LBMA Podcast: Timehop, AudioVox and Factual’s Tyler Bell

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Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing, a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association, with hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan. In this week’s episode, YFind is acquired by Ruckus Wireless; Weston Expressions launches Linkett to connect smartphones with dumb screens; Cineplex expands their out-of-home reach by acquiring EK3 Technologies; Timehop raises $3 million; Imersia brings Epic to life in New Zealand; Garmin brings HUD to the dashboard; AudioVox partners with AT&T for on-board auto diagnostics. Plus a Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin, our resource of the week on Showrooming and special guest Tyler Bell of Factual.

Episode 140

Recorded: July 28, 2013
Hosts: Rob Woodbridge & Asif Khan

Show highlights:

A few announcements

– Do you have a location based marketing question? Ask us here and we’ll answer it on an upcoming show.

Featured Guest: Tyler Bell of Factual (26:00)

A Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin: The retail quest for the mobile cookie? (10:08)

Mobile fascination of the week: Everlapse (6:30)

Top news of the week

1. YFind acquired by Ruckus Wireless (12:40)
2. Weston Expressions launches Linkett (16:00)
3. Cineplex to acquire EK3 Technologies (21:25)
4. Timehop raises $3M (38:40)
5. Imersia + 20thCenturyFox + Westfield Malls (46:53)
6. Garmin’s take on the dashboard HUD (51:55)
7. AudioVox and AT&T automobile on-board diagnostics (57:08)

Resource of the week: Showrooming numbers (62:00)

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