Kelsey Local Media Blog
Google is testing a new advertising feature that bridges the gap between people who have visited brands' websites via desktop with advertisements on their mobile devices, and vice-versa. This comes at a time where Desktop search in the US is…
Dex Media plans to spend 2014 moving past the integration phase that occupied much of last year, and into an execution phase focused on dialing in the right digital product set for small-business advertisers. The result should be an improving…
This morning Yodle announced two new features that will be added to the services it provides its clients as part of their online marketing solutions package: online reviews management and photo syndication. "Our goal is for Yodle to be the…
The cliche that men hate to shop and women love it is pretty deeply ingrained in our collective psyche. But the truth is, everyone shops. The real differences between men and women involve not whether they like to shop, but…
Content marketing is fast becoming core to many SMB marketing strategies, to the point that it threatens to crowd out more traditional media spending. And call monetization is getting more attention as growing smartphone use spurs a rapid rise…
More evidence emerged today that calls are the preferred local performance measurement currency. The call analytics firm Telmetrics released data showing a 160% increase in the number of online local search call programs it monitored in 2013. So what does…
SMBs now have about 76 million reasons to get their social and e-commerce strategy married. Millennials, those between the ages of 18-34, are making social e-commerce more prevalent than ever. According to our Consumer Commerce Monitor™ survey, 56 % of…
Plus Spender SMBs showed a wide diversity in media usage in BIA/Kelsey's most recent Local Commerce Monitor™ (LCM) survey, Wave 17. Plus Spender SMBs consist of SMBs that spend an average of over $75,000 annually on media advertising and promotion.…
In the U.S., Hispanic consumers usage of smartphones, tablets, social networking and other forms of digital channels make this group one of today's most engaged populations in the local shopping space. On yesterday's "Hispanic Consumers Buy into Digital for Local…
Calls are the highest rated source of leads by SMBs according to BIA/Kelsey's Local Commerce Monitor™, with 66.4% of respondents considering calls a good or excellent lead source. As a result of such high lead generation, businesses are trying to get…
Here's a sneak peek at a couple slides from BIA/Kelsey's "Hispanic Consumers Buy Into Digital for Local Shopping" webinar, which is broadcasting Thursday, February 27. BIA/Kelsey's Dr. Mark Fratrik, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, and Meshach Cisero, Associate Analyst,…
Here's a sneak peek at a couple slides from BIA/Kelsey's "Hispanic Consumers Buy Into Digital for Local Shopping" webinar, which is broadcasting Thursday, February 27. BIA/Kelsey's Dr. Mark Fratrik, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, and Meshach Cisero, Associate Analyst,…
The case for local traditional media companies to transform their sales organizations is pretty clear. For years, BIA/Kelsey has been tracking the secular shift from traditional to digital spend through both its Local Media Forecast and Local Commerce Monitor™.…
Mobile website builder Duda Mobile is now just Duda. The name change goes beyond a Sean Parker-esque "cleaner" sensibility: It represents a broadened focus from just mobile, to now build SMB presence and functionality across all screens. That's well aligned…
Hispanic consumers are more social and mobile in their local shopping behaviors than non-Hispanic consumers, according to BIA/Kelsey's Consumer Commerce Monitor™ survey. When Hispanics shop locally they use social media more than non-Hispanic consumers; and when shopping they interact more…
It has been a quite the week for WhatsApp after being acquired for $19 billion by Facebook (FB) last Wednesday. Word about the deal has traveled fast. However, the big question that everyone is asking is "could the deal possibly…
Small business owners have a love-hate relationship with online reviews. Reviews are a great way to get discovered online, yet anyone who has received a negative review knows how frustrating it can be. Yodle, a leader in local online marketing,…
Small business owners have a love-hate relationship with online reviews. Reviews are a great way to get discovered online, yet anyone who has received a negative review knows how frustrating it can be. Yodle, a leader in local online marketing,…
Google is well known for its forays into seemingly exotic innovations such as skunkworks, top secret Project X research lab known for coming out with inventions like driverless cars, Google Glass and high altitude balloons for bringing the Internet to…
Google is well known for its forays into seemingly exotic innovations such as skunkworks, top secret Project X research lab known for coming out with inventions like driverless cars, Google Glass and high altitude balloons for bringing the Internet to…
