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Street Fight Daily: UberEats Generates Tremendous Growth, How AI Challenges Brands

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… One Surprise Standout for Uber: Food Delivery… AI-Fueled Purchases Will Pose Challenges for Brands, Says Huge CEO… How Instagram Generates Commercial Value Out of Creative…

Openings and New Hires at Cuebiq, Hearst, Hiya

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Every two weeks, Geoff Michener covers some of the latest openings and new hires in this dynamic industry. This week’s edition includes moves and new openings at Lotlinx, Yext, and Arkadium.

Raise Report: Funnel, Incorta, Pointy Secure New Funding

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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 Typeform, Slack, MealPal, Augment, and TrustRadius.

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Street Fight Daily: Same-Day Delivery, Managing Competitors in Hyperlocal

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.Instantly Yours, for a Fee (The New York Times).. Making of a Hyperlocal: Competitors (Sarah Hartley).. Social-Local Optimization: A Strategic Imperative in 2013 (iMedia Connection)…

6 Tips for Increasing User Engagement On Mobile Apps

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More and more businesses are developing branded apps as part of their mobile marketing programs, integrating location-based technology with product reviews, deal information, and even gaming elements to reach consumers. Here are six tips from experts on what brands of all sizes should consider when building their own custom apps…

Street Fight Daily: SoLoMo Hype Wanes, Groupon Makes Another Goods Buy

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.

Startups Adjust to Web’s Down Cycle (Wall Street Journal)… Groupon Buys CommerceInterface To Improve How Vendors Sell On Groupon Goods (TechCrunchWhy Malls Are Getting Mauled (AllThingsD)…

Hyperlocal Execs’ 2013 Predictions: Goodman, Tolles, Kucharz, and More…

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As 2012 wraps up, it’s clear we’ve had a ton of action and evolution in the world of hyperlocal this year. Looking toward next year, Street Fight asked 12 hyperlocal luminaries to share their predictions for where local is headed…

Is Facebook Local’s Waking Giant?

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“Google is the best advertising product in the history of the world… because it’s like advertising at a store,” Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget said recently. “Facebook, meanwhile, is like advertising at a party.” But despite Google’s user-side advantages here, Facebook could have an edge in SMB engagement…

How Press Association Ad Networks Can Help Newspapers Compete Online

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One would think that the Internet would help ad networks from state press and newspaper associations operate with even greater efficiency, but these groups are only in the early stages online. Still they are well-positioned to help increase CPMs and provide a way for newspapers to ensure that their ad inventory is always sold at a set value…

Parsing the Value of Social Media Brand Advocates

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Although building a brand advocate network on social media potentially involves a lot of quid pro quo costs, it also likely creates stronger commercial relationships with the customer base than any campaign involving an attempt to buy loyalty with a discount coupon…

PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Yoose

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In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan look at whether Bing can perform as the underdog, discuss the new Google Maps for iOS, and review the new Point augmented reality app. Plus funding news, resource of the week and special guest Christian Geissendoerfer of Yoose…

Street Fight Daily: Bloomspot Bought, Passbook a Hit

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.J.P. Morgan Buys Daily Deals Company Bloomspot (The Wall Street Journal)… Apple’s Passbook Is a Surprise Success for Developers (Wired)… Mobile, Location, Data (Nieman Journalism Lab)…

Big Metros and Small Indies Play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

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Metro newspapers are shrinking — both in head count and amount of community news they publish with their limited resources. But they still have an important edge on their hyperlocal competition — in reach. But now some metros are deciding to trade reach for news…