Networking, Learning and Deal-Making
Bringing Together the Local Media Community
BIA/Kelsey puts a strong emphasis on building a community of local
media decision makers through a variety of high value engagement opportunities.
During the year, we produce industry leading conferences that are consistently
recognized for the quality of their speakers and content. View
the 2013 conference schedule now.
BIA/Kelsey analysts and executives also speak and participate in industry
events and host valuable webinars covering a variety of topics from
sales transformation, mobile and social media and much more.
We also invite you to join us on our social
networking channels as
we use today’s engaging technologies to interact with you and
provide valuable information. We look forward to meeting with you throughout
the year!
Spotlight Conference
September 11-13 | Austin, TX
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LEADING
IN LOCAL: SMB Digital Marketing (Formerly
SMB Digital Marketing) follows the
highly successful 2012 event, and will
continue to examine the leading edge
of small-business marketing innovation. Learn more >>
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What People Say About BIA/Kelsey Conferences
Our events consistently get high marks from local digital media executives.
Here’s what past attendees have said about their conference experience.
“BIA/Kelsey conferences have continued to get better and better
and with each one, more and more essential for those in the local interactive
space. Boston (ILM East 2012) was the best yet. In an industry where
next week's news is already too old, BIA/Kelsey conferences allow a
great perspective into the future of local online as well as the current
landscape.”
“It was an awesome show as usual! You guys consistently bring
in excellent speakers and it's always great for me to hear from the
media community, since it's a perspective that's never represented
at traditional search industry shows. Thanks again for inviting me
and looking forward to your event in Austin in September already!”
—David Mihm, Director, Local Search Strategy, SEOmoz
“We are very honored to participate as a Future Star. BIA/Kelsey
has always been an amazing experience. I only have great things to
say about BIA/Kelsey. BIA/Kelsey is really the leading conference in
the industry and any recognition from BIA/Kelsey (composed of industry
leaders, key executives and top experts) is very big to the rest of
the world, especially for investors and strategic partners. Future
Stars really represents what BIA/Kelsey, the industry experts, thinks
the future is in local. It’s like a big endorsement.”
—Sabira Arefin, CEO, LocalBlox (LEADING IN LOCAL Future Star)
“The conference was great. Your program was great and the speakers
were perfect for the conference content. Nice job. I am so stoked about
September's SMB program. Once again, thanks for such a great, informing
experience.”
—Kelly Bolyard, VP of Business Development, Truth
Publishing Company
“Once again we want to thank you for making the Leading in Local conference
so much fun for us. We met a tremendous number of people that we think
can become future partners or customers. You and the entire BIA/Kelsey
team were always there to support us. Thanks again. See you in Austin!”
—Doug
Herman, Director, Account Management, Pricing
Engine (LEADING IN LOCAL
Future Star & LOCAL Liftoff Awards Silver Finalist)
“This was a great contest. We are truly honored and very happy
to be one of the 13 Future stars recognized by BIA/Kelsey. This is
big for our tiny little startup. We got a ton of traction from it already
on Twitter/Facebook from our fans/followers who have liked/tweeted
for us and showed the love for our company. Congrats to the winning
teams.”
—Sabira Arefin, CEO, LocalBlox (LEADING IN LOCAL Future
Star)
“You
seemed to have hit the rare trifecta of high quality attendees, informative
sessions and great organization. Looking forward to the next one.”
—Kenny
Herman, VP of Business Development, SinglePlatform
“This show
was probably the best I've ever attended in terms of interesting, relevant
content and great networking.”
—Malcolm Lewis, Senior
VP, Local.com
