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How Brands Can Refine Their Local Marketing Mix to Maximize Results
The right marketing mix can open up doors for an enterprise brand, as successful acquisition campaigns naturally funnel new customers into loyalty and retention strategies. We asked hyperlocal executives for their perspective on how brands can tweak the marketing mix to maximize high-yield results.
Street Fight Daily: Lyft Eyes Opportunity in Uber Turmoil, Creativity on Social Can Backfire for Brands
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… As Uber Stumbles, Lyft Sees an Opening and Bits Its Tongue… Some Brands Get Clever on Social Media (and Some Consumers Aren’t Feeling the Vibe)… Here’s How Brands Are Partnering with Waze to Reach Riders…
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Street Fight Daily: Groupon Revenues Up, AmEx App Serves Deals
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
Sharp Revenue Increase for Groupon Gives Stock a Boost (Chicago Tribune)…
AmEx App to Blast Daily Deals Based on Your Payment History (Mashable)…
With Smartphone-Assisted Shopping, How You Shop Depends On Where You Shop (TechCrunch)…
Judge Suggests Some, But Not All, Bloggers Qualify as ‘Journalists’ Under Law
Perhaps hyperlocal bloggers are journalists after all. Federal Judge Marcos Hernandez in Oregon ruled last November that a self-proclaimed “investigative blogger” was not a journalist for purposes of Oregon’s shield law. But Hernandez has issued another opinion in the same case, responding to the criticism by explaining “I did not state that a person who ‘blogs’ could never be considered ‘media.'”
Street Fight Daily: Journatic CEO, PayPal Data, Geofeedia
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
Pew Study: 18% Of U.S. Smartphone Owners Use Check-In Apps (TechCrunch)…
Journatic CEO: Efficiencies Make Hyperlocal Work (NetNewsCheck)…
PayPal’s Key to Winning Mobile Payments: Data (GigaOm)…
MapQuest Tries Its Hand at Social Discovery With mqVibe
The newish social mapping project debuted by MapQuest last October has been trying to create a neighborhood-centric “discovery” engine. The service launched in 50,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. and uses social media information about an area to generate a score for these neighborhoods.
Street Fight Daily: CityPockets Closure, Qype Surges in Europe
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology.
Closure of CityPockets Provides Window Into Daily Deal Biz Shakeout (GigaOm)…
Qype, The Yelp Of Europe, Claims Top Dog Status With 860,000 Places Reviewed (TechCrunch)…
AT&T Completes YP Sale (BIA/Kelsey)…
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