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Nashville Publisher’s Goal From Facebook Journalism Project: More Revenue
After considerable agitation from news publishers, Facebook launched a Journalism Project earlier this year “to better support publishers’ needs.” A six-month update said the Journalism Project has met with 2,500 publishers around the world to get their stories (and, no doubt, grievances) first hand and offer help with an array of Facebook products.
Street Fight Daily: Advertisers Return to YouTube, Shopify Launches Square Rival
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Months Removed from Brand Safety Boycott, YouTube Wins Over Advertisers Again… Shopify Launches New Card Reader to Compete with Square… Facebook Changes the News Feed to Reward Fast-Loading Sites…
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How Can Hyperlocal Companies Crack the Local Sales Code?
Plum District, the daily deals site for moms, is just the latest to find that building a national sales force to woo small business marketing dollars is no easy task. In fact, the difficulty remains a barrier to profitability for all kinds of SMB-focused businesses — from Angie’s List to Groupon to Patch…
Where to Look if You’re a Job-Seeking Professional in Local
Based on our conversations with presidents and CEOs and other data we track in the marketplace, we have seen a strong demand in two key areas: sales and technology. Companies continue to build up both inside, outside and national sales forces across the country. On the technology front, if you have experience with a consumer driven web company, you know how robust the job market currently is for people with your skill set. Learn more about who’s hiring and who’s not…
Street Fight Daily: Trulia Files for IPO, Groupon Investors Exit
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.… Trulia Files to Go Public (New York Times)… Groupon Investors Give Up (Wall Street Journal)… Layoffs At Plum District Point To Changes In Hyperlocal Deals Market (TechCrunch)…
All Geotargeting Methods Are Not Created Equal
The social-mobile-local movement will most certainly drive even stronger interest in and use of geotargeting. But with all the options available, what factors dictate when marketers should use one method over another? It depends on what message they want to convey to whom and when, along with how much contact and engagement they want with the consumer…
Street Fight Daily: Square Offers Flat Rate, Food Network Goes Local
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
Square Offers Flat-Rate Plan for Small Businesses (New York Times)…
Food Network Goes Local, Builds Its Own Meal Finder App (GigaOm)…
Instagram 3.0 Bets Big On Geolocation With Photo Maps (TechCrunch)…
Will ‘Breaking Promos’ Help Hyperlocals Bring New Customers to SMBs?
SMBs have been flocking to social sites like Facebook, where they can set up neat pages about their products and service. That’s fine, says Scott Karp, but “the only customers they reach are existing ones.” To solve this, his service Breaking Promos lets SMBs create pages on a social site that runs within the pages of hyperlocal news sites….
Case Study: Salon Keeps Customers Coming Back With Wacky Rewards
As a co-owner at Red 7 Salon, Jason Hall likes to think of his business as the “Cheers of the salon world.” Rather than encouraging loyalty with cash-back incentives, Hall has partnered with Belly to give away “fun” rewards — like the chance to shave one of the salon owners’ heads — that don’t cost his business a dime…
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