How Retailers Can Improve Inventory Management in Real Time
Among other things, SymphonyAI is a SaaS company that enables retailers and convenience stores to see through the eyes of the customer regarding in-store products on shelves and improve inventory management. Using image capture from employee mobile devices, whether mobile phones, tablets, shelf cameras, ceiling cameras, or robots, both retailers and CPG companies use SymphonyAI’s […]
Consumers Continue to Spend with Department Store Brands
When Commerce Signals, a TransUnion company that provides credit and debit card insights for retail, restaurants, and entertainment, discovered that department store brands TJ Maxx, Kohls, Nordstrom, and Bergdorf Goodman took market share from the likes of Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, and Saks, Nick Mangiapane was not surprised. “That’s exactly the kind of question that Commerce […]
Airship Uses OpenAI to Enable Localized Content in Different Languages
App-customer retention rates just got a little easier to achieve if one tech company has its way. Airship, which puts the user experience at the center of the branded-app ecosystem and has powered trillions of mobile app interactions for thousands of global brands, has made some upgrades to its own technology. For the first time […]
KNIME Helps Improve Margins, Effectiveness for Brands
Retail and CPG leaders strategically use data to drive profitability. KNIME, an open-source data analytics platform, has helped numerous retailers to forecast inventory and stock requirements to optimize SKUs and reduce costs. Its data science set of tools has an interface easy enough for beginners and powerful enough for experienced users. It has also enabled […]
Groceries Have Opportunities to Build Customer Loyalty
Global consumers, feeling cautious in an uncertain economic climate, are going on fewer holidays and eating out less frequently, according to data analysis from Eagle Eye. This SaaS company powers real-time customer loyalty programs and promotions for grocers and retailers in the U.S. and abroad. In a report, “Grocery’s Great Loyalty Opportunity,” the findings suggest […]
Why NYC Needed a Rebrand
New York City is making a strong comeback in attracting business and leisure travelers since Covid-19. On March 28, the organization known for 25 years as NYC & Company, responsible for marketing the many NYC attractions inside and outside of the United States, announced its rebrand. It is now called New York City Tourism + […]
Trader Joe’s Tops Yelp’s Most-Loved Brands
Yelp released its first-ever most-loved brands list, and Trader Joe’s sits atop the 50 businesses. StreetFight spoke to Kadecia Ber, Yelp’s Advertising Trends Expert and Director of Multi-location Solutions, for more insights. Launched in 2004, Yelp.com is a destination for crowd-sourced reviews about various businesses, from restaurants and beauty salons to doctors and gym clubs […]
CTV Advertising Spending Holds Lessons for Brands
Basis Technologies provides cloud-based workflow automation and business intelligence software for marketing and advertising. The company focuses on media strategies and outcomes and also has worked with political campaigns and organizations of all sizes. Local and state legislative races and gubernatorial, senate, and national advocacy organizations have used Basis for 15 years, including for 2022 […]
Bombora Report: OOH Spending Surged in Q1
During flush times, brand marketers spend generously on advertising, and their agency partners have the luxury of asking themselves how to do more (ads) with more (money). With all the layoffs in the tech and entertainment industries these past few months, how to do more with less becomes the main question. Bombora seeks to provide answers, […]
Rootstrap Co-Founder on AI Regulation
First of all, Anthony Figueroa wants everyone to know he is a big believer in the power and potential of AI. As co-founder and CTO of outcome-driven software development company Rootstrap, he is both amazed and afraid of AI’s potential based on what he has seen so far. “I think the biggest danger is that […]
Gun Hill Brewery Refocuses on Hyper-Local Marketing
If you’re lucky enough to score tickets to “Hamilton” on Broadway, you can also enjoy a brew called “Rise Up Rye,” made for the show by Gun Hill Brewing Co. in The Bronx. Since 2016, the beer has been available as part of the Broadway Brews project and the company sets the definition of hyper-local […]
Aspex Turns to Vistar Media for DOOH Campaign
When Aspex Eyewear Group decided to begin advertising again after many months dormant, executives decided to add digital out-of-home or DOOH to their media mix to support a campaign that launched in February. “When we decided to come back and reactivate our marketing and advertising efforts, it was great to see how far digital had […]
Survey: Retailer Apps Are Embraced by 78% of Consumers Worldwide
Retailer apps are having a moment, one that will likely get even bigger. According to a survey of 11,000 consumer respondents conducted by Airship, a mobile-app management platform that has worked with brands including the BBC, GameStop, McDonald’s, and Vodaphone, 78 percent of respondents said they use retail mobile apps for shopping. The percentage of […]
OOH Advertising Coming to EV Charging Stations
Broadsign, a platform that helps companies manage the buying and selling of out-of-home media, is ready to get brand OOH advertising in front of eco-conscious consumers. It’s technology is being used by a German firm to power a network of OOH ad inventory at charging stations for electric vehicles such as cars, e-bikes, and scooters. […]
CallTrackingMetrics CEO Welcomes Replacing Humans for the Boring Tasks
Todd Fisher is co-founder and CEO of CallTrackingMetrics, launched in 2009. If your business has a “high-touch” product or service that requires a phone call, it could probably benefit from using CallTrackingMetrics, which started out providing attribution for online ads but now does much more.
Arity’s Driver Data Reaches 200 Million Connections
Arity, a mobile data and analytics company, has actually increased its first-party data set from one million seven years ago to 200 million connections as of this year. Mobility data from vehicles can show movement patterns and behaviors in multiple and varied locations and result in more relevant ad targeting.
The Home Depot’s Melanie Babcock on the Rise of Retail Media Networks
Melanie Babcock joined The Home Depot in 2013 as Senior Director of Social Media and rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Retail Media+ and Monetization in February of this year. RM+ is the largest home improvement retail media network. StreetFight sat down with the Ann Arbor, Mich., native to get her insights […]