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#SFSNYC: At JPMorgan Chase, the Value of Location Is as a Signal of Intent

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What brings a person nearby into a bank can be an indicator of their intent, says Jake Davidow, head of media buying at JPMorgan Chase. That’s why understanding the context of location so important to marketers.

Street Fight Daily: Snap Acquires Placed, Google’s AMP Drives Content Engagement

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Snap Acquires Placed to Measure Whether Ads Drive Brick-and-Mortar Sales… Google’s AMP Mean Visitors Spend More Time With Content… Amazon Fights Walmart for Low-Income Shoppers…

#SFSNYC: Chatmeter’s CEO on Why Local Reputation Management Matters for Brands

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Well-known brands may have national platforms and campaigns for reaching out to customers — but none of that matters if the company does not know what customers think of their local stores. That is where Chatmeter says it can help.

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PODCAST: This Week in Location-Based Marketing — Waytag, Stopped.at, Goldrun

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In this week’s episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan discuss Tripbirds’ social travel, Waytag’s partnership with TomTom, Wynn Las Vegas’s use of location. Also in the lineup: is Stopped.at “the Foursquare of the web”; RedRobot and Newsit raise; OMGPop takes a good deal; and special guest Vivian Rosenthal, founder & CEO of GoldRun.

Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Co-Founder Steps Down, Foursquare Adds Bios

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...

LivingSocial Co-Founder And President Steps Down (Startup Stats)…

Foursquare Adds Bios To Profile Pages, Evolving As A More Self-Contained Social Network (TechCrunch)…

Is Hyperlocal News a Failed Business Model? (NetNewsCheck)…

Street Fight Brings Popular Summit to San Francisco!

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On June 5, hyperlocal’s brightest minds will converge on the Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco for Street Fight Summit West, the first West Coast conference produced by Street Fight. Confirmed speakers and attendees include some of the top thinkers in hyperlocal. Early bird tickets are available at a 50% discount for a limited time…

Smartphone Optimization Tips Every Hyperlocal Should Know

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Mobile is the commanding new digital experience. App-rich smartphones are rapidly transforming our daily lives, and it’s become vital for publishers and media companies of all sizes to create mobile products that satisfy consumer demand. What does this all mean for hyperlocal news sites, which have largely been focused on perfecting the digital experience for the desktop? Amy Gahran, senior editor of Oakland Local, shares her insight…

Case Study: MomentFeed Sifts Cinnabon Data to Up Customer Engagement

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MomentFeed worked with Cinnabon to merge duplicate venues, adjust inaccurate geo-codes, and update venues with correct addresses and consistent branding. The result? Cinnabon corporate communications manager Rachel Hadley says the company has seen a nearly 700% increase in customer engagement on Foursquare, Facebook, and Twitter over the past eight months…

ReachLocal President: SMBs Aren’t Buying Ads ‘Where the Eyeballs Are’

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Nathan Hanks talks with Street Fight about what works and doesn’t for online marketing, how small businesses are “misappropriating” the money they spend on media, and why integration is the key to rich digital experiences.

Street Fight Daily: LivingSocial Delivers, Facebook Check-ins

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...

LivingSocial Launches Takeout and Delivery Service (Wall Street Journal)…

Facebook Is Redefining Checkin Numbers for Pages (Mashable)…

Groupon Scheduler a Foot in the Door for Other SMB Services (ScreenWerk)…

How Hyperlocals Can Build Community and Source Stories With Meal Meetups

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Having watched the successful construction of communities brick-by-brick in politics, in meals, and in high-tech around topics of interest, I know that the power of simply sitting down with a small group to learn their views can result in powerful changes and truly viral sharing of genuine user generated content of the highest quality…

With an Inherently Local Ad Base, Publishers Can Take the Mobile Lead

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Local businesses already recognize the need to follow the eyeballs from traditional media to mobile, but they are looking for partners to facilitate the move. Publishers are that partner. They already have the relationships with local advertisers. They already are a trusted guide, their publications a reliable channel, and they’ve already bought into the value of mobile…

Rick Blair Joins Street Fight as Adviser and Columnist

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When you want to know how to make money in hyperlocal publishing, you can’t go wrong by turning to Rick Blair. The former CEO of Examiner.com led that business’s innovative, and occasionally controversial, push into a new revenue model for publishing. Under his leadership, the network grew to to 1.5 billion page views, more than 1 million articles and regularly ranked among the top 10 most trafficked news sites.