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Hyperlocal Pioneer Howard Owens Sees New Mobile App as Key to Scaling Beyond His ‘Batavian’

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Eight and a half years after launching his hyperlocal news site The Batavian, in upstate New York, Howard Owens is looking at growing his base company, Album Corp., beyond Batavia to multiple locations. His plan for expansion is driven by a homemade mobile app that he’s experimenting with for the site.

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Street Fight Daily: Facebook Unveils Tools for Brand Marketing, How the Best Brands Do Mobile

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Two New Facebook Tools Will Help Brands Craft Ads for Every Environment… What Sets the Best Brands in Mobile Apart from the Pack… Understanding Amazon as an Advertising Platform…

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Brands Struggle to Keep Up with Demand for Cross-Channel Personalization

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Consumers want offline shopping experiences to be just as personalized as online, but new research from the customer data firm Segment shows that most major brands are failing to meet those expectations.

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Street Fight Daily: Location’s Dirty Secret, Yelp Explains Filter

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… The Dirty Little Secret About Location-Targeted Mobile Ads (Business Insider)… Yelp CEO Stoppelman Explains the Site’s Controversial ‘Review Filter’ (Screenwerk)… How to Make the Most of Mobile Local Search (Mashable)…

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Hyperlocal Crowdfunding May Become a Reality — Here’s How to Prepare

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Despite a recently missed deadline that would have given hyperlocal businesses an ability to raise capital through crowdfunding, backers of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) are optimistic that equity crowdfunding could become a reality by the end of the year. What can hyperlocal ventures do right now to get ready for equity crowdfunding?

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8 Strategies for Generating Buzz Around a New Hyperlocal Platform

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Entrepreneurs need more than just a great idea to launch a successful hyperlocal business — they need a way to promote it. Here are eight strategies for generating PR and promoting a new hyperlocal platform, delivered by executives who’ve been in that very same position…

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Street Fight Daily: Location Gains in Mobile, TD Bank Gets Hyperlocal

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… Real-Time Location Data Gets a Bigger Slice of Mobile Targeting (eMarketer)… TD Bank Breaks Social Marketing Mold and Invests in Google+ Local Content (AdAge)… The Next Big Thing in Local: Kids (PandoDaily)…

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Hyperlocal M&A Heats Up — Here’s What 4 Big Acquirers Are Looking For

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Just six weeks into the year, we’ve already seen a spike in hyperlocal industry acquisitions (not to mention well-founded rumors). Here’s a quick look at four major players who may be in the hunt for locally focused acquisitions and what each might be looking for…

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Openings & New Hires at YP, Facebook, PubMatic, CBS Local, and More…

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YP brings on a heavyweight from AOL, Clear Channel and others to head up its national markets group. CBS Local poaches from CityGrid. There’s activity in the U.K. at Discount Vouchers and Shopitize. Plus there are openings at Yelp, Facebook, SinglePlatform, LivingSocial, Google, and more…

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PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Flock

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In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan bring you stories about live music discovery app Timbre, Ford’s new location apps in SYNC, rumors about a Facebook “friend finder,” and a deep dive into the abrupt closure of Everyblock by NBCU…

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Street Fight Daily: Angie’s List Worth $1 Billion, Tiger Global Bets on Groupon

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… Angie’s List Worth Nearly $1 Billion as Shares Soar 25 Percent (Bloomberg)… Tiger Global Fourth-Biggest Groupon Holder After Shares (Bloomberg)… Ratings and Reviews – Your Largest Local Opportunity, Missed (ClickZ)…

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Mapping Apps Making an Impact on Mobile Purchase Intent

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Apps like Mapquest and Waze are used with a direct intention as part of “lower funnel” purchase considerations.But map users also demonstrate high engagement with visible advertisers served to them as a complement to their core navigation needs…

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Mom-and-Pops That Don’t Invest in Social Will Miss Out

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According to an article by Julie Brooks published last week on Street Fight, demand for social media management among small business owners has “dropped off a cliff.” But social media is about taking word-of-mouth online, and now that the prominent social media websites are making it easier than ever to capitalize on these moments, local businesses have everything to gain…

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