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New Klout Further Breaks Down Social Influence, Still Needs to Get More Local
Klout was gracious enough to put me on the beta list for their new version and I spent the better part of Tuesday trying it out. The revision is still in beta but should go out to the entire Klout userbase shortly. My impressions were largely positive, although I still reserve judgement on the utility of Klout. Putting my hyperlocal hat on, I’d like to see impact from even more social graph inputs such as FoodSpotting, for example, and Yelp — also tagged to geography…
JiWire Launches ‘Location Graph’ to Build Audience for Location Media
The new service ingests billions of location signals from the company’s location media network (which includes Wi-Fi as well as smartphone and tablet impressions) and builds profiles on top of that data. The key here is that these profiles delve into a user’s entire location footprint, not only his or her current location…
Street Fight Daily: Groupon’s Dive, Big Brands Look Local
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
Ding Dong, Daily Deals Are Dead (Slate)… Media Companies Are Betting on Local, But Will Brands Follow? (Ad Age)… Yelp Makes Its Homepage More Social (ScreenWerk)…
8 Strategies for Promoting Small Business Loyalty Programs
While big businesses have long managed customer loyalty programs with ease, the same can’t always be said for their small business counterparts. To find out how small business owners should launch their loyalty programs and encourage continued engagement, we spoke to eight experts in the field and asked what merchants need to do to get their programs off the ground…
Poll: Bad Experiences More Likely to Inspire Reviews
A poll of 1,000 U.S. respondents found that 19.1 percent of respondents are more likely to write a review after a poor experience, and 16.8 percent after a pleasant one. Another 42.5 percent said they’re equally likely to write a review regardless of the experience, and 21.6 percent said they’re not likely to write a review at all. The poll was conducted on behalf of Street Fight by third-party opinions site Toluna…
Study: Consumers Increasingly Will Give Personal Info for Deals
More than 80% of consumers expect companies to know their purchase history and retail experience, according to a new study from ClickFox. Additionally, more than 70% of respondents were happy to share location in exchange for giveaways, discounts, and improved service while 71.3% said it was fine if a company knew their location…
Street Fight Daily: Groupon Misses Estimates, Google Buys Frommer’s
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology... Google-Frommer’s Deal Shows That Travel and Local Are Two Sides of Same Coin (GigaOm)… Groupon Sales Miss Estimates as Online Deal Demand Dims (Bloomberg Businessweek)… Is Google Eying a Same-Day Delivery Service? (Business Insider)…
Armed With New Funding, LocalBonus Stresses Universality, Convenience
The New York-based company recently closed a $900,000 round of financing, led by Payment Ventures, as well as Actinic Ventures and other angels to compete in the crowded loyalty space. Street Fight caught up with CEO Derek Webster to discuss LocalBonus’s place in the loyalty fray, and to see what the company is planning to do with its new funding…
Aligning Creative and Location to Make Better Mobile Ads
The ability to break creative down to where the consumer is interacting with location is already emerging as the next big trend for mobile marketing. Hand selecting where you want your creative to reach your customer makes a lot of sense — and the more you make it common practice, the more successful your mobile marketing efforts will be…
Street Fight Daily: Groupon Staff Strained, Foursquare ‘Nearby Friends’ Back
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology... Groupon Staff Feel the Heat (Wall Street Journal)… ‘Nearby Friends’ Feature Returns to Foursquare (PC Mag)… St. Paul Daily Puts Engagement On Wheels (NetNewsCheck)…
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