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Crant’s Ink Lantern Boosts Engagement for Brands
Crant, an AI training and consulting platform, has launched Ink Lantern, an AI platform that enables tracking and understanding of “brand Love.” “We see ‘brand love’ as that deep, emotional bond people form with brands, kind of like how you feel about your favorite band or sports team,” said Alvaro Meléndez, Co-Founder & CEO of […]
Sneak Preview: A Chat With Nick Dan-Bergman About Experiences
Nick Dan-Bergman is VP, Marketing & Insights at LaneTerralever (LT) and will be one of our featured speakers at Street Fight LIVE on November 7th at Meta’s Chicago headquarters. This one-day summit will be an amazing interactive experience (in the tradition of Street Fight gatherings in years past). So, we picked Nick to feature this week because his […]
The C in C-Stores Also Means Consolidation
C-stores (convenience stores) are huge within the MULO (multi-location) ecosystem. They include mega roadside complexes that have showers, EV chargers, food options, and (of course) restrooms. The size of these C-stores has expanded, and the brands now have bragging rights as they offer new services and bigger footprints. Check out this recent article. Corner delis […]
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Cart Abandonment: How to Beat Online Shopping’s Hidden Enemy
While it’s unrealistic to expect that your cart abandonment rate will ever be zero, there are still many factors that are in your control — which means you can improve it. So, I’ve put together a list of tips you can implement to get more of your customers to follow through with their purchases, as well as to avoid some of the most common mistakes.
Location-Based Marketing Association: Walmart Partners with Roku on Shoppable TV Ads
In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers the Waymap app helping the visually impaired navigate public transit in D.C., Kiwibot rolling out a fleet of advertising robots in Peru, and Walmart partnering with Roku to stream shoppable TV ads. Plus, there’s a auest Interview with Nick Patrick, co-founder and CEO of Radar.
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What the Rise of Generative AI Means for Marketers
While these are still early days for OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, marketers have begun to pounce. From creative production and versioning to content generation and customer service, marketers are finding innovative ways to use AI chatbots to generate more reliable results for their clients.
Lessons from the 2022 Holiday Shopping Season
As 2023 gets into full gear, we should look at the key trends and factors persisting and fueling growth into the next holiday season peak, which will arrive before we know it. Retailers and brands planning for upcoming quarters should remember these lessons from the 2022 holiday e-commerce shopping season:
What Amazon’s Move into Clean Room Services Means for the Space
Amazon recently announced it would sell clean rooms as a service, giving the privacy-safe data collaboration space a major new competitor. Street Fight checked in with Bob Walczak, CEO of MadTech Advisors, to get his take on what Amazon’s move means for the clean room space and the marketers and publishers who depend on it.
The Road Ahead: What Autonomous Cars Teach Us About Marketing Automation