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GoDaddy Launches Instagram Integration for SMB Users
In a move that’s indicative of the small business community’s increasing reliance on social media for organic growth and digital marketing, GoDaddy is launching a new Instagram product for its website builder designed to help its users attract and engage with customers across digital platforms.
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LMA in Big Push to Strengthen Local Journalism and Build Better Communities
The Local Media Association is working to build a Business Model Accelerator that will chart sustainable revenue paths for local media and, in turn, enhance the vital role that they must play in their communities. In this Q&A, LMA Chief Innovation Officer Jed Williams sketches out this far-ranging quest to give local news a central place in community and ensure the industry will be around for the long run.
CCPA: California’s version of GDPR?
The U.S. recently joined countries taking action on data privacy with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on June 28, 2018. The CCPA will protect the rights of California consumers and encourage stronger privacy online and greater transparency overall.
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Brand Battle: Weight Watchers vs. Jenny Craig
To gauge how each company approaches local marketing, Brandify’s proprietary technology analyzed Weight Watchers’ and Jenny Craig’s store locations with focus on areas of local presence management. 492 Jenny Craig locations and 663 Weight Watchers locations were included in the data sample.
Street Fight Daily: AI Is Already Reshaping Retail, Facebook Releases Details on News Subscription Feature
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Artificial Intelligence Is Already Reshaping Retail in Profound Ways… Facebook Releases Details on Upcoming Subscription-Based News Product… What Retailers Think About the Store of the Future…
Why Insurance Giant State Farm Approaches Digital Marketing Like a Small Company
At a time when customers are accustomed to looking up insurance quotes on the Web or through an app, Edward Gold, advertising director at State Farm, says his company thrives off of its local interactions. He spoke with Street Fight about the approach the insurer takes with marketing at the local level.
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