Street Fight Daily: Google Redesigns Maps, Walmart Searches Inside
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Google Maps gets better integration with Uber and OpenTable (Mashable)… Walmart Brings Product Search To The In-Store Experience (Search Engine Land)… Amazon Tries Out Taxi Deliveries In California Cities (CNBC)…
Street Fight Daily: Groupon’s Wine Label, Porch Keeps Growing
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Groupon Uncorks Its Own Wine Label (Chicago Business Journal)… Can Porch.com Become LinkedIn For Your House? (Fortune)… For Location-Tracking Startup, a Data-Privacy Odyssey (Wall Street Journal)…
Street Fight Daily: Starwood’s Keyless Entry, Square’s Brand Strategy
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…Starwood’s Keyless Entry Takes Self-Service To A New Level (GigaOm)… Square Looks to Expand its Reach Through Deals With Major Brands (The Street)… PlaceIQ Preps For Next Step, Hires Experian’s Nadya Kohl (AdExchanger)…
Street Fight Daily: Starbucks’ Delivery Plans, Groupon Eyes Partners in Asia
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…Strong Brew: Starbucks Ceo Promises To Compete On Mobile Payments, Reveals On-demand Delivery Plans (Pando)… Groupon Hires Advisers To Find Partners For Asia Businessesn (Bloomberg)… Why Online Retailers Continue To Open Brick-And-Mortar Stores (TechCrunch)…
Street Fight Daily: Google Lets SMBs Respond, Mobile Investment Booms
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… “Google My Business” App Now Lets Business Owners Respond To Customer Reviews From Their Smartphone (TechCrunch)… Mobile Internet Investment Hits Record $19.2b — Up 232% In Last 12 Months (VentureBeat)… Maker of Apple Pay Competitor Has Already Been Hacked (Recode)…
Street Fight Daily: Taco Bell’s New App, Sun-Times’ Network Play
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Taco Bell Unveils Mobile Ordering (USA Today)… The Newsonomics Of The Sun-Times National/Local Network Play (Nieman Journalism Lab)… Groupon’s New Product Boss Leaving After Less Than Two Months (Recode)…
Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Losses Grow, Yelp’s European Push
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… LivingSocial Losses Grow To $32M In Third Quarter (Washington Business Journal)… Yelp’s European Push Continues As It Snaps Up French Review Site Cityvox (TechCrunch)… Apple Pay Registered One Million Credit Cards in First 72 Hours (Recode)…
Street Fight Daily: Retailers Disable Apple Pay, Yelp Buys German Competitor
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Apple Pay Is Disabled by Rite Aid and CVS as a Rival Makes Plans (New York Times)… Yelp Buys Restaurant-Kritik To Expand Its Presence In Germany (TechCrunch)… Why NFC In The iPad Air 2 Is A Big Deal For Small Businesses (GigaOm)…
Street Fight Daily: Etsy’s New Card Reader, Uber Delivers Flu Shots
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Etsy Introduces Credit Card Reader to Go Beyond the Web (Recode)… Uber Delivers Flu Shots: How On-Demand Tech Can Actually Do Good (Wired)… Will The Check-in Survive? Foursquare’s Controversial Relaunch, By The Numbers (VentureBeat)…
Street Fight Daily: Groupon Knocks Off Yelp, Apple’s Loyalty Program
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… With Yelp Knockoff, Groupon’s Still Searching for Magic Bullet (Recode)… Apple Pay Loyalty Program Due to Start Within the Year (Bank Innovation)… Macy’s Links With Google To Show Mobile Users What’s In Stock Nearby (AdAge)…
Street Fight Daily: Apple Opens Listings, Yelp Adds Hotel Bookings
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Apple Launches “Maps Connect,” Self-Service Local Listings Portal (Search Engine Land)… Yelp Leaps Into Hotel Bookings With New Hipmunk Partnership (Skift)… Uber Drivers Across The Country Are Protesting Today — Here’s Why (Business Insider)…
Street Fight Daily: Search’s Mobile Problem, Square Eyes Back-Office
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… First Half Ad Revenue: Search Dominates PC Ads But Not Mobile (Search Engine Land)… Square Testing New Payroll Product as Ambition Grows (Recode)… Gannett Earnings Strong, But Publishing Revenues Continue A Steep Slide (Poynter)…
Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s First Brand Campaign, Apple Pay Arrives
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Foursquare’s First Brand Campaign Takes a Foodie Approach (AdWeek)… Google Releases Penguin 3.0 — First Penguin Update In Over A Year (Search Engine Land)… Square Encircled as Apple, PayPal Aim for Mobile Payments (Businessweek)…
Street Fight Daily: ApplePay on the iPad, Groupon’s Chairman Opens Up
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Apple Pay Is Coming To The iPad (Business Insider)… Groupon Chairman Ted Leonsis: ‘I Kind Of Fell In Love With Company’s Challenges’ (Chicago Tribune)… Google Profit Will Depend on Wringing More From Mobile Ads (New York Times)…
New Report Details Emerging Approach to Personalization on Mobile
A new white paper from Street Fight Insights offers a step-by-step introduction to the contextualization, an emerging technique aimed at merging the learnings of personalization on the web with mobility. The report, sponsored by Artisan Mobile, details the opportunities and implications of the technology for a range of industries from consumer packaged goods to brick-and-mortar retail…
Street Fight Daily: Square Orders Ahead, StubHub’s Editorial Strategy
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Square Rolls Out Order App, Targets Coffee Shops (Bloomberg)… Stubhub Hires Its First Editor-in-Chief, Looks to Become a Destination For Sports and Music Fans (PandoDaily)… Pull Over, Google Maps: Nokia Here Maps Zooms on to Samsung Galaxy Phones (GigaOm)…
Street Fight Daily: Facebook’s Hyperlocal Ads, Yext Hires for IPO
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Facebook Launches Hyper-Local Ads Targeted To People Within A Mile Of A Business (TechCrunch)… With This Hire, Yext Seems Poised for IPO (New York Business Journal)… San Francisco Legalizes Airbnb (Recode)…
Street Fight Daily: Video Spending Thrives, Uber Hires Former Lyft COO
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology…… Video Growth Drives Display Advertising Spending To $37.6 Billion In 2019 (Forrester)… Uber Hires Former Lyft COO VanderZanden to Spur International Growth (Recode)… Will Apple’s “Location Warnings” Be Educational Or Scary? (MarketingLand)…