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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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Google Local Search Trends IV: Federation

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The initial launch of the GMB API in late 2015 allowed partners to maintain listings in near-real-time and at a much greater scale than was possible before. Now we’re in the midst of another sea change. Since the beginning of 2021, the API has been undergoing a complete overhaul from the ground up, a change that, once completed, will leave us with a totally different architecture that is more flexible and capable of much quicker iteration. This means, in all likelihood, that Google My Business as it is used by partners and the businesses who work with them will be able to move faster to fix issues and release new features.

Why Are We Still Talking About Bias in AI?

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Rather than delegating AI ethics to one specific team, ethics should be part of everything your organization does. A data ethics business foundation can help keep businesses accountable and encourage their employees to recognize inequities and act on them in real-time.

What Location Data Tells Us About Post-Pandemic Tourism

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Data-driven insights have become crucial as the world prepares to reopen and drive growth to key travel destinations. Every single consumer segment has had to change their lifestyles and adapt to a changed landscape. This increases the urgency of collecting timely data to inform decisions as opposed to relying on past wisdom.

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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.

Street Fight’s December Theme: Predictions

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Street Fight will be focusing on 2022 predictions as we plan our December reporting and consider contributor op-eds. Of course, contributors are welcome to pitch us on other topics in e-commerce, martech, etc., but we encourage submissions making bold predictions about how martech and ad tech, retail tech, location intelligence, and consumer data will evolve in 2022.

A Third of Marketing Leaders Say They’re Not Ready for Third-Party Cookies’ Demise

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The death of the third-party cookie on Chrome in 2023 dominated the martech discussion in 2021, but a third of marketing leaders say they are still not ready for the effect it will have on marketing. That’s according to a Lytics survey conducted by Sapio Research in October that polled 256 marketing leaders to assess the future of data-driven marketing.

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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.

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SMBs Struggle to Accept Mobile Payments — And Lose Customers as a Result

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As consumers become more familiar and comfortable paying by mobile wallet in places like transit systems with open-loop ticketing, contactless payments will become the standard in other settings, like restaurants, as well.

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.

Policy Guardrails Mitigate Cyber Monday Security Risks

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With so many aspects of this year’s holiday shopping experience outside retailers’ control—shipping delays, supply chain issues, and labor shortages, to name just a few—retailers are shifting their focus and using enhanced data security policies in their mobile apps and websites to improve the shopping experience for customers.

How Personalized Packaging Can Drive Loyalty and Conversions

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The key word here is experience. Opening a box full of bubble wrap or (get the vacuum ready) packing peanuts does not lend itself to compelling video content. What cements a product in the viewer’s mind is the branded experience. This could be personalized tissue paper, a thematic wrap element, clever inlay design, or custom selected product samples, to name a few.

How Retailers Can Scale their Workforces for the Holidays and Beyond

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How can operations and HR leaders in retail organizations overcome a significant worker shortage, both now and in the future?

Tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Discounting

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To meet the moment, retailers should be paying attention to the macro-factors impacting the current retail environment, ever-changing customer preferences (even so much as the final days before BFCM), and the nuances of the company’s own assortment and capabilities.