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Social Isn’t Search: Why Apple Should Think Twice About Foursquare
Though the cachet of the Foursquare name might make this idea sound appealing, my sense is that it could only be executed successfully if handled very carefully by Apple. With the prominence already given to socially driven results from Yelp, Apple would risk becoming a search service dominated by social content…
Daily Deals: Still Lucrative for Local Publishers
Given the challenges facing pure-play daily deal companies (and the saturation of news stories chronicling their issues), a casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that the deals space is experiencing a major downturn. Recent studies, however, suggest a more bullish outlook for deals in 2013…
Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Hires CMO, Patch Talks Profitability
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.…. AOL Says One Out of Nine Patch Sites Profitable (SmartMoney)… Former Best Buy CMO Barry Judge Joins LivingSocial to Head Marketing (AllThingsD)… A Dire Prediction For Foursquare, With a Big Asterisk (Forbes)…
Street Fight Poll: Consumers May Pay Extra for Same-Day Delivery
In a recent Street Fight poll, 64% of consumers said they might be willing to pay a few dollars extra to receive retail goods faster, though for many it depends on the order. In a poll of 500 anonymous U.S. consumers, 14.8% said they’re very likely to pay extra for same-day retail delivery, and 14.8% said they’re somewhat likely…
Street Fight Daily: Why Hyperlocals Flop, Everyblock Launches Ads
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… The Neighborhood Watch: Why Do Community News Sites, Once Hailed as the Future of Journalism, so Often Flop? (AdWeek)… EveryBlock Launches Native Ads (Everyblock Blog)… Far Fewer People Are Using Facebook Offers Than Facebook’s News Feed Says (Business Insider)…
Location + Mobile + Ads: Verve CEO Says People Are Set to Get It
“I think 2013 is the year that people will begin understand that mobile advertising will soon be the premium channel for all digital advertising,” says Verve Mobile’s chief, Tom MacIsaac. “If you want to reach users when they are out and about, interacting with the real world, closer to the buying decision than ever before, mobile will be the preferred channel. Mobile will begin to do to online advertising what online did to print.”
Using Geotargeting to Follow the Consumer from Desktop to Aisle
The choice of a location-based solution should depend on what message marketers want to convey to whom and when, along with how much consumer contact and engagement they want. As consumers continue to demand the ability to shop on their own terms and the local shopping experience becomes even more entrenched in the buying psyche, retailers will need a three-pronged digital strategy with a strong geotargeting component to be competitive…
Street Fight Daily: Ford Adds Glympse, TribLocal Head Exits
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… Ford Adds Support For Glympse, Lets Friends Know When You’ll Arrive (Mashable)… Chicago Tribune Exec Leaving Company (Chicago Tribune)… Their Apps Track You. Will Congress Track Them? (The New York Times)…
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