When Big Brands Go Local, They Need to Think Social

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Social networks have become increasingly relevant in the local search space for consumers. Social’s impact on local search is far from limited to searches performed on local networks, though. It’s also impacting traditional search results, rankings and relevance. Here are three local-social tactics that need to be included in every national brand’s digital strategy…

Banjo CEO: Location Is Key for Social Apps

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Banjo, one of a number of fast-growing location-based social apps, recently reached one million users just nine months after its launch. The company’s founder, Damien Patton, talked to Street Fight recently about the impact of location technology, how advertising is evolving with social media, and the future of location-based social networks…

Street Fight Daily: WHERE to PayPal Media Net, Foursquare Venues

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...

EBay puts WHERE to work as PayPal Media Network (GigaOm)…

Want to Claim a Foursquare Venue Right Now? That Will Be $10 (Mashable)…

As Groupon Publicly Struggles, LivingSocial Continues to Grow (AllThingsD)…

Update: Street Fight Summit West Speakers, Sponsors & Attendees

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As the weeks count down to Street Fight Summit West, the best networking event in hyperlocal to hit the Bay Area, we’re excited to bring you some updates on who’s speaking, who’s sponsoring, who’s attending, and what everyone will be talking about.

Signpost Snags $3.75M in Funding, Poaches Patch Sales Exec

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The New York-based service, which pivoted from the consumer deals space in late 2010, aims to replicate the Google AdSense model for local commerce by providing creative, distribution and CRM tools for SMBs looking to manage ongoing local commerce campaigns…

6 Tools SMBs Can Use to Update Digital Directory Listings

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Almost half of all business listings on hyperlocal services and online directories include information that is outdated, incorrect, or incomplete — a major problem given that 92% of people use online directories to research products or services in their areas. Here are six platforms that merchants can use to improve the accuracy of their directory listings and increase their businesses’ exposure online…

How to Improve the Value and Effectiveness of Online Offers

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Poor trackability hurts everyone. The solution is an easy way to determine a new or returning user’s life cycle profitability and their average transaction volume, helping merchants make much smarter decisions about adjusting and targeting offers—and tracking ROI. Our whitepaper outlines the growing significance of offer effectiveness by detailing how to accomplish it and why it works.

Street Fight Daily: AmEx CFO to Groupon Board, DNA Info Expands

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...

Starbucks CEO Leaves Groupon Board to Make Room for AmEx CFO (PaidContent)…

NYC Hyperlocal News Startup DNA Info Hires Staff, Expands to Outer Boroughs (Washington Post)…

Yelp Gives $1.2M to Settle Unpaid Overtime Suit (GigaOm)…