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Mobile Marketing Firm Verve Acquired by Germany’s MGI

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The companies underscored Verve’s location data-driven ability to drive prospective customers into brick-and-mortar stores, adding a cutting-edge ad tech capability to MGI’s suite of existing media solutions. Verve will also help the European enterprise increase its presence in North America.

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6 Privacy Tools for CCPA Compliance

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With the clock ticking on full enforcement of CCPA, businesses are looking at how they can get into compliance—and fast. Technology vendors have been quick to step in and fill that void, launching integrated privacy management platforms with CCPA and the European Union’s GDPR in mind. Most of these platforms can be configured to specific privacy regulations, helping businesses automate their data collection practices and regularly performing risk assessments to determine whether they’re handling personal data correctly.

Here are six examples of tools that companies can use to ensure CCPA compliance.

Foot Traffic Data Shows Signs of Retail Apocalypse Can Speak to Smart Retail Strategy

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Over the last year, we saw many well-known brands close their doors and scale back their offline footprints. While many believed this to be a sign of weakness, it was, in fact, a sign of a very effective corporate strategy.  

Retailers such as Macy’s and Walmart both faced multiple closures in 2019, but when digging deeper and analyzing specific store locations, we uncover a much more informative narrative than simple brick-and-mortar decline.

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State of Hyperlocal 2018: Very Early Returns From Street Fight’s Annual Survey

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It’s a truism in tech businesses that you should be just a little ahead of your customers, but not too far beyond their current focus. Street Fight’s third annual State of Hyperlocal survey aims to assist in that, as well as help companies prioritize their R&D and product marketing and development.

How Brands Can Use Location Intelligence to Target Travelers

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As consumers pass through airports, train stations, and bus terminals this holiday season, it’s a good reminder of how brands can use travel hubs as sites to identify, understand, and reach their ideal audiences.

Cloud Summit: Cisco Ramps Up Its SaaS Solutions for SMBs

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Giant enterprise tech firms like Cisco are well-equipped to provide SaaS services. But in selling to SMBs they have had to re-think the marketing approaches that have worked with larger customers.

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State of Hyperlocal: Early Returns From Street Fight’s Annual Survey

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The early results of our annual survey indicate that suppliers of local marketing and commerce technology and services see their customers continue to increase spending on social media and mobile marketing — and their own investments are following the money.

Is Apple’s Encroachment on Local Finally Ready for Prime Time?

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“I see [Apple’s] messaging platform as the third leg of mobile (joining the web and apps) that we need in place for the transition to non-traditional interfaces like voice,” Mike Blumenthal tells David Mihm. “Apple is building out a stable of ‘body’ computers with the Watch and now the AirPods that can provide an interface to the web.”

Street Fight Daily: Google Ups In-Store Attribution Efforts, Twitter Considers Takeover

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Google Brings Store Visits to Google Display Network, Debuts Cross-Device Retargeting… Twitter is Said to Be Discussing a Possible Takeover… The Biggest Problem with Snapchat’s Geofilter Product

Openings and New Hires at Momentfeed, Bango, Valpak

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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 Fit Small Business, Factual and Freckle IoT

Raise Report: Fresh Funding for Grab, Promoboxx, GameTime

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Every two weeks, we round up some of the biggest fundraises taking place in hyperlocal marketing, commerce, and tech. This week’s edition includes funding for AdStage, Vroom, Sourcery, and Shippo.

LBMA Podcast: TubeMogul and Factual, Estimote’s Mirror Beacon

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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: Washington D.C. Wifi, Thinfilm + Sarine Technologies, Cardiff Blues & GCell, AyudaX, Huawei teams with China Mobile, Marriott’s TED talks, eBay & Myer VR stores, WalMart’s self-driving carts.

Street Fight Daily: Twitter Offers Native Ads On Audience Platform, Media Buy Leverage Changing

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Twitter Offers Native Ads to Brands on Audience Platform… GroupM’s Brian Lesser: The Nature of Media Buying Leverage Has Changed for Good… This App Lets You Compare Ride-Hailing Prices As Well As Driver Payouts…

Two Nashville Independents Merge to Go ‘BIGR’ in Gannett’s Shadow

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The CEOs of Home Page Media Group and Source Local Media spoke with us recently about their merged operations and why they’re confident about the new company’s expansion-focused future in the sometimes-upside-down world of community news.

How Old-School Tactics From Emerging Economies Can Inform Local Marketing

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There is tremendous insight in old-school marketing tactics about to how to strengthen local digital strategies through offline expertise. Here are a few tips from a few ever-impressive emerging markets.

Street Fight Daily: Mobile Paid Search Rising Fast, Facebook Rolls Out New Ad Measurement Tools

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Smartphones Take Over Paid Search… Facebook is Rolling Out a Handful of New Measurement Tools for Advertisers… Mobile Data Marketplace Creates Direct Path from App to Dollars…