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Crant Ink Lantern Boosts Engagement for Brands Street Fight

Crant’s Ink Lantern Boosts Engagement for Brands

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Crant, an AI training and consulting platform, has launched Ink Lantern, an AI platform that enables tracking and understanding of “brand Love.” “We see ‘brand love’ as that deep, emotional bond people form with brands, kind of like how you feel about your favorite band or sports team,” said Alvaro Meléndez, Co-Founder & CEO of […]

A Chat With LaneTerralever (LT) Nick Dan-Bergman About Experiences Street Fight

Sneak Preview: A Chat With Nick Dan-Bergman About Experiences

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Nick Dan-Bergman is VP, Marketing & Insights at LaneTerralever (LT) and will be one of our featured speakers at Street Fight LIVE on November 7th at Meta’s Chicago headquarters.  This one-day summit will be an amazing interactive experience (in the tradition of Street Fight gatherings in years past). So, we picked Nick to feature this week because his […]

The C in C-Stores Also Means Consolidation Street Fight

The C in C-Stores Also Means Consolidation

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C-stores (convenience stores) are huge within the MULO (multi-location) ecosystem. They include mega roadside complexes that have showers, EV chargers, food options, and (of course) restrooms. The size of these C-stores has expanded, and the brands now have bragging rights as they offer new services and bigger footprints. Check out this recent article. Corner delis […]

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TripleLift Partners with White Ops to Fight Ad Fraud

Combating Ad Fraud with Machine Learning and Human Supervision

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While machine learning and artificial intelligence are on the rise within ad fraud prevention efforts, it’s becoming clear that machines, despite their competence for processing knowledge, can’t fight the battle alone. Ultimately, humans are much more adept at understanding and applying logic. That’s why a combination of machine learning and manual, human intervention is crucial in the fight against ad fraud.

Location-Based Marketing Association: OOH Trace Launches a Platform for Real-Time OOH Proof of Play

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Revlon partnering with ACTV8me on a sequential QR code campaign, Anyline helping tire retailers with a new app, Sam’s Club rewarding electric vehicle drivers, and OOH TRACE launching a platform for real-time OOH proof of play.

The Future-Proof, Full-Funnel Approach to Thriving in a Cookieless World

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Building strong relationships and encouraging customers to continually engage with the brand will go a long way toward building out first-party data collection and management. But how? As the cookieless world draws near, brands and marketers are looking for alternatives, and the answer lies in a future-proof, full-funnel approach.

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How Small Businesses Can Prepare for the 2023 Marketing Landscape

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The best way for small business marketers to keep their brand relevant with their desired customer segment and target audience is to acknowledge shifts in industry trends and adjust to them. To help guide what this may look like, here are a few predictions on marketing trends in 2023.

What Marketers Can Learn from Black Friday

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A possible recession isn’t freezing consumer spending — but it is pushing consumers toward discounts. That’s the takeaway from the signature bellwethers for holiday shopping, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which saw strong activity levels according to initial figures from Adobe Analytics.

SafeGuard Privacy Raises $7M to Automate Data Privacy Compliance

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SafeGuard Privacy, a SaaS platform that automates data privacy regulation compliance, raised $7 million to fuel its mission to simplify increasingly complex privacy regulations.

4 Common Dynamic Pricing Myths Debunked

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With so much at stake, why aren’t more retailers relying on dynamic pricing? Some retailers are hesitant to implement this AI-driven solution because they misunderstand the technology and how it impacts the retailer’s control and the customer’s shopping experience. 

How Brands Can Navigate the Economic Downturn

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Brands can make the most of their ad dollars during the downturn by leaning into point-of-purchase activations, switching to cost-effective channels, and investing in creative.

Google Pushes Maps in a More Visual Direction

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Google has been making search more visual for years. One step in this direction was making photos more prominent in search results. Now, Google is making Live View more searchable (it is Google, after all).

How Co-op Advertising is Fueling Localized Marketing Programs 

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Russ Mann, vice president of marketing at the Advertising Checking Bureau, checked in with Street Fight to discuss the state of multi-location marketing and the role co-op advertising has to play in the space.

Ad Tech and Privacy

Retailers Bet on Digital Twin Technology

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Digital twin technology creates virtual models designed to reflect both online and physical systems, and it has captured the attention of the retail market.

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How the Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Affect Retail Media

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If the Kroger-Albertsons merger ultimately goes through, it would create not just a new supermarket giant but a giant retail media network.  

Brands Leveraging Affiliate Channel to Move Retail Inventory

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With consumers expecting discounts this season, here’s how brands can leverage affiliate partners to effectively move inventory and make sales.