Street Fight Daily: Facebook Expands Ad Suite for Businesses, Google Shopping’s Role in Retail

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Facebook Expands Canvas Ads and Integrates Them with Collection Ads… How Google Shopping Can Help Retailers Bounce Back… The Future of Marketing Data: Accuracy Trumps Everything…

Study Finds New Opportunities For Firms Integrating Ad, Marketing Tech

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As more people use mobile devices in their everyday lives, many tried-and-true techniques for marketing to consumers are becoming less effective, and brands are looking closely at how they can use integrated cross-device solutions to develop deeper connections with customers on a one-to-one basis.

#SFSNYC: How SOCi Ties Local Reputation and Social Media at Scale

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A high volume of reviews and feedback give voice to customer sentiment, especially at a national or global level. The trouble is sorting out how those comments relate to individual store locations, if at all, or if these are responses to specific marketing campaigns.

Street Fight Daily: Apple and Google Spook Publishers, Pinterest Lands $150M for Visual Search

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… As Apple and Google Take Aim at Ads, Publishers Tremble… Pinterest Raises Another $150 Million As It Aims to Conquer Visual Search… Analytics Tools Are Still a Challenge for Many…

#SFSNYC: At JPMorgan Chase, the Value of Location Is as a Signal of Intent

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What brings a person nearby into a bank can be an indicator of their intent, says Jake Davidow, head of media buying at JPMorgan Chase. That’s why understanding the context of location so important to marketers.

Street Fight Daily: Snap Acquires Placed, Google’s AMP Drives Content Engagement

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Snap Acquires Placed to Measure Whether Ads Drive Brick-and-Mortar Sales… Google’s AMP Mean Visitors Spend More Time With Content… Amazon Fights Walmart for Low-Income Shoppers…

#SFSNYC: Chatmeter’s CEO on Why Local Reputation Management Matters for Brands

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Well-known brands may have national platforms and campaigns for reaching out to customers — but none of that matters if the company does not know what customers think of their local stores. That is where Chatmeter says it can help.

How a Small South Texas Daily Is Building a Profitable Digital Future

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The family-owned paper, which serves a nine-county South Texas market of 250,000, has stepped boldly with both boots onto the digital landscape. Publisher Dan Easton tells Street Fight how digital readership and revenue keep the Advocate editorially and financially vibrant.

Street Fight Daily: Brands Use Data to Power Email Engagement, Amazon’s Brands Catch Fire

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… How Brands Are Using Data to Power Email Engagement… Some of Amazon’s Own Brands Are Becoming Super Popular Online… How Google Could Fire Up Its Smart Home Play…

SMB Index: Local Stocks Up 5.4% in May

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The SCP SMB Index climbed 5.4% in May. The Nasdaq was up 2.6%, while the S&P 500 was up 1%, and Dow Jones was flat, gaining 0.2%. Four of the top five constituents in the index continued to experience stock price gains after April, which saw all five companies gain in value.

Raise Report: DemandBase, G2 Crowd, People.ai Score New Funding

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Every two weeks, we round up some of the biggest fundraises taking place in hyperlocal marketing, commerce, and tech. This week’s edition includes funding for Frichti, Bulletin, StreamSets, and Julie Desk.

Street Fight Daily: Apple Manufacturing ‘Smart Home’ Speaker, Blue Apron Files for IPO

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… For Smart Home Speakers, a Possible New Competitor… Blue Apron Delivers $100 Million IPO Filing… Uber Says It Just Noticed Error on Pay, But It Was No Secret…

How Legacy Retailers Are Infusing Tech Into Brick-and-Mortar

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Many brick-and-mortar retailers are finding more ways to integrate in-store experiences and ecommerce into their offerings — both to offset brick-and-mortar declines and to drive more foot traffic into their stores. It is a redefinition of a retail revolution that still has fighting power for the old retail guard.

Street Fight Daily: Meeker Touts Mobile/Video/Voice, Facebook Expands Factual Partnership

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report… Facebook Expands Location Data Partnership with Factual… Uber’s Head of Finance is Leaving…

#SFSNYC: Verve Sees New Revenue Streams in Location-based Mobile Ads

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“People, not platforms, drive revenue,” says Verve’s Ray Green. “We [often] talk about technology and revolutionary platforms, but rarely do we talk about the actual people, which is what drives revenue for most of what we do.”

Through This Ourglass, Watching TV in Public Is More Fun

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“Making TV smarter” has been the mantra for many a failed startup over the years. I won’t tell the sad tale of AOL TV, which I helped build content for. That said, Ourglass is approaching things a little differently: targeting TV out-of-home and looking to make public experiences with the tube more fun and useful.

Street Fight Daily: Uber Fires Self-Driving Car Architect, Google Tests Personalized Search

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Uber Fires Former Google Engineer at Heart of Self-Driving Dispute… Google Tests Personalized Search, Likely a Future Ad Targeting Weapon… How to Differentiate Among the Many Marketing Automation Companies…

Foursquare Extends Industry Reach With New Reddit Partnership

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Foursquare is announcing a new partnership with Reddit this morning, as the location technology firm looks to expand its reach within the social technology space. With Foursquare on board, Reddit users will now have the option of adding their real-time location to any mobile post.

Understanding Facebook’s Place as a Small Business Marketing Vehicle

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“While [Facebook is] not yet anywhere near Google’s ability to generate leads, I have, over the past 6 months, started to see them surpassing Yelp in driving local key performance indicators on the pre-sale side,” Mike Blumenthal tells David Mihm.

Street Fight Daily: Publishers Grapple with Google’s Algorithm, Facebook Builds Up SMB Marketing

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Publishers Renew Focus on Search Optimization — and Find New Tricks… Hotels, Feeling the Pinch of AirBnB, Promote Local Experiences… Instagram CEO on Stories: Don’t Call It a Copycat…