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The People Have Spoken: BrightLocal Reveals Consumer MULO Review Ratings street fight

The People Have Spoken: BrightLocal Reveals Review Ratings

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When consumers search their small screens to decide where to shop, eat, buy groceries, or exercise, they often consult reviews. In fact, poor scores may send someone off to your competitors’ brands—never to return. We all know that UGC (user-generated content) and consumer reviews play a big role in decision-making today. The annual consumer review […]

Surveys 2.0: Chatmeter’s AI-Driven Solution for Enhanced Customer Insights

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Chatmeter has announced the release of Surveys 2.0, a new solution from its Pulse Ai: Signals platform. This AI-driven tool offers multi-location brands a 360° view of customer insights by continuously analyzing survey data, reviews, and social data in real-time. This looks to be the first time such comprehensive, real-time analysis has been available in […]

The Billboard Now Big Screens: OOH Trends from Kevin Bartanian Street Fight

The Billboard Now Big Screens: OOH Trends from Kevin Bartanian

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We know that many consumers today use their small screens (i.e., phones and tablets) to organize their lives, find the things and experiences they need, communicate with friends, family, and colleagues, and watch countless hours of strangers and animals doing bizarre and sometimes comical/inspirational things. Marketers from MULO (multi-location) brands use those screens to push […]

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Location-Based Marketing Association: Rio SEO Partners with Moveable Ink on Hyperlocal Content

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Rio SEO partnering with Moveable Ink on hyperlocal content, Snapchat and Disney collaborating on a virtual mural, and the SmartRadio app powering voice-activated betting for drivers.

How Location Intelligence Can Help Solve Supply Chain Issues

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Many brands might feel their hands are tied when it comes to these macroeconomic factors. But there is a way to mitigate supply chain disruption, and it starts with data—location intelligence, or geospatial data, to be specific. Here’s how.

3 Ways In-Store Ads Boost Retail Media Results

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Within retail media strategies, many marketers are turning to audio in-store ads to drive engagement. Here’s how AOOH can foster immersive experiences, help marketers target key shoppers, and shift in accordance with demand.

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What GoWalla's Resurgence Says About the State of SoLoMo

What GoWalla’s Resurgence Says About the State of SoLoMo

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GoWalla is re-launching. And what better place to do it than its original birthplace at SXSW? Now fourteen years later, the product will contain a mix of its original SoLoMo formula, features to address today’s demand signals, and other learnings from its first run.

Restaurants Use Mobile Ordering Tech to Fill Staffing Gaps

Restaurants Use Mobile Ordering Tech to Fill Staffing Gaps

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For restaurant owners that aren’t willing to make such drastic changes, technology is being used to fill in the gaps when fewer employees are available.

Retailers Find New Ways to Level Up Marketing with ChatGPT

Retailers Find New Ways to Level Up Marketing with ChatGPT

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Generative AI has quickly become a booming industry, and retailers are taking notice. Throughout the retail marketing space, executives and agencies are rushing to figure out how to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar technologies to their advantage.

Survey: Media Planners Concerned About Programmatic Disruption

Survey: Media Buyers Concerned About Programmatic Disruption

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Is the death of third-party cookies more hype than reality? The majority of media buyers are still using third-party data in their digital campaigns, with an average of 11.9 data providers used for each campaign, according to the results of a new study of media buyers, planners, and strategists released this morning and conducted by the data firm Datonics.

Why Are So Many Retailers Investing in Next-Day Order Fulfillment in 2023?

Why Are So Many Retailers Investing in Next-Day Order Fulfillment in 2023?

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The continued growth and normalization of online shopping is creating increased demand for faster delivery times and forcing retailers to make significant investments in shipping to stay relevant. 

What Comes Next for Generative AI in Retail? Here’s What the Experts Say

What Comes Next for Generative AI in Retail? Here’s What the Experts Say

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No longer reserved for strictly marketing or communications tasks, generative AI is now being integrated into aspects of daily retail, supply chain, and customer service operations.

Kevel: Why Retail Media Needs a Rebellion

Kevel: Why Retail Media Needs a Rebellion

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Retail media is one of digital advertising’s fastest-growing sectors. But the space is also home to intense debates over retailers’ control of their own data and inventory, the emergence of new walled gardens, and privacy. James Avery, CEO and founder of Kevel, claims retail media needs a “rebellion.” We talked about why.

How Brands Can Effectively Reach Gamers

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As everyone knows, video games are deeply immersive and interactive. The environments are also among the most intimate for fostering customer relationships. Any interruptions within the platform that are not relevant or don’t add value are likely to alienate a brand’s consumer target. A new survey from Disqo, a customer experience platform, bears that out.

Redefining NFTs by 10 Emerging Utilities

Redefining NFTs by 10 Emerging Utilities

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As some forward-thinking brands have already found, the unexpected utilities of NFTs makes them good for much more than digital art.

Spectrum Reach Extends the Power of TV Advertising

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Spectrum Reach, the ad sales business unit of Charter Communications, and video creator Waymark introduced an AI-powered platform last month that lets businesses produce TV advertising with AI-generated voiceover in five minutes or less.