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The MULO Dozen: August Brands in Review Street Fight

The MULO Dozen: August Brands in Review

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Who says summer is slow? Not brands. So much is happening this August in the MULO (multi-location) brand and agency ecosystem that stopping at 12 was tough! Have news to share? Please reach out and we may include your MULO brand, agency, or tech company in our round-up or a feature article! Like pizza toppings […]

LG Ad Solutions Proves Screensaver Ads Drive Brand Engagement Street Fight

LG Ad Solutions Proves Screensaver Ads Drive Brand Engagement

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LG Ad Solutions, a leader in Connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has unveiled a new ad format called Native Screensaver Ads. Available on LG Smart TVs, these full-screen ads appear during periods of inactivity across the Home Screen, LG Channels, and the Content Store. By capitalizing on idle screen time, these ads transform what […]

The C-Store Five: Consumers Love These Convenience Store Brands Street Fight

The C-Store Five: Consumers Love These Convenience Store Brands

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As we’ve covered in Street Fight, the C-store (convenience store) is a MULO (multi-location) category that is having a moment—a huge moment. Formerly viewed as the corner bodega or the highway stop for gas, smokes, emergency items, a beverage, and a bathroom break,  C-stores are starting to play a more prominent role in the retail […]

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TripleLift Partners with White Ops to Fight Ad Fraud

Review Extortion Reveals Strengths and Weaknesses of Local Ecosystem

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The impact of review fraud and extortion has been devastating for restaurant owners and managers, who are fully aware that they live and die by reviews.

How to Use Relevant Customer Data to Drive Personalized Experiences

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning have made the connection of data sources possible so brands can execute practical personalized CX approaches.

Location-Based Marketing Association: McDonald’s Gets Personal at the Drive Thru

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Verve Group partnering with Getty Images, Snapchat adding Ghost Trails for your friends’ location history, McDonald’s getting more personalized at the drive thru by recognizing car license plates, and SafeGraph partnering with PredictHQ for location intelligence.

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Razorfish - Consumer Privacy Paradox

Razorfish: Consumer Privacy Paradox

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According to a just-released study of online consumer behavior, what consumers say and what they do are not always aligned, especially when it comes to their data privacy.

Mood Media acquires Vibenomics

Mood Media Acquires Vibenomics

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Vibenomics was purchased by Mood Media, an on-premise experiential technology and media company based out of Austin, Texas.

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LiveRamp on the State of Retail Media Networks

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Lori O’Neal spent most of her career (nearly 22 years) at Target, rising through the ranks to become head of sales and strategic partnerships. She led a sales team that drove $1B+ in revenue in 2021. She spoke with Street Fight to weigh in on the direction of retail media networks. 

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Elon Musk Doesn’t Get Geotargeting

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Elon Musk dismissed the idea that geotargeting to Jiffy Lubes customers is even possible during a recent Twitter Spaces. But leveraging store visit data for advertising is nothing new. According to Kochava CEO, Charles Manning, it’s a $10-$15 Billion market segment. Here’s how it works.

As Instagram Moves Away from Live Shopping, Emerging Platforms Gain Market Share

As Instagram Moves Away from Live Shopping, Emerging Platforms Gain Market Share

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The death of Instagram’s Live Shopping feature is creating new opportunities for other platforms to grab market share in interactive live shopping, even as the technology continues to evolve.

How Marketers Can Address the Pressure to Prove Impact

How Marketers Can Address the Pressure to Prove Impact

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Joe McNeill, CRO, Influ2, which describes itself as empowering marketers to prove sales, told Street Fight how marketers can do just that in a time of slimming budgets.

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.