Most local advertisers (73%) consider social media marketing to be a “necessary evil.” That’s up from 60% in 2020, according to a poll conducted over the summer by Borrell Associates, a research firm ...

CHANTILLY, Va.—BIA Advisory Services has issued a new U.S. Local Advertising Forecast for 2025 that is predicting the local digital ad spend will surpass traditional media for the first time, with 52% ...

Google now auto-selects photos for Local Services Ads. Image selection may impact ad ranking and engagement. Advertisers should upload 3-5 high-quality, original photos. Google introduces AI photo ...

BIA Advisory Services’ newly published 2024 US Local Advertising Forecast anticipates a robust year for local advertising, with projected total revenues hitting $175.6 billion. This surge of 8.6% over ...

Nextdoor wants local advertisers to feel more at home on its platform. On Wednesday, the company rolled out a bunch of new advertising capabilities, including campaign optimization, contextual weather ...

U.S. local advertising is estimated to rise 8.1% to $184.5 billion this year, driven by “stronger-than-expected” digital mobile, social media, and connected TV (CTV), according to BIA Advisory ...

There is an increased wariness among local ad buyers, and less spending is anticipated in the second quarter of 2025 — pushing it to its highest second quarter spending dip since the harrowing days of ...

As cable subscribers cancel their subscription at a record pace, local advertisers are increasingly relying on CTV to reach consumers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file) One of the fastest growing ad ...

Independent local news publisher uses AdButler as middleware infrastructure to connect 65 digital out-of-home screens to ...

CHANTILLY, Va.—BIA Advisory Services has revised its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast (released in Q4 2025), projecting total local ad revenue to reach $184.5 billion, reflecting approximately 8.1 ...

Advertising revenue across local U.S. media will decline by 0.5% in the coming year, projects the latest forecast from BIA Advisory Services. The projection, which spans 16 media and 96 sub-verticals, ...

As the 2023 upfront approaches, NBCU is offering media buyers a platform to buy ads around the world ... or in a single local market. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor At a moment when the advertising ...