News and Analysis

Consumers Request Deals and Emails, not Targeted Ads

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The Cheetah Digital survey suggests that the answer to shifting privacy rules may be simple and surprisingly conventional: ask for an email address in exchange for clear value such as deals and discounts.

GoDaddy Launches Instagram Integration for SMB Users

GoDaddy Launches Instagram Integration for SMB Users

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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.

online privacy

Expert Roundup: How Will Privacy Define the Near Term? Part I

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As Covid-19 took over the collective mindset of the past year, several previously prominent topics shifted to the back burner. But now that there’s a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, those previously resonant topics are re-emerging.

At the top of that list is privacy.

Commentary

Seven Hard Truths About Location Data Accuracy

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You need proven industry benchmarks if you want to set realistic goals and expectations for location data-driven marketing. Going forward, these norms can help you form and answer key questions about location data-based tactics, so you can make more informed data decisions.

LBMA Podcast: Reveal Mobile Launches Visit Platform, Foursquare Measures TV

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On this week’s LBMA podcast: RideYellow + LISNR, Bidooh goes to South Korea, Francesco Rinaldi’s “talking jars,” Reveal Mobile launches Visit platform, Foursquare measures TV with Inscape, Kroger finds its voice.

It’s a Whole New Tune for the News Media in Music City

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In this Q & A, Kelly Gilfillan, who co-founded Home Page Media, talks about the significance of her company’s purchase by FWP and her role in the new concern, which has disrupted the publishing landscape in Music City.

Latest Posts

Facebook’s Self-Serve Ad Creative Can’t Be SMBs’ Only Choice

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By removing some of the barriers to ad spend for small businesses, Facebook is trying to become a one-stop shop for their ad dollars. SMBs are likely aware of the problem, but they shouldn’t be willing to rely on Facebook exclusively for their marketing and advertising needs.

Case Study: Ski Resort Uses Triggered Campaigns to Convert Passholders

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At Mission Ridge Ski Area in Wenatchee, Washington, director of marketing Tony Hickok is in the midst of launching and scaling a learn-to-ski program called Freedom Pass, and he’s using an automated marketing platform to target the right skiers and snowboarders at the right time.

Street Fight Daily: GroundTruth CEO Out, Marketers Struggle With Location Data

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… GroundTruth CEO Resigns Amid Investigation One Month After xAd Rebranding… Marketers Face Challenges in Working with Location Data… Google Redesigns News Feed to Personalize Search in Mobile App…

Podcasting Won’t Replace Local Radio Soon

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As a local advertising medium, podcasting shows promise, but it has a very long way to go. The medium is fresh and growing, and ad inventory is far less cluttered than radio, although a little pricey at $18 to $25 CPM.

Snap Debuts Self-Serve Platform for Brand Ad Campaigns

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Brands now can take graphics assets they use elsewhere and put them into a template to create new ads. Instead of developing content just to appear on Snap, the new tools let marketers leverage video and images they have at hand.

Street Fight Daily: Amazon Enters Meal-Kit Biz, How Facebook Shares Campaign Data

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon Begins Selling Meal Kits… Facebook Shares More Audience Data Via Carefully Controlled ‘Clean Rooms’… Google Publicly Launches Hire, a Job Applicant Management Tool for SMBs…

Google’s Product Bid for DIY Wallet Share

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“Google has been on a tear this past month in the DIY realm,” notes Mike Blumenthal in his bi-monthly conversation with David Mihm. “Three major product rollouts in a 30-day span; Websites, Posts and now SMS messaging. And Google only needs uptake on one of them to get a chance to sell Adwords Express.”

Three Lessons from the Dex Media/YP Merger

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For Dex Media and YP to become DexYP, they had to teach one another three lessons that every business in the local space should know: the primacy of distribution, the fallacy of stagnation, and the inevitability of market consolidation.

Street Fight Daily: Snap’s Location Partnerships Yield Fruit, Paid Search Outperforms Social

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Snapchat’s Foursquare and Factual Partnerships Double Geofilter Usage… Paid Search Advertising Still Outranks Social in Performance… Amazon Might Launch Its Own Messaging App That Would Allow Users to Order Food…

Job Changes at DexYP, Pinterest, Cuebiq, and Vendasta

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Every two weeks, Geoff Michener covers some of the latest openings and new hires in this dynamic industry. This week’s edition includes moves and new openings at Mono Solutions, Groupon and HomeStars .