The Local On-Demand Economy seems to be taking over tech headlines, not to mention VC dollars. We've been covering this "Uberfication of Local" for the past couple years and more formally in the past few months. We've been calling it…
On demand local services (ODLS) a la Uber will not only bring buyer and seller together with leaner unit economics, but could also transform the way local services are marketed and fulfilled. This was the theme of a session we…
On demand local services (ODLS) a la Uber will not only bring buyer and seller together with leaner unit economics, but could also transform the way local services are marketed and fulfilled. This was the theme of a session we…
The innovation we've seen with Uber, Airbnb and a few other standouts of the "sharing economy" are about to take over every local vertical. This was according to Urgent.ly CEO and local media veteran Chris Spanos at BIA/Kelsey's ILM conference…
The innovation we've seen with Uber, Airbnb and a few other standouts of the "sharing economy" are about to take over every local vertical. This was according to Urgent.ly CEO and local media veteran Chris Spanos at BIA/Kelsey's ILM conference…
Like we do every year, BIA/Kelsey analysts huddle to formulate predictions for the coming year in respective areas of domain expertise. Last month, we released a report that highlights picks across these coverage areas. For more color on the predictions that pertain…
Like we do every year, BIA/Kelsey analysts huddle to formulate predictions for the coming year in respective areas of domain expertise. Last month, we released a report that highlights picks across these coverage areas. For more color on the predictions that pertain…
Apple Pay won't have the near term transformative effect on proximity payments that everyone seems to think. It will get there eventually, as "chicken & egg" hardware compatibility issues work themselves out in 2015. In the meantime, in-app payments will…
We've made no secret about bearish attitudes toward Apple Pay; owing mostly to user acclimation and POS implementation challenges. It requires network effect to gain the scale necessary for any two-sided marketplace to work. It's a classic local chicken &…
We've made no secret about bearish attitudes toward Apple Pay; owing mostly to user acclimation and POS implementation challenges. It requires network effect to gain the scale necessary for any two-sided marketplace to work. It's a classic local chicken &…
