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Adxcel Rebrands as Artsai, Using AI to Consolidate the Marketing Stack
“We optimize the entire customer lifecycle journey,” says Artsai’s CRO Erik Lundberg. ” We may help someone acquire a new customer on Facebook, then reengage user on programmatic or RTB [real-time bidding], and then help drive the user to make a purchase inside the marketer’s mobile app or landing page.”
Looking at Location Signals, GroundTruth Looks at Ways to Predict Behavior
A recent study by the company focused on the foot traffic at mass merchandisers and grocery stores and airport traffic, and pointed to the NC city as the best choice for Amazon’s HQ2. “Being able to dig in to real world behaviors, it draws out real actionable recommendations,” says Sarah Ohle, VP of marketing insights.
Street Fight Daily: Facebook to Launch Campaign Optimization Tool, Inside eBay’s Renaissance
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Facebook Is Introducing a Campaign Budget Optimization Tool for Advertisers… Inside eBay’s Repositioning as a Modern E-Commerce Platform… Twitter Helps Out Small Businesses with Promote Mode Service…
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Openings & New Hires at Angie’s List, Topix, Google, Signpost and more…
One hyperlocal publisher expands (Topix) while another contracts (The Daily Voice). Angie’s List moves on from its CFO, JiWire hires a former Yahoo exec, and the head of The Local Search Association decamps (after 25 years) to head up The Association of Directory Publishers. Plus, gigs at PayPal, comScore, AOL, LinkedIn, Newsle, Amazon and more…
Street Fight Announces Second Annual West Coast Summit
Following up on a January event that gathered over 400 hyperlocal industry professionals in New York City, Street Fight is pleased to announce that we will be bringing our trademark conference to the West Coast again on June 4th, 2013. Street Fight Summit West 2013 will be held once again at the Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco…
Village Soup Shows ‘Native’ Ads Can Work on Local News Sites
With the recent push toward “native” advertising, we’ve learned (if we hadn’t known already) that ads can be “news.” In terms of local information value, ads-as-news may never trump the apartment-house fire that leaves several families homeless — but it has become clear that there’s room for both, especially in the local digital space…
Case Study: Steakhouse Takes a More-Is-More Approach to Marketing
At Franklin Steakhouse, manager Frank Oliver is always on the lookout for ways to enmesh his restaurant with the local community. In addition to tried-and-true tactics like partnering with neighboring businesses and hosting fundraisers, Oliver is taking a hyperlocal approach to digital marketing through platforms like Facebook and Yelp…
Street Fight Daily: PayPal Guns For Square, Groupon’s Lefkofsky Speaks
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… PayPal Debuts iPad App, Furthering Rivalry With Square (AllThingsD)… Eric Lefkofsky’s First Interview As Groupon’s CEO (Fast Company)… Study: 55 Percent Of Mobile-Search Driven Conversions Happen In One Hour Or Less (Search Engine Land)…
Why Redbeacon Founder Ethan Anderson Returned to Local
A little over a year after selling Redbeacon to Home Depot, the company’s founder is back on the scene with a new startup, MyTime. Street Fight recently caught up with Anderson to talk about life after Redbeacon, building a local marketplace, and finding a seam in a cluttered hyperlocal space…
Street Fight Daily: Verifone CEO Out, Passbook Still Disappoints
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… VeriFone’s Bergeron Out After Outlook Misses Estimates (BloombergBusinessweek)… iPhone Passbook: Six Months On and It Still Disappoints (ZDNet)… Google Concedes That Drive-by Prying Violated Privacy (New York Times)…
Beyond Search: AI Visibility the New Growth Lever for MULO Brands