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How Harman Takes Electronics Marketing to the Local Level
Having the customer’s ear is literally what Harman International wants, but getting their attention at the local level takes more than a few steps for a consumer electronics maker. Shobhit Kapoor, Harman’s vice president of global brand marketing, caught up with Street Fight recently to talk about how the company thinks about connecting with local consumers.
Street Culture: Pointy Focusing on People and Product, Not Process
Dublin-based digital search platform startup Pointy is still at that point where the culture is just what it is, without special definitions or structure. “The number of people on our team now is small, almost painfully small,” says co-founder Mark Cummins. “There’s not a lot of structure. Well, there is structure, but there’s not a lot of process around it.”
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Street Fight Daily: 12.23.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...
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Doubling Down on SinglePlatform
Your average small business owner has a limited marketing budget and precious little time to spend on their online presence — those that do have the resources want to see short term, tangible returns on their investment. SinglePlatform, a one-stop shop for restaurants to build a digital presence, may have an inside track on finessing this elusive small business relationship…
Jane Stevens: The ‘Revolution’ of Social Media and Local News
We know that news is being transformed by social media — the Facebook or Twitter effect, for short — but do we really understand that what’s happening, especially at the local level, can be, and maybe should be, a revolution? I borrow that potent description from journalist Jane Stevens, whom I recently caught up with to talk about how social media is transforming local…
Street Fight Daily: 12.22.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups.…
DealFind Launches Its Version Of Groupon Now: ‘Everyday Deals’ (TechCrunch)…
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AT&T Interactive VP: The Future of the Local Ad Stack
With a little over 1 billion in yearly revenues, AT&T Interactive, the offshoot of AT&T Inc. that handles its digital advertising efforts, has grown substantially, leveraging the massive sales network associated with the yellow pages print business to create a handful of digital advertising products with a deep roster of local advertisers…
Street Fight Daily: 12.21.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...
Hyperlocal Industry Set for Hyper-speed Changes, More Experiments (UNY Startups)…
2012 Will See Local TV Stations Expand Digital Footprint (Nieman Lab)…
9 Daily Deal Acquisitions in 2011 — Good for Some Not for Others (Daily Deal Media)…
Street Fight Daily: 12.20.11
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...
How Siri Could Help Boost Location-Based Services (GigaOm)…
Eeve Creates Location-Based Photo Groups (TechCrunch)…
Localscope for iPhone: A Browser For the Real World (ReadWriteWeb)…
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