News and Analysis

PUMA Goes Big with OOH Ad Campaign

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With consumers today asking for more authentic, personalized experiences, the German apparel manufacturer PUMA recently launched an outdoor campaign that involved audience targeting, programmatic capabilities, and situationally aware screens with hologram technology. PUMA worked with Havas Media and the outdoor ad platform Firefly to design a weekend-long campaign during the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. Together, the companies outfitted smart media displays with hologram projectors to display 360-degree images of PUMA’s newest sneaker on the roofs of parked cars in front of multiple Chicago landmarks.

Street Fight’s March Theme: Word of Mouth

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One of the oldest and still most influential drivers of local commerce is word of mouth. Though that’s sustained at a high level, the delivery vessel for local chatter has evolved. Social channels like Facebook and Yelp now shape the reputations of brick-and-mortar businesses, not to mention the kingmaker authority of Google.

This month, we will delve into the latest trends and insights driving reputation management, taking Word of Mouth as our theme.

Ad Tech and Privacy

Consumers Split on Personalized Ads

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In the year of the California Consumer Privacy Act, the data privacy movement is ascendant, and marketers are likely more aware of consumer concerns about tracking than ever before. But a fresh survey of 993 Internet users from audience intelligence firm DISQO suggests that marketers will need to continue navigating the trade-off between providing consumers the only type of ads they widely welcome — personalized ones matched to their interests — and transparently requesting consent for the kinds of tracking that make personalized ads possible.

Commentary

Google My Business Looks to the Future

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Aditya Tendulkar is about as close to the source as you can get when it comes to the strategic direction of Maps and Google My Business. We asked him a few questions about the quick pace of feature releases in recent months and the new openness Google seems to be showing toward listing management companies and crowdsourcing.

Street Fight Launches Third Annual “State of Hyperlocal” Survey

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We’re kicking off our third annual executive survey about the state of the local marketing ecosystem. We welcome readers to share their thoughts on the state of the industry by filling out a short survey on what their companies are prioritizing and what challenges they’re facing. As a thank-you, we’re offering a free report or a discount on Summit tickets.

How Much Should We Still Care About Duplicate Content?

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There has been a belief that duplicate content — although it is not cause for a penalty, unless it appears deceptive — hurts the overall quality of the website. Therefore, for years, duplicate content has been on a website audit checklist as an item to fix. But is that still the case?

Latest Posts

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…

Study: 99% of Location-Based Apps to Implement Indoor Positioning Systems

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The survey by IndoorAtlas polled 301 marketing decision makers at mid- to large-size organizations in the healthcare, travel, transport, marketing, and retail sectors. 99% of the respondents said have implemented IPS or have plans to do so within the next two years.

5 Ways Merchants Are Using Instagram Stories to Connect With Consumers

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Instagram’s new Stories feature is providing merchants with a new way to generate buzz. Here area few ways that businesses are using it to capture consumer attention and reinvigorate sales.

How Apple’s iOS 10 Enables Location Marketing On-Demand

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The company unleashed a slew of features with iOS 10, such as the ability to transcribe phone messages automatically. Three features in particular give businesses a glimpse at how the customer journey continues to increase in velocity.

Street Fight Daily: Facebook Launches Dynamic Ads for Retail, Google Debuts Allo

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Facebook Launches ‘Dynamic Ads for Retail’… Google Launches Smart Messaging App, Hoping It Will Gain Traction as Platform… Amazon May Be Tinkering with Its Price-Comparison Pages…

Belly Launches Loyalty Platform for Enterprise Retailers

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According to the company, the new product will be considerably more flexible than Belly’s original loyalty rewards program for small businesses, giving retailers with large physical store footprints the opportunity to design more unified experiences across in-store, mobile, and online channels.