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Brands Get Enhanced Metrics to Measure Against Data Compliance
Does the world need another set of data compliance metrics for programmatic media campaigns? Executives at Compliant, a compliance technology company, and the contextual advertising startup Peer39 are betting on it. The two firms are partnering on a set of data compliance metrics for programmatic media campaigns meant to address the need for new standards […]
The MULO Dozen: September in Review
Welcome to a new monthly section of Street Fight! Every 30 days (or so), we’ll be recapping some of the highlights across MULO (multi-location) brands — retailers, restaurants, c-stores, service businesses, and any other establishment that has multiple locations (or aspires to scale to that level), as well as the agencies that help them flourish. […]
LG Ad Solutions, Affinity Take On Closed-Loop CTV Targeting
LG Ad Solutions and Affinity Solutions are launching a new closed-loop CTV targeting and measurement solution that integrates Affinity’s purchase data with LG Ads’ CTV ad infrastructure to help brands optimize ad spend for conversions. The new solution, dubbed LoopIQ, launched just this week. According to the companies, the LoopIQ solution comes in response to […]
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How to Develop High-Performing Facebook Groups Communities To Fuel Your Brand’s Growth
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
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.
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Our Industry’s Efforts to Solve the Identity Crisis Are Grossly Misdirected
Today’s industry trades are clogged with speculation and solutions addressing the forthcoming upheaval of the digital identity landscape. Unfortunately, little of the discussion and proposed paths forward are focused on mobile apps, the environment in which the loss of consumer targeting capabilities is going to be most devastating.
7 Things to Know About Cannabis Marketing
Legal cannabis sales skyrocketed 46% last year, and the industry’s marketing sector is growing alongside it. But marketing a substance that is only recreationally legal in 14 states and medicinally permitted in 36 requires a more targeted approach than ads for soft drinks or toilet paper. Here are seven things to know about cannabis marketing.
Expert Roundup: How is Mapping Innovation Playing Out? Part I
Mapping is one of those foundational “meat and potatoes” topics in Street Fight’s repertoire that buttresses local commerce. But despite its longstanding positioning at the center of that world, and its mature status, it still somehow continues to show rapid transformation and innovation cycles. Experts from HERE Technologies, GroundTruth, and SafeGraph expound on the state of mapping tech.
Vungle Acquires Influencer Marketing Platform JetFuel
Just this morning, the mobile performance marketing platform Vungle announced its acquisition of JetFuel, an influencer marketing platform headquartered in San Francisco. JetFuel’s platform provides app developers and other advertisers with a way to scale marketing campaigns across an expansive network of verified influencers, with a combined reach of more than 4 billion Instagram followers, 1.5 billion TikTok followers, and 100 million daily Snapchat views.
What Colorado’s Privacy Act Could Mean for Brands
Colorado’s privacy regulations are just the latest in a string of privacy rights laws in the United States and Europe designed to protect consumers’ online data and the way digital information is shared. While the CPA is similar to Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act and the California Consumer Privacy Act, it also differs in some key ways that will have a major impact on businesses and brand marketers more specifically.
What Apple’s New Privacy Features Mean for Brand Marketers
With the biggest news from Apple pertaining to push notifications, email, IP addresses, and Apple Wallet, it is a critical time for marketers to reassess their strategies and get even smarter about how, when, and where they connect with customers. To state the obvious, more user-centric controls mean more opportunities for customers to shut down communications from brands who aren’t meeting their needs.
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