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Surveys 2.0: Chatmeter’s AI-Driven Solution for Enhanced Customer Insights

Chatmeter has announced the release of Surveys 2.0, a new solution from its Pulse Ai: Signals platform. This AI-driven tool offers multi-location brands a 360° view of customer insights by continuously analyzing survey data, reviews, and social data in real-time. This looks to be the first time such comprehensive, real-time analysis has been available in […]

The Billboard Now Big Screens: OOH Trends from Kevin Bartanian Street Fight

The Billboard Now Big Screens: OOH Trends from Kevin Bartanian

We know that many consumers today use their small screens (i.e., phones and tablets) to organize their lives, find the things and experiences they need, communicate with friends, family, and colleagues, and watch countless hours of strangers and animals doing bizarre and sometimes comical/inspirational things. Marketers from MULO (multi-location) brands use those screens to push […]

Can Target's Private Label Products Help Them Compete? Three Brand Experts Weigh In Street Fight

Can Target’s Private Label Products Help Them Compete? Three Brand Experts Weigh In

Target launched its first private label brand in 1984 with the launch of the Honors clothing line. These product lines are now called “owned brands” by the MULO (multi-location) retail giant, which now has nearly 50 owned brands, some of which they have begun to sell to other retailers, making Target a wholesaler and shopping […]

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Location-Based Marketing Association: Tapestri Paying Users for Location Data

In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association talks about Hexagon acquiring Immersal to merge the physical and digital worlds, Tapestri paying users for sharing location data, Intel looking to use drones as mobile billboards, and Google’s new radar sensor possibly being used to drive DOOH.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Tommy Hilfiger’s Dive into AR

In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association talks about Tommy Hilfiger launching AR experiences on Ocean Outdoor screens in London, Cadbury taking “mean tweets” and turning them into wrappers for Vegan chocolate bars, Wing delivering medicine and ice cream by drone, and Elevator company Schindler creates its own screen media network.

With Labor in Short Supply, Automation Can Improve the Customer Experience

As shoppers return to physical stores, ongoing labor challenges are forcing retailers to cut down store hours and temporarily close locations. As these challenges persist — and to prepare for additional factors that may impact labor — retailers can turn to technology. What’s more, through automation, retailers can improve efficiency while still creating a positive customer experience.

Latest Posts

How Post-Pandemic Shopping Habits Affect Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Consumers aren’t holding off on gift purchases until the day after Thanksgiving. Retailers who’ve always counted on Black Friday in particular and the Cyber Five (Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday) in general to push them into profitability for the year need to develop new strategies based on data.

New Hires at Iterable, Connatix, and Criteo

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 Iterable, Connatix, and Criteo.

Ad Tech and Privacy

Why Omnichannel Advertising Is Essential in the Current Economy

Faced with economic uncertainties from inflation and recession to war and prolonged supply-chain disruption, marketers more than ever need to lean into omnichannel advertising.

Yahoo Partners with Lowe’s to Power Off-Site Media Experiences for Advertisers

Yahoo announced that it has partnered with Lowe’s to power off-site media experiences for Lowe’s roster of brand advertisers. The deal positions Yahoo as the technology backbone for Lowe’s One Roof Media Network, enabling all off-site media buying and ad inventory not on Lowes.com or the Lowe’s mobile app.

5 Tools for Fake Review Detection

Consumer reviews matter now more than ever, but fake online reviews are at an all-time high. The issue has prompted FTC action as well as new guidelines for retailers that solicit online reviews. While most people can’t spot inauthentic reviews, 67% of consumers say they are concerned about review fraud. 

Is TikTok Getting into the Fulfillment Business?

It seems TikTok wants to beef up its e-commerce operations in TikTok Shop. Getting into the fulfillment business could help the company drive commerce.

Emodo Launches AI-Driven Native Ads for Brands and Publishers

Emodo, which calls itself an “intelligent exchange” focused on helping both advertisers and publishers, launched an AI-driven native ad offering today called Adapt. The offering will aim to allow advertisers to craft seamless, captivating ads in trusted publisher contexts while helping publishers drive ad revenue without interrupting user experiences.

Ad Tech and Privacy

CDPs Can Deliver Bottom-Line Results — If Used as Intended

A CDP won’t necessarily replace as many tools in the business’ tech stack as some business leaders might hope. We need to understand a CDP’s real capabilities and set reasonable expectations for their overall utility.

The Telltale Signs of Fake Reviews

Curtis Boyd is the founder of a Southern California-based company, The Transparency Co, which has gained significant attention in recent months for the technology Boyd has developed to detect fake reviews at scale. Boyd’s company has recently secured government contracts to help ferret out fake reviews online.

On Amazon’s 2nd Prime Day, Retailers Look to Forge Lasting Bonds

Street Fight connected with John Nash, chief marketing and strategy officer at Redpoint Global, to understand how retailers are approaching the event and transforming it into a long-term relationship building opportunity.