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Innovation Brief: Amazon, Apple, and FCC Alerts
On a semi-weekly basis, Street Fight’s Innovation Brief series aggregates and analyzes happenings from across the technology and media spheres. This week, we look at Amazon’s Ring Car Cam, Apple’s new picture-in-picture feature, and the FCC’s latest alerts.
Global Brands Get Creative with Post-Pandemic Loyalty Strategy
As the country reopens and consumers step outside once again, brands are beginning to reimagine their loyalty programs for a post-pandemic world. That means pivoting away from strategies that rely on third-party data and providing more customers with relevant experiences in owned digital channels.
6 AI-Based Mapping Systems for Efficient Logistics
Already, businesses are using AI-based mapping systems to find the most efficient routes, which saves valuable time and fuel costs. AI-based mapping systems could also be useful for companies that want to create more optimized truckload plans based on market situations and cargo specifications.
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Trending Now: Brands Shifting Mobile Ad Budgets from Facebook to Google UAC
Brian Bowman: There’s an emerging trend in the advertising industry—for the first time, brands are shifting significant mobile advertising budgets from Facebook ads to Google Universal App Campaigns (UAC). While Facebook advertising has largely dominated mobile marketing budgets, this migration of budgets to Google’s platform has been a helpful shift to diversify risk tied to any single platform. Why is this shift happening now, and what does it mean for brands?
Google and Amazon Escalate Voice ‘Platform Wars’
Mike Boland: Any entity competing for local commerce—publishers, brands, ad-tech players—has a looming platform choice for voice. Like the platform wars between iOS and Android, it’s a matter of deciding where to apply finite resources and development muscle. Maybe the answer is “both” Google and Amazon. But for now, Google appears to have the lead.
Voice Search Readiness in 2019 and Beyond
Bernadette Coleman: 2019 is here. While the focus in recent weeks has been predictions on the digital marketing trends that are expected to emerge this year, I would argue that one of the most important measures brands need to take in 2019 is to implement a full-scale voice search readiness strategy, if they have not already.
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Street Fight Daily: Google and Walmart Partner Up, Uber Turmoil Starts to Affect Investor Support
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Google and Walmart Partner Up as Both Face Threat from Amazon… Mutual Funds Mark Down Uber Investments by Up to 15%… Wall Street Loves Ad Tech Right Now — As Long As You’re Making a Profit…
Case Study: Jack in the Box Explores Autonomous Delivery Robots
While the company is keeping a tight lid on which other technology platforms it’s testing out currently, Alter says consumers can expect that its new robot delivery fleet is just a part of its experimentation with hyperlocal tech.
The Key to Multi-Channel Success: Understanding the Search and Social Mindset
People behave differently depending on where they are in the digital space. Even the same individual will exhibit drastically different behavior depending on when and where they are online. Understanding the different mindsets of your audience on these channels will help you align them more effectively.
Street Fight Daily: Facebook Faces a Slide in Young Users, Tech Giants Invest in TV Advertising
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… How Instagram and Snapchat Are Benefiting from Facebook’s Loss of Young Users… Why Tech Giants Are Spending Big on TV Ads.. Google as the New Home Page — A Tactical Guide…
2017: A Year of Experimentation for Google Local Search
For marketers and local businesses, it’s always a challenge to keep track of the search giant’s frequent shifts in policy in policy, procedure, and terminology. This year has been especially dizzying, though to those paying attention, many opportunities are presenting themselves to reach out to customers in new ways.
How Big Is the Promise of Local AR (And When Can We Expect It)?
Real execution will require an extensive value chain. And that’s why location data will be increasingly valuable in an AR-driven world. Specifically, location data will be a key element in displaying the right business or product information graphically.
Street Fight Daily: Amazon’s In-House Brands Prosper, Frontrunner for Uber CEO Emerges
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon’s Private Brands Have Gone from $0 to $2.5 Billion in Sales in Under a Decade… Jeff Immelt Emerges as Frontrunner in Uber CEO Search… Voice, AI, Mobile Dominate Search as IoT Hits $800 Billion in 2017…
Street Culture: A New Way to Keep Score at CrowdOptic
“The argument is, build a large company to be insanely great and change the world, right?” says CEO Jon Fisher. “As we operationalize the financial part, the path to making a real contribution in the world can be formulaic.”
LBMA Podcast: Uniqlo, Joyful ATMs, Blippar and Google
This Week in Location Based Marketing is a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association with Asif Khan and Aubriana Lopez. On the show: xPressTap, Senior + Mall of America, Ford + RadiumOne Bluedot Innovation.
Street Fight Daily: Walmart Grows As Advertising Platform, Amazon Paves Way for Alexa Everywhere
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Walmart Leverages In-Store Data to Grow as an Advertising Force… Amazon Opens Up Access to Developer Tools for Adding Alexa to Commercial Products… Facebook Is Giving Advertisers More Flexibility When Buying Mid-Roll Video Ads…
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