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The MULO Retail (R)Evolution: 5 Keys to Success Street Fight

The MULO Retail (R)Evolution: 5 Keys to Success

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Retail is far from dead, despite the rise of online commerce. It’s just evolving — in some cases radically. The media is often filled with stories of MULO (multi-location) retailers declaring bankruptcy and/or shuttering locations. But, at the same time, new brands and categories are emerging and expanding. Fast Company recently featured new brands, including […]

Should MULO Brands Jump Into the U.S. Political Battleground? Street Fight

Should MULO Brands Jump Into the U.S. Political Battleground?

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As we know, brands are known for newsjacking and momentjacking. But what happens when that moment is a hotly-contested U.S. election? Today’s political climate has implications for brands and MULO (multi-location) retailers, and restaurants. Seemingly Safe Encouraging consumers to vote, regardless of their political leanings,  appears to be OK, provided it is well done. In […]

Spotzer and Adplorer Partner, Ad-Tech Collaborations Continue Street Fight

Spotzer and Adplorer Partner, Ad-Tech Collaborations Continue

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In a recent strategic move, Spotzer announced a partnership with Adplorer, integrating Adplorer’s ad-serving technology into SpotzerAds. This collaboration will help Spotzer’s enterprise partners and agencies, by improving ad-serving capabilities, supporting platforms like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and LinkedIn. Adplorer, with over 14 years of experience and €750 million in managed ad spend, complements Spotzer’s extensive […]

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3 Guidelines for Marketing in a Recession

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How can marketers overcome macroeconomic challenges and optimize spend to drive growth even during tough times? Here are three guidelines for marketers to follow.

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Cart Abandonment: How to Beat Online Shopping’s Hidden Enemy

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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

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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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How to Fix Costly Subpar Data at the Source

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As marketers increasingly rely on their own first-party data, the elephant in the room needs to be addressed: subpar data will yield subpar outcomes. In fact, according to Gartner, data of poor quality costs organizations an average of $12.9 million every year. 

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These Retailers Are Turning E-Commerce Websites into Media Networks

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As retailers look for new sources of revenue, many are ramping up the ad selling sides of their businesses and expanding their partner programs to include more self-serve functions.

Yext Chat Conversational AI for Enterprises

Yext’s Foray into Conversational AI for Enterprises

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Move over, Google. Yext has launched an AI-powered chatbot in closed beta. Known as Yext Chat, it lets enterprises integrate a white-labeled chat function on their web properties. This can be for a variety of customer service use cases.

Goodbye, Wild West. Hello, New Data Strategy

Goodbye, Wild West. Hello, New Data Strategy

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While many brands see the new data paradigm as something to rally against or covertly manipulate, most see the inherent opportunities — opportunities that can create greater customer loyalty and, importantly, higher long-term revenue. Here’s how marketers are adapting their data strategies to the new frontier. 

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The Most Common Multi-Location Marketing Challenges and How to Overcome Them

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To make your life as a multi-channel marketer just a little bit easier, let’s talk about four of the most common multi-location marketing challenges—and how to overcome them.

Brands Seek to Communicate Beyond Basic Product Labels

Brands Seek to Communicate Beyond Basic Product Labels

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Many consumers today don’t just want to know the basics of what a product entails. They want to know how it was made and whether it aligns with their values. Product labels are evolving to meet the demand.

Pinterest Leads the Charge on Shoppability

Pinterest Leads the Charge on Shoppability

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Even as Instagram pulls back on live shopping, another social platform is diving in further: Pinterest. The company has slowly leaned into shoppability over the past few years with more transactional features for direct commerce. Those moves include a “Shop” tab where products within videos and pins are shoppable. And on the merchant-facing end, Pinterest […]

Report: Consumers Seek New Channels to Access Online Reviews

Report: Consumers Seek New Channels to Access Online Reviews

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According to a new consumer survey conducted by the reputation management company Chatmeter, 39% of people say they like the idea of using technology like ChatGPT for review information, and more than 30% like the idea of reading customer reviews in the metaverse. 

5 Visual Chatbot Builders for Brands

5 Visual Chatbot Builders for Brands

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Beyond the implications for content generation and SEO, ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize customer service. When it’s used to power conversational interfaces, generative AI can make chabots come to life. 

How Super Bowl Advertising Is Evolving

How Super Bowl Advertising Is Evolving

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Super Bowl advertising is entering a new era of technology — one that is driven by immersive experiences and progressiveness.