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CCPA’s Impact: Businesses Prepare for Fall Surge in Data Subject Requests
In a customer set with more than 16 million consumer records — with consumer records being defined as a single, individual record associated with a unique email address within a database — DataGrail found that people are largely taking action to control their privacy by exercising rights provided by the CCPA.
Consumers opt-out of their personal information being sold “most” of the time, and deletion requests make up 31% of all data subject requests. Twenty-one percent of consumers have accessed their data thanks to the new regulations.
Self-Serve Restaurant Ordering in a Post-Covid World
We expect to see a continued rise in touchless retail shopping and contactless transactions à la Amazon Go Stores.
But one of the less-discussed technologies in the Covid-advantaged bucket is self-serve mobile restaurant ordering. The idea is that ordering and paying from your table can reduce server interaction — which has Covid and non-Covid benefits considering it can save diners’ lives and their time.
Putting Context Over Coordinates with New Location Encoding Standard
Context over coordinates. That’s the premise behind a new standard universal location ID called Placekey, which launches publicly today.
By offering a standard for identifying any physical place, the team behind Placekey is betting that advertisers and other data scientists will have an easier time joining disparate datasets and unlocking deeper insights. The platform was developed by SafeGraph, and it’s already been endorsed by heavy-hitters such as Esri, CARTO, Billups, Skyhook, and Nielsen.
Commentary
How Not to Respond to Reviews: 10 Common Pitfalls
Contrary to the popular saying, all publicity isn’t good publicity. It’s quite possible to go about review response in a way that does more harm than good. Listed below are 10 common practices that won’t do your business any favors and are arguably worse than no response at all.
LBMA Podcast: Gimbal & Drawbridge, Brightcodes, Wirecard & Garmin
On this week’s Location-Based Marketing association podcast: Phunware + Kontakt.io, Dstillery teams up with Captivate, Gimbal buys Drawbridge, Brightcodes, Wirecard + Garmin, Ericsson Emodo, Sao Paulo’s Yellow Line, Circle K goes Coke, Locomizer patent.
Local News Pioneer Mike Orren on Industry’s Future: A Steep but Climbable Hill
“There are no silver bullets,” Mike Orren tells Tom Grubisich. Local news “has always been a complex industry, and advertising, marketing services, managing the print demand—all are going to continue to be a part of the equation.”
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Street Culture: How Some of the Most Successful Startup Leaders Motivate Their Teams
New tech startups might not have a formula to create culture, but many leaders consider culture an important component for success. Though every company is different, some trends emerge: leaders must be transparent, they must hire for fit, and they must give employees a way to feel that they partially own the company.
Openings and New Hires at Cuebiq, Unacast, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Propel
Every two weeks, Geoff Michener covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. This week’s edition includes moves and new openings at Yext, inMarket, Placed and Tiger Pistol.
Street Fight Daily: SMBs to Prioritize Social Marketing, Snap Files for IPO
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… U.S. SMBs Plan to Prioritize Social Media Spending Over SEO and Email in 2017… Snapchat Parent Snap Inc. Files for IPO… Data Management Platform Adoption Is on the Rise, but Challenges Remain…
Case Study: East Coast Wings Uses Localized Ads to Fight Against Post-Super Bowl ‘Wing Fatigue’
Fast-casual dining franchise East Coast Wings + Grill created locally-relevant social media campaigns to target consumers and gauge foot traffic results during last year’s Super Bowl. Now one year later, Director of Marketing Maria Capparelli says East Coast Wings plans to continue delivering locally targeted ads and posts.
With $200k Boost, LION Aims to Take ‘Indie’ News to Next Level
The new funds will help the organization bring more professional services to its members, and will further its mission to promote sustainable local news. To get a read on LION ‘s new plans, Street Fight caught up recently with interim Executive Director Matt DeRienzo.
Street Fight Daily: Facebook Gets Lift from Mobile, Businesses’ Dependence on Data Grows
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Mobile Ads Generated About 84% of Facebook’s 2016 Revenue… Data Becomes ‘Pillar’ of Advertising in 2017… 5 Things Brick-and-Mortars Need to Know About the On-Demand Economy…
Moz Local Incorporates Google My Business Insights Into Platform
The company announced this morning that it is integrating Google My Business insights data into the Moz Local platform. The platform, which allows businesses to post listings across the major aggregators of location data, will offer information about how and where customers optimize their Google listings.
5 Quick-Serve Restaurant Brands Using Artificial Intelligence to Change the Way We Eat
The type of ultra-personal service that was once offered by waiters at mom-and-pop diners is now being duplicated by highly-sophisticated computer algorithms, as many of the country’s largest restaurant chains start investing more in artificial intelligence technology.
Small and Large Local Marketers Have Remarkably Similar Spending Focus
A survey of 200 U.S. small and medium businesses conducted late last year revealed that 70% said they would be increasing their digital and online marketing budgets in 2017. Fewer than a third said budgets would stay the same, and only 2% said they were cutting back.
Street Fight Daily: Amazon Invests in Shipping and Delivery, Inside Millennial Marketing
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon Plans First Air Cargo Hub… Millenial Shoppers Have an Affinity for Mobile and In-Store Digital Shopping… Uber Partners with Daimler in a Step Toward a Driverless Future…
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