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What’s Next at Yext? A Preview With Brooke Henderson
AI-powered search is clearly one of the hot topics today for both MULO (multi-location) brands, as well as single-location operators. Who better to prepare you for the massive changes that lie ahead than Brooke Henderson, VP of U.S. Strategic Partnerships at YEXT, a company that has led the industry in helping brands get “found” and […]
Food, Franchises, and Frank Talk with Dan Bejmuk
Dan Bejmuk is among the 30+ thought leaders who will be joining us on stage at Street Fight LIVE 2025. His professional (and personal) passions include MULO (multi-location) food brands. We sat down with him to learn a little more about the path that led to his current role at Dreambox (an agency). What brought […]
Rocking “The Experience” and Outer Space With Erick Weiss
We have more than 30 exceptional speakers lined up to give you a day of inspiration, insights, and some surprises at Street Fight LIVE 2025. In advance, please get to know some of those outstanding thought leaders. One of our sessions will focus on the experience and how MULO (multi-location) businesses within all industries are […]
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Streets Ahead: Meta Heading to Court and Instagram Reposts
In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discuss Meta Heading to Court and Instagram Reposts. Meta Heads to Court as FTC Pushes Breakup of Instagram and WhatsApp The News Meta is back in court this week as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advances its long-running case to force the company to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The […]
Streets Ahead: Google Social Posts, Local Pack & AIO Results
In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discuss Google expanding social posts visibility in local search results and a new study that finds a correlation between local pack and AI Overview results. Google Now Showcasing Social Posts More Prominently in Mobile Search The News If you haven’t already added your social media URLs to your […]
What are You Doing on September 30th?
As a consumer, you likely shop, dine, and consume services at a combination of big-box and mom-and-pop establishments. As a MULO (multi-location) executive, agency, or tech company, you probably attend several industry-specific (retail, restaurant, service) conferences in your sector. So, what’s the deal with an event like Street Fight LIVE 2025 that cuts across multiple […]
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New Collaboration Leads to Better Targeting for MULO Brands
Experian and Media.net (one of the world’s largest Supply-Side Platforms (SSPs)) are collaborating to amp up real-time contextual search intent and rich audience data. They believe this collaboration will help solve the problems of growing signal loss and audience fragmentation and enable advertisers to improve their targeting and results. The move goes beyond basic contextual […]
Franchise Marketing Needs a New Playbook for the Post-Promo Era
Okay, we need to talk. Promotional marketing has been the go-to playbook for franchise brands for years. The “20% off” email, the last-minute BOGO social ad, the holiday-themed coupon barrage—we all know the routine. Why? Because it work s… or worked, at least. But here’s the hard truth: short-term wins won’t cut it anymore. Today’s […]
Scorpion and Clio Partner to Deliver End-to-End Visibility for Law Firms
In a move to redefine what law firms should expect from their marketing and software solutions, Scorpion, the leader in digital marketing for law firms, and Clio, the most trusted cloud-based legal technology platform, have announced an exclusive strategic partnership. The alliance directly addresses one of the legal industry’s most persistent challenges: connecting marketing investments […]
Crowd Street Offers a New Type of Investing
If you’ve been honing your “self-directed” stock-trading skills online to the point where you feel pretty confident in your financial acumen, your world just got bigger. Crowd Street is a new trading platform promising access to investment in companies that are not publicly traded. Crowd Street is a private market investment platform that has a […]
MULO Brands With Soul May Pick: Clutch Coffee
We typically profile big multi-location brands in this column, but we were so impressed by this story from Darren Spicer, Co-Founder of Clutch Coffee, that we just had to include it. The brand currently has 20 drive-thru locations in both North Carolina and South Carolina and plans to open five more in the near future. […]
BOOM: Legacy Restaurant Brands Relaunch and Get “Glow-ups”
MULO (multi-location) retailers and restaurants often take their eyes off the ball (or shelves and plates) when planning for the future. We’ve seen many examples of established brands that thrived for decades suddenly closing up shop and declaring bankruptcy. However, we’re also witnessing legacy brands that realize consumer needs are evolving. These brands are coming up […]
Cookie Loss Didn’t Kill the Web, But AI Overviews Might
The digital advertising industry spent years preparing for the demise of third-party cookies—an event that never fully materialized. But while we were focused on cookies, a much bigger transformation was quietly unfolding: the fundamental shift in how people interact with search engines. AI Overviews. Google’s AI Overviews and AI-driven chatbots are reshaping search behavior in […]
What’s New at Walmart? A Creator Studio!
We’ve heard of SWAS or “stores within stores” (like Sephora at Kohl’s) and “pickleball within malls.” However, something new and powerful has now emerged for creators, at a Walmart in Tennessee. It’s a fully equipped creator studio where brand influencers, entertainers, and other Instagram-famous personalities and TikTok stars can capture content. Create-It Studios is described […]
Real American Beer Supports Live Music
Way back in 1974, The Who single “Long Live Rock” contained the sad refrain, “Rock is dead.” Not if WWE icon Hulk Hogan and his Real American Beer brand have anything to say about it: rock music—along with other genres–is being nourished and thriving through its brand sponsorships that support up-and-coming bands across the U.S. […]
Customer Communication : AI and Omnichannel
A new study by Sinch, a global company specializing in SMS marketing, reveals that consumers have particular views on the rapid pace of AI integration in customer communication. The 2.8 consumers surveyed expect consistent, secure, and personalized experiences across all channels, including SMS, email, chat, and voice. A significant 58% of consumers are accepting of […]
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