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Leap-ing Into a New Retail Model: An Interview With Amish Tolia
We’ve all seen founders with great ideas and/or products take the big step to brick-and-mortar stores and then crash and burn due to various factors. Amish Tolia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Leap, a company that has disrupted the traditional commercial broker/landlord/tenant model for retail brands. Tolia founded the company about six years ago […]
How to Pick the “Right” Retail Media: A Perspective from Skai
Nich Weinheimer is the EVP of Strategy at Skai, an omnichannel advertising platform focused on walled garden media. These networks (walled garden media) are their own ecosystem and keep their customer data close. As reported recently, major MULO (multi-location) retailers are taking a page from the Google and Amazon playbook and developing their own advertising ecosystems. […]
Placer.ai and TapClicks Partner for Deeper Marketing Analytics
Placer.ai, the leader in location analytics, and TapClicks, the leading provider of Smart Marketing solutions, have partnered to integrate real-time foot traffic data into TapClicks’ omni-channel reporting platform. This collaboration advances the ability for marketers to gain deeper insights into consumer behavior and thereby more conclusively prove the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. In conversation with […]
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How Digital Marketing Can Spur Tax Refund Shopping
Although expenses are on the rise and saving is top of mind, shoppers still want to make purchases and plan fun experiences. Well-timed emails, easy and convenient online purchases, enticing discounts, and new technology will entice careful spenders to indulge in life’s little luxuries.
Location-Based Marketing Association: Precisely Launches a Property Graph
In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association discusses Precisely launching a property graph, PlaceSense and Senozon creating a European partnership, Gucci and Sandbox launching a virtual store in the metaverse, and Qmetrix and Via Guide teaming up on an AI-driven airport checkpoint system.
4 Ways Data Collaboration Will Change Retail for the Better
While there are countless ways data collaboration can reshape a retailer’s business, there are four standout applications that enable retailers to succeed.
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Location-Based Marketing Association: Heineken Uses Projection Ads to Reach NYC Office Workers
In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Heineken using projection ads to target late-night NYC office workers, GeoGuessr bringing you virtual tourism, Radar launching “Place Matching” to improve POI data, and H&M and Amazon teaming up to test tech-enabled COS stores.
GumGum and JW Player Partner to Bring Contextual Targeting and Viewability to Video
A new partnership between the digital advertising platform GumGum and JW Player, a video platform for broadcasters and publishers, could be a game changer for brands and agencies looking for deeper insights in video environments.
3 Predictive Analytics Models for Retailers
Here’s how brands can understand the predictive analytics models available to them and determine what they need to improve their business.
How alice + olivia Uses Customer Insights to Deepen Loyalty
Rising customer expectations have retail brands working overtime this summer, and alice + olivia is no exception. The luxury fashion brand is launching a new program designed to provide its in-store associates with tools to deliver more consistent and relevant shopper experiences as a way to increase brand excitement and loyalty.
How Netflix’s Entry into Advertising Will Shape the Future of TV Marketing
Netflix’s imminent dive into the world of advertising will initiate the video advertising industry’s biggest event since the rise of TikTok. Curt Larson, chief product officer at omnichannel supply side platform Sharethrough, believes Netflix will push the whole TV ad industry forward.
Report: Consumers Accept Higher Prices But Demand Better Customer Service
According to a new report from the conversation intelligence platform Invoca, rising inflation has consumers rethinking high-value purchases, like cars and home improvement projects. However, the majority of consumers say they’re willing to pay those higher prices if it means getting better customer service from their favorite brands.
How Marketers Can Respond to Price Concerns
Consumers are feeling price conscious after months of historic inflation and a looming recession that some say the US has already entered. What exactly are consumers feeling, and how are marketers to respond? Ted Rogers, chief revenue officer at Digital River, checked in with Street Fight to share results from the company’s latest consumer survey.
Is Marketing Around Tentpole Moments Enough?
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
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.
Marketers Embrace Mobile Chat to Expand the Commerce Experience
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.
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