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Street Fight Daily: Walmart Tests Grocery Delivery, YouTube Rolls Out Marketing Tool
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Walmart Partners with Deliv to Test Grocery Delivery Direct to Fridge… YouTube Uses Data to Create Thousands of Ads from Assets in One Video Campaign… Why Brands Continue to Invest in Digital Advertising Despite Industry Roadblocks…
LiveRamp Advances Data Identity Resolution in a Safe Place
The company’s data store is only two years old, but it hosts more than 100,000 segments with content from 120 data providers. The term “identity resolution” refers to how LiveRamp matches user data points such as ages, genders, locations, incomes, marital statuses, and other information to get a detailed consumer picture.
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Street Fight Daily: Same-Day Delivery, Managing Competitors in Hyperlocal
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
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
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 (TechCrunch… Why Malls Are Getting Mauled (AllThingsD)…
Is Facebook Local’s Waking Giant?
“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
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…
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