve covered its local implications a few times on the page and on the stage, which most recently advanced with Geofilters. Following its white paper on the topic, Yext held a...
by BIA Advisory Group | Jul 26, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Conferences
Denny’s has suffered from a “good problem to have”: too much familiarity among consumers. Many know the brand but hadn’t ordered a Grand Slam Breakfast in years. And many millennials aren’t engaged at all. This was a challenge that Yext tackled...
by BIA Advisory Group | Jan 29, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SMBs
Retail beacons have gotten lots of attention and excitement over the past 24 months — most of it pre-mature. But it’s a technology that is starting to gain realistic adoption, and holds lots of promise for the perennial local challenge of offline...