July, 2017 | Street Fight

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SMB Index: Local Stocks Down 2.8% in June

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 by Shubham Datta

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The SCP SMB Index declined 2.8% in June, after climbing for 2 consecutive months. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were both up 0.3% and 1.2% respectively. while the Nasdaq was down 0.9%. Groupon led the gainers, up 27.6% in June after dropping 23.8% in May. HubSpot led the list of losers, down 8.8% during the month.

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One Size Does Not Fit All in the SMB Digital Market

July 5, 2017June 11, 2019 by David Mihm and Mike Blumenthal

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“At the very least you have to recognize your day-to-day experiences both discovering and interacting with small businesses are wildly different from customers in rural markets,” David Mihm tells Mike Blumenthal in their biweekly chat.

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Street Fight Daily: Verizon Seeks Massive Data Deal, Yelp’s Google Grudge

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 by Joseph Zappa

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Is DexYP the Consolidator That Local Has Been Waiting for?… Verizon’s Plan to Challenge Google and Facebook is Fraught with Challenges… Yelp’s Six-Year Grudge Against Google…

Commentary

Dead Fingers Still Walking?

July 4, 2017 by Andrew Shotland

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While Google and Facebook may have a lock on consumers and big advertisers, in no way do they have a lock on SMB advertisers. If Dex Media/YP can provide a better experience for its advertisers, it’s got a real shot at keeping those fingers walking well into the future.