PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Klout, Syzzle.me
Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing, a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association. In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan highlight British Petroleum’s innovative use of Navteq to drive (literally) gas sales; Boingo and Bango make plays – one with the Westfield Group, the other with Facebook; Dwolla closes cash; Groupon makes a buy; and both question the need for Klout. Scott Rankine also talks up the yet-to-be released Syzzle.me. Phew, big show!
Episode 64
Recorded: February 11, 2012
Hosts: Rob Woodbridge & Asif Khan
Show highlights:
1. BP partners with Navteq in South Africa to drive gas sales
2. Boingo partners with the Westfield Group to bring WiFi to their malls
3. Duofactor.com launches location-based authentication systems
4. Loc-Aid brings tracking by phone number to life360.com
5. Facebook signs deal with Bango – mobile commerce enabled ads coming next?
Product of the Week
Syzzle: With special guest Scott Rankine(30:35)
Funding News
1. Dwolla closes a $5M series B
2. Groupon buys Adku
3. Klout acquires Blockboard
Resource of the Week
The Local Merchant: Inside the Minds and Motivations of the Business Owners Driving a $43 Billion Advertising Market (47:05)
Subscribe to TWiLBM: Audio feed | Video Feed