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Fat Brands Blasts Off for Success

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This writer was honored to be invited to an all-franchisee gathering of Fat Brands corporate team members, franchisees, and partners. Live events have made a comeback, as illustrated by the attendance of close to 2K people who enjoyed a close-up view of the Las Vegas Sphere, which was in keeping with the space theme of […]

How B2C Marketers are Spending in 2024 Street Fight

How B2C Marketers are Spending in 2024

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A new study among senior-level B2C marketers was just completed by Stirista, a company that offers data-driven performance marketing. Among the highlights of this 200-executive survey are: Marketers are optimistic. An overwhelming 91% of respondents have a positive outlook on meeting or exceeding marketing goals over the next year. Although 81% of marketers have seen […]

Vericast Introduces nCountR Platform and Market Experience Center for Retail Advertising Innovation Street Fight

Vericast Introduces nCountR Platform and Market Experience Center for Retail Advertising Innovation

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Despite the rise of e-commerce, in-store experiences remain crucial for retailers. Recent studies indicate that a significant portion of consumers still prefer to make their purchases in physical stores, underscoring the importance of effective in-store advertising strategies. Against this backdrop,  Vericast has unveiled the name of its advanced retail media platform: nCountR. Alongside this announcement […]

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Refocusing the Contextual Advertising Conversation on Outcomes

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It’s time to stop getting hung up in the jargon. Instead, let’s talk about what really matters to marketers: outcomes and how to secure them.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Uber Launches In-App Entertainment Booking

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association discusses Uber launching in-app entertainment booking, AT&T using street lamps to ramp up 5G coverage, Narvar picking up returns from customers’ homes, and Area launching geo-location NFT platform.

The Evolution of Sponsorships in the Event Industry

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What might the future bring with ads and sponsorships within the event industry? Plenty more innovation, whether the events are in person or hybrid. Maybe we’ll see a 10-second advertisement prior to a session starting — or a quick ad in between sessions.

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TikTok Raises its Local Game

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TikTok continues to feel around and test features as it establishes itself as a social media powerhouse. It’s much earlier in that journey than incumbents like Instagram and Twitter, so we continue to see rapid-fire feature launches and trials. And like the above players, some of these are local in nature.

What Sephora’s CCPA Fine Means for Multi-Location Retailers

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The enforcement of the CCPA against Sephora is intended to send the message that companies need to get compliant now and that there will be very little forgiveness for the definition of “sale” when it comes to data privacy and consumer information going forward.

Amazon Dabbles in Social Commerce

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Rather than social channels increasingly morphing into shopping channels, is there opportunity for shopping channels to become more social? This is what Amazon has in mind with its latest move: a TikTok-like feed. This makes it the latest player to copy the red-hot TikTok.

The Best Marketing Tactics Can’t Be Measured

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If some marketing tactics are more measurable than others and you place all the emphasis on readily available metrics, you are just going to turn your marketing program into a click machine.

Contact Center Should Be the Marketing Engine

6 Omnichannel Loyalty Platforms for Multi-Location Retailers

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In 2022, shoppers want more. The most effective loyalty platforms are going beyond transactional rewards to create unique cross-channel experiences that keep customers coming back for more.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Meta Goes After Restaurant Sales

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers BC Transit debuting NextRide real-time transit info, PayTile launching a geo-location payment app, Meta going after restaurant sales, and Immertia releasing an AR packaging platform.

Influencers Struggle with Measurement as Channel Evolves

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Many marketers still think of influencers as nascent affiliate partners. But as the channel evolves, influencers are seeking more sophisticated tools to assess their value and substantiate their impact as a marketing channel. 

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Retailers Shift Back-to-School Strategies

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The marketing promotions most likely to win over back-to-school shoppers in 2022 differ from those of the past two years. Competitive pricing is an area where retailers can stand out.

Audigent and Epsilon Bring Custom Audiences to Private Marketplaces 

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The partnership with Epsilon is expected to give Audigent a significant boost in the data identity, curation, and activation space, where a number of platforms are currently competing to position themselves for a future without third-party cookies.

Google’s Latest Privacy Play Has Big Implications for the Open Web

Google Fuels the Real-World Metaverse

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Whether for entertainment (which can foster marketing use cases) or direct commerce, the real-world metaverse will have major implications for the next generation of online-to-offline marketing strategy.