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Nestle Uses DISQO’s Consumer Data to Fill the Cookie’s Gaps

With the third-party cookie going away on Chrome (eventually) and mobile identifiers losing scale, marketers are seeking new measurement tools. The customer intelligence platform DISQO is stepping in with a new product called Outcomes Lift.

5 Ad Automation Platforms for Agencies

As interest in advertising automation platforms continues to grow throughout the agency space, we’ve put together a list of five ad automation platforms that agencies can use right now.

Social Apps Are Creating a New UX for Local

Young consumers are increasingly discovering local shops and restaurants on TikTok and Instagram, not Google or Yelp. An appetite for immersive visual experiences is behind the trend.

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The Risks and Rewards of Today’s Data Privacy Landscape

With media outlets like The New York Times working to educate consumers and legislators striving to protect consumers’ rights with the introduction of CCPA and GDPR, awareness of the possible costs of these privacy trade-offs is growing, and it’s in everyone’s best interest to understand the changing privacy landscape.

That’s why we commissioned a new Privacy Report from Wakefield Research, asking both consumers and marketers about how they feel about the risks and rewards of data practices today.

Garnering Love, Not Likes: Advertising on Instagram

One of the most noteworthy benefits of today’s digital advertising landscape is the variety that comes with testing and choosing which social media platforms resonate most with your brand. If you have decided Instagram is the clear winner for social advertising, keep the many pros and cons of the mobile-friendly platform in mind. This column tackles Instagram’s demographics, measurement essentials, and global thinking.

10 Ways To Provide a Cutting-Edge Retail Customer Experience

Delighting customers isn’t about getting one thing right; it’s about firing on all cylinders, both online and in brick-and-mortar stores, to make an authentic connection with buyers to drive satisfaction and loyalty.

What does that look and feel like? Here are 10 examples of best practices that represent the state of the art in retail CX.

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Heard on The Street, Episode 13: Location Intelligence and Brewing Beer With Harry Dewhirst

Harry Dewhirst may be the real-life version of Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man In the World.” President of location intelligence company Blis, he holds no permanent residence, dynamically bouncing among Airbnbs and hotels, including the undisclosed location in Singapore where we reached him for the latest episode of Heard on the Street.

Street Fight Daily: Foursquare Lands Series F, AppLift Shifts Focus from Mobile Installs to Engagement

TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA… Foursquare Picks Up $33 Million Series F Investment… Behind Applift’s Rebrand, a Shift Toward Engagement… Google’s Top Ad Exec to Leave for VC Firm…

Behind Applift’s Rebrand, a Shift Toward Engagement

It’s not uncommon for brands and marketers to see high installs, but potentially low numbers of quality engaged customers, and Applift is hoping to change that with the launch of its new solution.

Not All Burrito Eaters Are the Same: Why Advertisers Need to Think Local

With the new wave of technology tools on the market, marketers can access detailed reporting to identify specific data points that are performing, or not performing, and then optimize their campaigns accordingly to improve results and curb wasted expenditure. Leveraging unstructured data for audience localization should be a top consideration.

Street Fight Daily: Unstructured Data A Big Local Opportunity; Small Businesses Need Cybersecurity Help

TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA… Not All Burrito Eaters Are the Same: Why Advertisers Need to Think Local… Report: Half of Very Small Businesses Suffer Financial Losses from Website Hacks… Why I Love First-Party Reviews…

Report: Half of Very Small Businesses Suffer Financial Losses from Website Hacks

Half of all the small businesses with five or fewer employees examined in a recent report by GoDaddy have suffered a financial loss due to website hacking, and for one in eight, that loss was more than $5,000.

Now That We’ve Improved Media Transparency, Let’s Do the Same With Data

In order to be effective, marketers need to know how various segment options stack up and measure up in terms of accuracy. Just like with increasing viewability, the first step toward a fix in data quality is realizing and acknowledging the problem.

S4M Releases Calculator to Measure ROI Generated by Drive-to-Store Campaigns

Assessing the effectiveness of drive-to-store campaigns by measuring incremental visits generated is the gold standard for the location-based marketing industry, but that standard has been lacking in established, industry-specific points of comparison. Enter S4M, which has released a new calculator based on industry-specific cost per incremental visit standards.

Street Fight Daily: Zuck & Musk Take Some Heat; An ROI Calculator for Drive-to-Store Campaigns

TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA… How Serious is the New Facebook Breach?… S4M Releases Calculator to Measure ROI Generated by Drive-to-Store Campaigns… Now That We’ve Improved Media Transparency, Let’s Do the Same With Data…

Street Fight Daily: Amazon’s New Brick-and-Mortar Highlights Local, Quality; New Hires in Hyperlocal

TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA… Amazon’s New Store in NY Offers 4-Star+ Products Trending with New Yorkers… New Hires at Adsquare, IAB, GatherUp… No Data? No Problem! Build Loyalty Despite Lack of Data…