BIA/Kelsey Events


March 22-24, 2010
Sheraton San Diego
Hotel & Marina
San Diego, California

Marketplaces is the BIA/Kelsey conference that focuses on vertical services.

At this conference, you will hear from and meet all the important players in Marketplaces—the portals, search companies, verticals, promotion and coupon companies, Yellow Pages, newspapers, cityguides, hyperlocal, the money people and more.

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BIA/Kelsey Survey: Evolution of Ad Media and Spending

BIA/Kelsey is interested in your attitudes about the kinds of changes the media industry will face in the period from 2009 to 2013. Our 10-question survey is designed to get an industry-wide perspective on advertising spending in traditional media as well as digital media sources such as online and mobile. Click here to take our survey.

BIA/Kelsey Events

May 17-19, 2010
Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson
 Jersey City, New Jersey

Digital Strategies for Broadcasters 2010 (DSB) from BIA/Kelsey is focused on the hundreds of millions of dollars that broadcasters are poised to earn from the full array of digital services that are transforming the industry, ranging from Web sites and mobile apps to HD, 3D retrans and the new electronics.

Now in its second year, Digital Strategies for Broadcasters fully leverages BIA/Kelsey’s new research program led by Chief Strategy Officer Rick Ducey, former VP research at NAB. It will feature cutting-edge analysis, and presentations from top broadcast executives and thought leaders.

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Press Announcements

March 9, 2010
 BIA/Kelsey Forecasts Local Ad Spending on Broadcast to Reach $34.3B in 2014
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March 5, 2010
 HD Radio EPG Project Releases Phase 2 Final Report
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February 22, 2010
 BIA/Kelsey Forecasts U.S. Local Advertising Revenues to Reach $144.9B in 2014
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February 10, 2010
 Nearly Two-Thirds of SMB Advertisers Express Willingness to Buy Online Vertical Advertising
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In the News

Firm Sees Local Ad Markets In US Recovering Modestly in 2012
WSJ.com - Wall Street Journal  

BIA/Kelsey: Local Online Ad Growth Expected To Be Slow, But Steady
PaidContent.org

Local Ad Spend to Climb 2.2% through 2014; Shift to Digital Continues: BIA/Kelsey
MediaBuyerPlanner

BIA: Local Ads Will Rebound in ’12, Political Ads Will Aid Trad Media
MediaPost – MediaDailyNews

U.S. Local Ad Revenues to Reach $145 Billion in 2014
TVB | Television Broadcast

Hyperlocal’s $12B Opportunity For Stations
TVNewsCheck

 

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Reports

    Upcoming BIA/Kelsey Events

    Marketplaces 2010
    March 22-24, 2010
    Sheraton San Diego
    Hotel & Marina
    San Diego, California

    Marketplaces is the BIA/Kelsey conference that focuses on vertical services.

    At this conference, you will hear from and meet all the important players in Marketplaces—the portals, search companies, verticals, promotion and coupon companies, Yellow Pages, newspapers, cityguides, hyperlocal, the money people and more.

    Click for more information
    Digital Strategies for Broadcasters 2010
    May 17-19, 2010
    Hyatt Regency
    Jersey City on the Hudson
    Jersey City, New Jersey

    Digital Strategies for Broadcasters 2010 (DSB) from BIA/Kelsey is focused on the hundreds of millions of dollars that broadcasters are poised to earn from the full array of digital services that are transforming the industry, ranging from Web sites and mobile apps to HD, 3D retrans and the new electronics.

    Now in its second year, Digital Strategies for Broadcasters fully leverages BIA/Kelsey’s new research program led by Chief Strategy Officer Rick Ducey, former VP research at NAB. It will feature cutting-edge analysis, and presentations from top broadcast executives and thought leaders.

    Click for more information


BIA/Kelsey Services

BIA/Kelsey offers a range of services to help broadcasters create and execute their own winning media strategies.

Recent Webinars - Available On-Demand

» How Can Media Companies Tackle the Mobile Opportunity and Extend to the Mobile Market? (8/6/09)

» Fire Up the Debate: BIA/Kelsey Tackles Winning Media Strategies for the TV, Radio, and Newspaper Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Market-by-Market Local Media Spending Reports
    Media Ad View     reports provide a detailed picture of advertising trends in a local market—offering vital market intelligence and a valuable competitive advantage in the share shift environment.

    Sales Training
    Passing Lane,     BIA/Kelsey's advanced online sales training system, teaches the new sales skills required to sell online products in conjunction with traditional local media products.

    Continuous Advisory Services
         Our continuous advisory services give clients ongoing direct access to our current research and analysis.
    Areas of coverage    :

    Mobile Local Media: Mobile Web and Content Delivery (MLM) - provides research and analysis of content, delivery (bandwidth and access device), and customer/advertiser acceptance.

    Interactive Local Media: Local, Social & Video (ILM) - authoritative source for research and analysis on business models, technology, advertising models and trends in the interactive local search and media space.

    Marketplaces: Verticals, Classifieds & E-Commerce     -  the source for understanding and tracking the rapidly evolving online vertical and classified market space.

     

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Recent Announcements

Nov 2, 2009
BIA Digital Partners Leads a $25 Million Investment in The Motley Fool with Co-Investment Provided by Patriot Capital

Fund Overview

BIA Digital Partners invests in private companies with enterprise values typically ranging from $20 to $100 million. Investment size ranges from $4 to $12 million per company, with structures usually taking the form of subordinated debentures with warrants to purchase equity securities. In select situations, we may also invest directly in equity securities. BIA DP also considers larger investments of up to $25 million through co-investment from our limited partners or other firms. Typically, our investments are in companies seeking capital for a variety of purposes, including organic growth, acquisitions, leveraged or management buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debt.

BIA Digital Partners is licensed as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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