News and Analysis

Toys ‘R’ Us is Not Playing Around With its Retail Re-launch

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Setting what might be an example of a future retail model, mega toy brand Toys ‘R’ Us is emerging from bankruptcy with a new retail strategy involving airports and cruise ships. Called the “air, land, and sea” initiative, the big box MULO (multi-location) brand is opening up to 24 flagship stores and locations in airports […]

What’s Driving Growth in the $100 Billion Retail Media Market?

What’s Driving Growth in the $100 Billion Retail Media Market?

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The battle over consumer data privacy has taken center stage for much of 2023, with technology giants like Google and Apple leading the charge in implementing stricter regulations. While primarily designed to protect user data, these measures have already created a unique opportunity for a rapidly growing segment of the digital advertising world — retail […]

Informing the Agency 2024 Marketing Plan

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Ever wanted an inside peek at what your agency competitors are doing? Curious if you’re spending too much time managing accounts compared to other agencies? Wondering if your pricing structure compares to the competition? We’ve got those answers for you (and more!). WordStream by LocaliQ released its popular State of the Digital Marketing Agency report […]

Commentary

Expert Roundup: Google Delayed Cookies’ Death, But It’s Still Time to Embrace Privacy

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Google said it would not nix the third-party cookie until 2023. But these business leaders argue it’s still time for marketers to embrace tracking alternatives.

App Marketing Guide For Startups And Small Businesses Launching A New App

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Marketing your idea for a new app is the key to understanding how it will be welcomed by users. By gathering information, you can further develop your idea so that by the time you launch, you’ll know you’re creating an app more likely to work.

First-Party Data Provides Opportunity for Marketers to Innovate

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The loss of third-party cookies need not spell disaster for the digital advertising industry – it’s an opportunity to adapt and improve. The time has come to embrace first-party data and a consumer-centric approach to advertising.

Latest Posts

How to Develop High-Performing Facebook Groups Communities To Fuel Your Brand’s Growth

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Facebook Groups are not just for nosy neighbors to tattle-tale on loud parties or podcast fans to debate the latest true crime controversy. When launched correctly, FB groups are a huge opportunity for brands and businesses to build customer loyalty, nurture relationships, and even gain insight from their followers.

LBMA: Yelp’s Audiences Platform

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Yelp launching their Audiences platform, AirBnB partnering with What3Words for staycations, Billboards in Paris getting brighter for the “Fearless Night” safety campaign, and imageHOLDERS launching touchless kiosks with Ultraleap technology.

Ad Tech and Privacy

Expert Roundup: The Rise of First-Party Data

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Experts from Digilant, Influ2, Infutor, Mobivity, and Stirista weigh in on the future of data-driven advertising as privacy changes accrue. In particular, the crew discusses the increasing importance of first-party data and targeting methods not tied to cookies.

Verizon Media Offers Opt-Out of Targeted Ads Across Its Network

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Verizon Media is partnering with the nonprofit Network Advertising Initiative, integrating its advertising ID with the NAI’s “Audience Matched Advertising Opt-Out” platform to allow users across the Verizon Media ecosystem to opt out of targeted ads.

Household Targeting Emerges as Alternative to Individualized Behavioral Ads

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Jon Schulz, Chief Marketing Officer at Viant Technology, checked in with Street Fight to lay out the benefits and drawbacks of targeting methods offering advertisers alternatives to one-to-one behavioral ads.

8 Ways Your CX Can Increase Revenue

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Here are the eight ways you can utilize low-code platforms to make customer interactions frictionless and digitize critical areas of your business.

Tools to Address Labor Shortages

6 Retail Tech Solutions for Addressing Labor Shortages

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Retail technology platforms that may have been overlooked before the pandemic are now coming into focus as businesses begin to understand their true value. Using a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, and big data, a number of startups have started positioning their platforms as possible solutions to the labor shortages that retailers and restaurants are facing in 2021. Mobile ordering kiosks, autonomous checkout systems, and even machine vision algorithms are all being used to help businesses greet customers, restock shelves, and even clean messy areas with more efficiency.

What’s Next After the Cookie Goes Away? Incrementality

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While there are several different approaches to take in the post-privacy world — from probabilistic attribution to media mix modeling — incrementality is, and will become, an even more important tool in the marketer’s measurement toolbox.

Fisherman Pioneers the No-Effort Web for Small Businesses

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Fisherman is pioneering what CEO and co-founder Ameet Kallarackal calls the “no-effort Web.” Beginning with a focus on restaurants, which still make up about 90% of its customer base, Fisherman is aiming to be the simplest, most automatic option available for small business owners and operators to create websites. The company claims to get the job done in just two minutes and typically has a website ready for a potential customer, often based purely on the business’ name and address, before approaching them.

The Data Balance: How to Deliver Privacy and Personalization

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It’s possible for merchants to provide personalization alongside customer data privacy—in fact, it’s a must for businesses that want to retain customer trust and remain viable. In order to balance using data for personalization with respecting customers’ privacy, it’s important to first understand the current consumer data and privacy landscape.