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"Coupon Clippers" are Now "Coupon Clickers and Viewers" Street Fight

“Coupon Clippers” are Now “Coupon Clickers and Viewers”

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The concept of discount coupons for grocery items originated in the 1800’s. After all, who doesn’t want a deal? But we’ve come a long way from paper envelopes filled with individual pieces of paper. Although local “circulars” still fill our mailboxes, automation and precise consumer targeting have taken the concept to a whole new level. […]

Big MULO Moments: Amazon Day 2024 Recap & Insights Street Fight

Big MULO Moments: Amazon Day 2024 Recap & Insights

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Amazon Prime Day has passed. In the MULO (multi-location) retail and restaurant worlds, analysts and the media use certain major moments to” temperature-check” consumer spending behavior, marketing tactics, and economic trends. Super Bowl Christmas Back-to-School (which we’ll soon be covering) Valentine’s Day Mother’s and Father’s Days Wedding season (which seems to be year-round these days) […]

Brand Loyalty is Being Hit Hard by Inflation, According to New Resonate Report Street Fight

Brand Loyalty is Being Hit Hard by Inflation, According to New Resonate Report

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A new study from Resonate reveals that consumers are radically changing their spending behavior and becoming less loyal to brands due to inflation. A whopping 97 percent of consumers have changed their spending, and about 19% have bought different brands or shopped at other stores or online because of prices. The full report can be […]

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The Web3 Brand Mentality: Tips for Marketers

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With more companies starting to take the plunge into this new reality, are brand marketers prepared to determine if they, too, should get involved—even if to target NFT-related content? Or does web3 still feel more akin to the latest industry wave brands must ride for fear of missing out?

Walmart, Snapchat, and Allrecipes Team Up on AR

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Walmart, Snapchat, and Allrecipes teaming up on AR lenses for healthy choices, Joann stores partnering with Radar for in-store mobile offers, HomeStart saving families from eviction by selling digital apartments in the Cornerstone metaverse, and Italian start-up VADO connecting vending machines to delivery apps like UberEats.

The Ongoing Challenge of Reputation Management for Multi-Location Brands

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The good news is that the bar is relatively low for a brand to exceed the median reputation performance level of all multi-location businesses. The bad news is that brands are still struggling to implement comprehensive review response programs.

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The Rise of UGC in Connected TV

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User-generated content (UGC) is full of opportunities to foster authenticity and awareness to reach younger audiences, many of which watch CTV as opposed to linear TV. 

Geopath Analysis Pinpoints Optimal OOH Inventory for Last-Minute Holiday Ad Buys

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As the OOH advertising industry continues to push past the pandemic, and be featured more prominently in omnichannel budgets, OOH is positioned to be a cornerstone of top brands’ strategies.

How Frequence is Enabling Hyperlocal Omnichannel Media Sales

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Frequence recently won a Digiday award for helping a media company triple its omnichannel revenue with automated proposals, reporting, and workflows. 

Retailers Elevate the Customer Journey with ‘Feel-Good’ Experiences

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Savvy retailers are finding ways to insert joy and lightheartedness into their 2022 holiday marketing campaigns.

Marketing on Twitter amid Platform Uncertainty

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Users keep discussing whether to abandon the platform for a new one, but what should businesses do? Many companies use Twitter to create brand awareness and reach customers, so should they leave Twitter or wait to see what happens? 

Google’s Performance Max Gets a Boost When Brands Reallocate Ad Spend from Twitter

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While it’s still early days, two contenders have pulled into the lead to steal ad market share from Twitter. Investments in Google’s Performance Max and TikTok are rising fast, particularly among big-name brands. 

A Bird’s Eye View of Digital Ad Trends in 2023

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What’s in store for 2023? The key word is adaptation: across devices, tools, and channels. Brands and their partners will rely more on first party data, artificial intelligence, and tools to meet the ever-present demand to measure marketing effectiveness. 

ViralGains and LiveRamp Partner to Expand Reach to Zero-Party Data-Driven Audiences

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ViralGains, a zero-party data gathering and advertising platform, and LiveRamp, a public data enablement platform, are partnering to expand the reach of ViralGains’ privacy-safe audiences.

Retailers Turn to AI-Driven Data Exchanges to Solve Merchandising Inefficiencies

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The overstocking struggle is leading a push within the retail industry to rely more heavily on machine-driven tools, including AI-driven data exchanges, to coordinate merchandising needs in-store, online, and throughout the supply chain.

Marketing in a Recession: How 2008 Can Inform 2023 Strategy

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By being creative with your marketing budget, listening to your customers, and taking advantage of data, you can do more than just survive an economic recession; you might even grow.