by Nicole Ovadia | Apr 9, 2024 | BIA, Blog, Economic Pulse
April is one of my favorite months. As we emerge from the cold of Winter, I find an extra spring in my step filled with hope, anticipation and wonder. This year, as we close the first quarter, I think it’s a ripe time to take a look around to see how things are going...
by MacKenzie Lovings | Jan 20, 2023 | BIA, BIA Podcast, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Verticals
At BIA, we are, like most of you, assessing the new year and planting our feet firmly to get ready for opportunities and challenges. And, we are discussing our thinking with all with you in the podcast series we’re doing this month called, New Year, New Insights. In...
by Suzanne Ackley | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Verticals
The Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) category, including well-known national brands and less-known regional and local favorites, will spend nearly $4.5 billion in local advertising this year, as reported in BIA Advisory Services’ latest vertical industry report,...
by BIA Advisory Group | Jan 10, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, Newspapers
AirBnB, the home and apartment on-demand rental service, said yesterday it will lead a $13 million investment in Resy, a New York-based restaurant reservation service founded by entrpreneurs Gary Vaynerchuk, Ben Leventhal and Michael Montero. All have deep online...
by Suzanne Ackley | Feb 24, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SAM, SMBs, Verticals
SMBs in the Entertainment* vertical are more committed to digital media than the average SMB, according to data from Wave 19 of Local Commerce Monitor (LCM), our survey of small and medium businesses. These SMBs allocated 42.1% of spending to digital in the last 12...
