The Franchise of the Future Street Fight

The Franchise of the Future

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The franchise MULO (multi-location) business model has been around since 1731 and boomed in the U.S. in 1960, with the formation of the International Franchise Association (or IFA). The IFA now represents 1,300 franchisors, 10,000 franchisees, and more than 600 professionals and suppliers to the industry, according to its website (which also features a robust […]

DevHub Mark Michael Speaks About Today's Franchise and Tech

Mark Michael Speaks About Today’s Franchise and Tech

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DevHub CEO and Founder Mark Michael describes his company as the “torso” of the franchise brand ecosystem. DevHub specializes in building front-end websites that power the entire franchisor-to-franchisee-to-consumer experience. Their technology has more than 75 integrations with other commonly used platforms, and he often speaks about the power of human relationships in solving problems and […]

Career Moves: Locality, Uberall, Duda, Yext, DevHub, Moz, Vcita and more

Career Moves: Locality, Uberall, Duda, Yext, DevHub, Moz, Vcita and more

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In Street Fight’s biweekly roundup of career moves, Kelly Benish looks at new faces at Uberall, Moz, Devhub , Wix and more, anniversaries at ReachDesk, Botify and beyond plus numerous opportunities at companies including TikTok, Snap and Seismic Locality announced the appointment of industry expert John Brohel as their new Chief Financial Officer. Brohel brings […]

LBMA: MomentFeed Unveils “Enhanced Local Photos”

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers P&G’s SK-II retail pop-up in China, Burger King partnering with Rovio’s Angry Birds, MomentFeed unveiling “enhanced local photos,” and Ford patenting a new system for billboard-to-car advertising. Also, Mark Michael, CEO of DevHub, visits the pod. DevHub just acquired Brickwork Software.

DevHub Acquires Brickwork Software to Expand Online-to-Offline Marketing Power

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Brickwork will be operated by DevHub going forward, and the company’s software will become a product in DevHub’s lineup of solutions. DevHub CTO Daniel Rust believes that Brickwork’s software will make DevHub’s current offerings to local marketing brands even stronger by enabling new online-to-store conversion actions, such as appointment booking and event RSVP.

DevHub Launches ‘TXT a Restaurant,’ Enabling More Interaction With Consumers

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The website-building platform can manage hundreds of local sites for a single agency or brand. This week, the company is launching DevHub Labs and is announcing the group’s first experiment, “TXT a Restaurant” — which will allow local businesses to try out a new digital tool: click-to-text, a new way to connect with consumers who may be hesitant to use the more traditional click-to-call.

Street Fight Daily: Wal-Mart May Buy Jet.com, MasterCard Teams Up with PlaceIQ

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Looking at Amazon, Wal-Mart in Talks to Buy Web Retailer Jet.com… New Report Identifies Enterprise Customer Types and Needs… MasterCard Hooks Up With PlaceIQ for Location-Based Insights…