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City Mattress Rests Easy with Agital Street Fight

City Mattress Rests Easy with Agital

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Just because it’s called City Mattress doesn’t mean it’s off-limits to suburbanites or dwellers of the exurbs. At least that’s if performance-marketing agency Agital has anything to say about it. The agency developed a cross-channel marketing strategy to drive foot traffic to physical stores by using the brand’s existing customer data bases for its 30+ […]

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 […]

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Expert Roundup II on Personalization and Zero-Party Data

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Street Fight’s theme this month is personalization and data parties: a current obsession of adtech players as well as the advertisers they serve. Businesses are figuring out how to provide relevant experiences to customers online with comparatively little data at their disposal; we’re here to cover the evolution of their struggle.

Delivery Culture Is Here to Stay

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In one of the strongest signs yet of long-term changes in consumer behavior following the pandemic, food delivery services are continuing to achieve record growth even as consumers move closer to pre-pandemic levels of activity. The new era of delivery reached a milestone this month when Uber announced that delivery revenue from Uber Eats in 2021 outpaced revenue from ridesharing, Uber’s original raison d’être.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Coca-Cola Partners with StandStar AI

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association discusses Coca-Cola’s sensor-based lounge with SandStar AI, case studies including Epson, STI Group, and Pfizer; and Aldi testing automated age verification tech from YOTI.

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Is Marketing Around Tentpole Moments Enough?

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A marketing strategy that focuses only on so-called “tentpole” moments misses out on a significant new part of the media and marketing landscape today: viral moments.

New Hires at BlueConic, Aki Technologies, Good-Loop, and Vistar Media

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The Street Fight new hires roundup features movers and shakers in adtech, martech, e-commerce, localized marketing, location intelligence, and more. This month’s roundup features new hires at BlueConic, Aki Technologies, Good-Loop, and Vistar Media.

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Marketers Embrace Mobile Chat to Expand the Commerce Experience

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Online chat has come a long way since the days of AOL Instant Messenger. Despite concerns over security and trust, a growing number of consumers are using mobile chat to interact with their favorite brands in organic, convenient ways. Live chat is also playing a role in what’s become the latest trend in retail marketing — casual commerce.

IAS and Anzu Deliver In-Game Ad Quality Measurement

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Integral Ad Science and in-game advertising platform Anzu are partnering up to deliver measurement tools to the mobile gaming sector. IAS will provide advertisers Invalid Traffic (IVT) measurement and reports on viewability through its Signal platform. The company will also help advertisers assess brand safety and suitability.

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Report: Brand Loyalty at Stake, as More Consumers Prioritize Affordability

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According to the Q2 Consumer Trends Report released by Jungle Scout, the desire to save money is driving brand, product, and e-commerce preferences more than any other factor. 

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

Location-Based Marketing Association: Rio SEO Partners with Moveable Ink on Hyperlocal Content

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Rio SEO partnering with Moveable Ink on hyperlocal content, Snapchat and Disney collaborating on a virtual mural, and the SmartRadio app powering voice-activated betting for drivers.

5 Customer Learning Platforms for Brands and Agencies

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A new class of customer learning platforms is supplying marketers with the information they need to create compelling digital content and target the social media users most likely to convert in the nascent age of discovery commerce.

Wyng Launches Tools to Help Brands Collect and Manage Zero-Party Data

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The zero-party data provider Wyng launched new tools designed to make it easier for brands to collect, manage, and use zero-party data.

Direct Conversations Fill the Cookie’s Gaps

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Denis Scott, SVP of marketing at Momentive (formerly SurveyMonkey), chimed in on how leading brands are using direct conversations with customers to fill in the gaps left by the third-party cookie and similar technologies.

How Location Intelligence Can Help Solve Supply Chain Issues

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Many brands might feel their hands are tied when it comes to these macroeconomic factors. But there is a way to mitigate supply chain disruption, and it starts with data—location intelligence, or geospatial data, to be specific. Here’s how.