What Will It Take to Make Self-Serve Ad Platforms Work for SMBs?
Self-serve advertising platforms have been seen as a potential lynchpin for creating successful hyperlocal business models —potentially bringing down the cost of merchant acquisition to the point where serious profit can be made. But self-serve is easier proposed than done. We asked a few different leaders in the local marketing space what they think will be the key to establishing a self-serve model that works…
On Building Local Products With Merchants in Mind
In local, particularly, it seems important to underscore something for new startups: to really think about and envision and understand their customer base…