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Perion Network Completes Strategic Acquisition of Hivestack, Elevating DOOH

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Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: PERI) recently finalized its acquisition of Hivestack Inc., a prominent player in the programmatic Digital Out of Home (DOOH) space. Tal Jacobson, CEO of Perion, provided Street Fight with insights into the strategic move and its implications for the company’s growth trajectory. DOOH advertising transforms public spaces into experiences, […]

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BOOM: PERi-PERi

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Although burgers and pizza remain mainstays of the multi-location (MULO) ecosystem and the fast food chicken market is estimated at more than $59B, new cuisines and variations are coming to the fast casual world. Nando’s PERi-PERi chicken is now a popular alternative. The first Nando’s PERi-PERi opened its doors in 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa, […]

Broadsign Enters Partnership with Zitcha

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Broadsign, a SaaS digital marketing platform, works with retailers globally to plan and deliver content across in-store display screens, including for stores like Auchan, Ahold Delhaize, Coles, and Woolworths. Now, it’s taking its capabilities a step further by entering into a partnership with Zitcha By partnering with Zitcha, a retail media platform, Broadsign will help […]

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Digital Advertising Has a Promising 2022 in Store — for Those Who Get Ready for It

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The industry is moving away from third-party cookies, toward VR/AR experiences, and into a rebounding economy. We’ll see more things transform in 2022 — and here are some trends that I see accelerating, which advertisers, agencies, and publishers need to watch.

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LBMA: Google Maps Goes Head to Head with Instacart

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers SPREE Interactive taking its VR platform global, a Robot mixologist serving drinks and collecting data, Google Maps going head to head with Instacart, and Square launching a Photo Studio app.

Holiday Marketing Amid Current Supply Chain Disruptions

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By using marketing to communicate transparently about potential shortages while at the same time helping shoppers either locate hard-to-find items or come up with alternative gift ideas, companies can overcome the current challenges and actually deepen their relationship with consumers, leaving them well-positioned for when the supply chain does return to something resembling normal.

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3 Debates Worth Having about Google’s Topics

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Google’s announcement set off a firestorm of debate over whether Topics goes far enough to secure user privacy, how effective Topics would be as an ad targeting methodology, and what the announcement portends for digital advertising as a whole. Here is a rundown of those three debates over Topics and the relevant perspectives adtech stakeholders should consider.

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Marketing in 2022: Data Privacy, Multichannel Engagement, and Tool Centralization

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As marketers kick off 2022, they should be on the lookout for three key trends: the shift to first-party data, the increasing importance of multichannel engagement, and the centralization of marketing tools currently causing app fatigue.

New Hires: Mediaocean, Vibenomics, SKEEPERS

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This Street Fight roundup features new hires in the spaces Street Fight covers: adtech, martech, e-commerce, localized marketing, location intelligence, and more. This month’s roundup features new hires at Mediaocean, SKEEPERS, and Vibenomics.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Precisely Acquires PlaceIQ

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association discusses Vibes launching a “Mobile Wallet as a Channel” service, Precisely acquiring PlaceIQ, OnQ giving shoppers control of in-store displays, and ESRI introducing it’s ArcGIS indoor positioning system.

Google Search and the Long Pandemic

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As 2021 stretched on, with its vaccine controversies and mutating variants, we realized we were really just living through an indefinite phase in the middle of a long pandemic. Consumer habits, rather than getting back to normal, were settling in to a battle-weary pattern of compromise. It seemed unlikely that local search data would tell us much we didn’t already know. But it turns out the data tells a somewhat encouraging story.

How Augmented Reality Will Change the Way Brands Capture Consumer Attention

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The smartphone camera and augmented reality are poised to usher in a new era of branding and advertising and will change the way brands capture consumer attention by expanding the user experience, increasing brand reach, and creating new forms of collectible content.

Putting Power Back in the Hands of Advertisers This Year

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The time is ripe for advertisers to take control of their data to make more powerful connections with consumers while improving transparency, engagement, and ROI. As advertising decision makers demand more, the ecosystem is ready to challenge outdated approaches to data and attribution, a groundswell that is certain to achieve positive outcomes in the year to come.

“Returnless” Refund and Automatic Return Approval: Should Sellers Embrace Them?

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ALL online merchants—not just those in the Amazon Marketplace—need to look at simplifying customer-facing processes like returns. An easier return process means happier customers, reduced friction, and fewer chargebacks.

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Opportunity In the Metaverse Isn’t Just About NFTs — It’s About Interactions

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While there is certainly opportunity for brands to sell additional product in the metaverse—fashion retailers like Nike and Gucci are already working on developing pricing strategies for digital goods and services—branding experts believe the greatest long-term gains will be won through marketing approaches that focus on quality interactions and engagement.

Reputation Lands $150 Million to Power Reputation Experience Management

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Reputation announced Tuesday morning that it has raised $150 million in fresh funding to power what it calls reputation experience management, or RXM.