Street Fight Daily: Square Reportedly Postpones IPO, Apple Brings iOS to the Car
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Square IPO Postponed Indefinitely (Fox Business)… Apple to Bring iPhone Software to Cars (Wall Street Journal)… Google ‘Map Jacking’ is Rampant, a Threat to Public Safety (Komo News)…
6 Mobile Payment Solutions for Restaurants and Bars
When it comes to mobile payment processing, the restaurant industry is in a league of its own. Mobile platforms that are designed for a wide cross-section of businesses don’t always have the features that restaurants need, like menu integrations and add-on tipping tools. As restaurant owners look for ways to streamline the payment process and improve table turnover rates, an increasing number are utilizing mobile payment solutions built specifically for their industry…
6 Tools Restaurants Can Use to Fill Tables at the Last Minute
With one in five dinner reservations resulting in a no-show, according to some estimates, restaurant owners are always searching for low-cost ways to fill empty tables at the last-minute. Increasingly, these frustrated restaurateurs are turning to hyperlocal vendors for a solution. Utilizing a combination of geotargeted messaging and real-time inventory control, restaurants are able to incentivize would-be diners to come in and fill tables that would otherwise have remained empty. Here are six tools that restaurants can use to fill tables at the last minute…
SinglePlatform Expands With YP.com Partnership
When you go to YP.com now, you can find not just listing information, but also information about what the business is selling and for how much. This effectively moves YP.com up in the purchasing decision funnel, shortening the user’s path to a purchasing decision and making it more likely that they’ll finalize that decision onsite…
Yelp Helps Local Restaurants Beat the Big Chains
Case Study: Creativity Counts When Putting Together Foursquare Specials
Tracy McMahon, the proprietor of CoCo’s Sunset Grille on Tybee Island, Ga., has come up with some interesting Foursquare deals to attract new customers and engage existing fans…