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Pacific Drive-Ins Partners With Make to Save $1,500 a Day! What's Next? StreetFight

Pacific Drive-Ins Partners With Make to Save $1,500 a Day! What’s Next?

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AI AI everywhere!  The topic is top of mind throughout the MULO (multi-location) ecosystem. Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, and its use cases are just starting to appear in business and industry media. One such example is Pacific Drive-Ins’ use of Make automation tools to streamline staffing. The companies reported that it helped Pacific (part of […]

Blue-Chip Brands Spend Big in OOH Street Fight

Blue-Chip Brands Spend Big in OOH

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When the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) released its annual MegaBrands report, Apple was again the top spender for 2024 in the OOH channel at $68.3 million. McDonald’s, Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Verizon were the others, proving that blue-chip brands continue to invest heavily in OOH for its powerful reach, location, and immediacy […]

MULO Brands With Soul April Pick: Allbirds Streetfight

MULO Brands With Soul April Pick: Allbirds

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The founders of Allbirds, a multi-location (MULO) fashion brand, launched this B Corp after careers in professional sports and biotech. It was founded in New Zealand. Leaving that “nest” was a bold move for the founders, but it resulted in the creation of a footwear brand that’s flown high. The company’s mission is “to prove […]

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Streets Ahead: Meta Heading to Court and Instagram Reposts Street Fight

Streets Ahead: Meta Heading to Court and Instagram Reposts

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In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discuss Meta Heading to Court and Instagram Reposts. Meta Heads to Court as FTC Pushes Breakup of Instagram and WhatsApp The News  Meta is back in court this week as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advances its long-running case to force the company to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The […]

Streets Ahead: Google Social Posts, Local Pack & AIO Results Street Fight

Streets Ahead: Google Social Posts, Local Pack & AIO Results

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In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discuss Google expanding social posts visibility in local search results and a new study that finds a correlation between local pack and AI Overview results. Google Now Showcasing Social Posts More Prominently in Mobile Search The News  If you haven’t already added your social media URLs to your […]

What are You Doing on September 30th? StreetFightLive 2025

What are You Doing on September 30th?

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As a consumer, you likely shop, dine, and consume services at a combination of big-box and mom-and-pop establishments. As a MULO (multi-location) executive, agency, or tech company, you probably attend several industry-specific (retail, restaurant, service) conferences in your sector. So, what’s the deal with an event like Street Fight LIVE 2025 that cuts across multiple […]

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Streets Ahead: ChatGPT Shopping and Yelp's AI Call Handling Streetfight

Streets Ahead: ChatGPT Shopping and Yelp’s AI Call Feature

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In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discusses ChatGPT introducing direct shopping and Yelp testing AI-powered call handling. ChatGPT’s New Shopping Experience The News  OpenAI has introduced a new augmented shopping experience inside ChatGPT, enabling users to browse and buy products directly within the platform. The feature showcases detailed product information, customer reviews, and direct purchase […]

"Consumer Discovery is Now a Free-for-All" Declares SOCI in New Study StreetFight

“Consumer Discovery is Now a Free-for-All” Declares SOCI in New Study

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The SOCI  2025 Consumer Behavior Index (CBI) reveals that marketers need to shift gears when it comes to search, declaring the industry’s state “the marketing crisis you didn’t see coming.” The study has enormous implications, as traditional search is evolving rapidly. According to their late-breaking announcement based on the index, the strategies that MULO (multi-location) […]

Optimizing for AI-enabled Search : Future-Proof Your Website StreetFight

Optimizing for AI: Future-Proof Your Website for Search

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Over the years, there have been many significant improvements in how search engines function. While these improvements have meant new changes in how company execute their SEO (Search Engine Optimization) campaigns, for the most part, the core fundamentals have been the same. However, in the past few years, AI technology has changed everything. Reliance on […]

Gregg Majewski, CEO of Craveworthy Brands, on Restaurant Trends StreetFight

Gregg Majewski, CEO of Craveworthy Brands, on Restaurant Trends

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Gregg Majewski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Craveworthy Brands, a multi-concept restaurant platform company and franchisor that launched in 2023. Majewski has built the MULO (multi-location) company brick by brick, adding iconic brands such as viral Dirty Dough, Food Network-founded Taim Mediterranean Kitchen, and Southern California-favorite Fresh Brothers Pizza. Earlier this year, […]

10 Design Offers Four MULO Design Principles for Brick-and-Mortar StreetFight

10 Design Offers Four MULO Design Principles for Brick-and-Mortar

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10 Design is an architectural design firm that has created retail spaces (and mixed-use complexes) globally. 10 Design asserts, “Brick and mortar retail isn’t dying. It’s evolving. The most successful retail spaces today merge commerce, culture, and community, turning shopping into an immersive experience.” That principle can be applied to MULO (multi-location) retail design in […]

A BOOM and a BUST: Harry & David & Hooters StreetFight

A BOOM and a BUST: Harry & David & Hooters

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Openings, expansions, and bankruptcies are standard fare in the MULO (multi-location) retail and restaurant space. This month, we saw one significant opening and one bankruptcy declaration in the MULO ecosystem. Harry & David recently announced they are getting back into the retail game. This 91-year-old seller of gift baskets and gourmet food items shuttered most of its […]

Aquarium Ad Is a 3D Fish Out of Water StreetFight

Aquarium Ad Is a 3D Fish Out of Water

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First its ads had a Super Bowl presence earlier this year. Now the Georgia Aquarium is going big in out-of-home. A creative campaign by Doe-Anderson, an agency in Kentucky, launched two executions in Atlanta to let the locals know they have one of the country’s great aquariums right in their backyard. If you find yourself […]

The Future is Here: A More Collaboration, AI-Enabled, Creatively Driven Industry Streetfight Mediaocean

The Future is Here: A More Collaborative, AI-Enabled, Creatively Driven Industry

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The advertising industry is in a period of accelerated transformation. What were once incremental shifts are now crystallizing into clear priorities — moving from hypothetical or expected into real and transactional. Consolidation around media-agnostic, AI-driven systems and the integration of creative and media processes are no longer future goals — they’re actively reshaping the way […]

Adaptive Checkout Uses AI to Boost Conversion Rates Street Fight

Adaptive Checkout Uses AI to Boost Conversion Rates

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Fraud and crime are realities of the MULO (multi-location) ecosystem. Brands used to just have to worry about the checkout stage with shoplifting, dishonest employees, and fake IDs and credit cards. Now that we’re living in a phygital world (one that combines brick-and-mortar and online sales), thieves, fraudsters, and AI-powered bots have become more sophisticated. […]

A Street Fight Trends-Spotter Walked Into a Bar StreetFight

A Street Fight Trend-Spotter Walked Into a Bar ….

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Well, not exactly. We attended the Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas to check out trends and products for the MULO (multi-location) bar and restaurant ecosystem. The trends we spotted include: Although liquor is still popular, mocktails are having a moment. Studies indicate that Americans are choosing moderation in their drinking habits and non-alcoholic […]