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BOOM: MULO Gyms and Wellness Studios are Healthy Street Fight

BOOM: MULO Gyms and Wellness Studios are Healthy

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As the population ages and people become more concerned about their appearance and longevity, MULO (multi-location) fitness options are bulking up! According to Athletech News, Vasa Fitness just added some heavyweights to its executive team and is planning to add more locations to its brand (which already has 57 units). This gym falls into the […]

Hooters Locations Go Bust, Along With Other MULO Restaurants Street Fight

Hooters Locations Go Bust, Along With Other MULO Restaurants

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Sometimes, we writers can’t resist a great pun! (Hooters…bust…get it?). But now let’s get serious. Hooters is the latest MULO (multi-location) food chain to announce the closure of many locations. The sports bar just announced that it was closing underperforming stores (although they didn’t reveal an exact number). But just because a MULO restaurant brand closes […]

57% of Consumers Want Brands to "Get Personal" on Streaming Media Street Fight

57% of Consumers Want Brands to “Get Personal” on Streaming Media

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Despite the often negative buzz about consumer privacy and the ubiquity of shopping and dining data, a new study revealed that most U.S. consumers (57%) prefer personalized ads to mass marketing when they’re watching streaming media.  The study was done by Moloco, a machine-learning company. As advertising on streaming media has become more common, opportunities […]

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Can Apple’s Room Plan Bring Visual Commerce to Local Businesses?

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The AR world’s disappointment about smart glasses in the wake of WWDC has overshadowed the fact that there were notable AR developments at the event. Besides subtle signals throughout, Apple announced a new mobile room-scanning tool known as RoomPlan that could democratize AR creation.

3 Recession Priorities for Multi-Location Marketers

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What brands, and multi-location brands in particular, cannot ignore is showing up for their customers. Even during a recession, marketers will spend to ensure that the customers searching for them find them, that they have a positive experience, and that they can easily find whatever they need to convert. This is what marketers will need to zero in on amid a possible market contraction.

GrabMaps Launches Local Mapping Tech

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers whether Apple & Google will get rid of IP address tracking, GrabMaps launching and licensing their own local mapping technology, Walmart partnering with senior care app Avanlee Care for grocery delivery, and NTT Data launching Mobicomma in Okinawa, Japan.

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5 Priorities for Improving Local OTT Measurement

5 Priorities for Improving Local OTT Measurement

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The refinement of local OTT measurement tactics should not take a backseat to the development of national approaches. Rather, to truly unlock the power of TV for advertisers—local and national, linear and streaming alike—measurement innovation should be a priority across the board. 

Retail Media Players to Watch in 2023

Retail Media Players to Watch in 2023

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The recent announcement by Lowe’s that it would be taking more of its retail media network in-house this year is only the beginning. Change is happening throughout the industry, as the largest global retailers become media companies in their own right. In the coming year, even more retail brands are expected to turn their existing websites into full-fledged media networks.

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Uberall Releases Direct Integration with Apple’s Business Connect

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Days after Apple announced the launch of Business Connect, a feature that allows businesses of all sizes to customize the way their information appears across Apple apps, the customer experience platform Uberall has come out with its own integration solution.

Amazon Gets into E-Commerce as a Service

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Amazon may be getting into a new service business: e-commerce as a service. The company announced that Buy with Prime, already available to third-party merchants on Amazon, will be available to non-Amazon merchants in the U.S. starting January 31.

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Will 2023 Mark a Tipping Point in Data Privacy Regulation?

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Data protection is becoming a key discussion point among advertisers in the U.S. as central provisions in the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) take effect and publishers begin rolling out transparency notices to users. Will ​​2023 go down in history as a turning point in data privacy?

User Identification Is a Hot Topic at Identity 2023 

User Identification Is a Hot Topic at Identity 2023 

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Identity 2023, an annual event from the digital advertising identity provider ID5, is back this year, and there’s one topic on everyone’s mind — user identification. 

Level Up Your Customer Experience with Unified Touch Points

Level Up Your Customer Experience with Unified Touch Points

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When it’s deployed strategically, technology can augment CX in both virtual and in-person settings. The key is for retailers to align their business models around excellent customer service to avoid introducing friction into the customer journey.

Shoppable Ads Poised to Hit CTV

Shoppable Ads Poised to Hit CTV

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Shoppable ads are coming to a TV screen near you. Half of online adults recall seeing a shoppable ad on TV, with 70% of those consumers having purchased a featured product either at that time or shortly thereafter, according to consumer research firm Aluma.

SafeGuard Privacy Partners with Third Party to Certify Customers’ Privacy Bona Fides

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Now that adtech companies, data providers, brands, and publishers view a data privacy strategy as indispensable, every company in the digital media space seems to have slapped “privacy-safe” onto its website. But how can anyone tell who has really taken the necessary steps to protect consumer privacy?

Shoppable Ads Poised to Hit CTV

How Balanced Is Your 2023 Marketing Portfolio?

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As you finalize your 2023 strategy, keep in mind that you’ll need to balance your media investments like a financial portfolio — a strong position in performance marketing requires an offset in brand and demand building and vice versa.