Advertising expert Gregg Stewart is the CEO of Third Act Marketing and co-chair of BIA/Kelsey's National event March 25-27 in Dallas. He has specialized in localizing national brands since 1985 and has previously served in leadership capacities at Wahlstrom, TMP…
As GoDaddy reportedly prepares for a $4.5 Billion IPO, the company has increasingly focused on leveraging and upselling its 12 million worldwide members with a set of comprehensive solutions. At BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local: Interactive Local Media event at San…
As GoDaddy reportedly prepares for a $4.5 Billion IPO, the company has increasingly focused on leveraging and upselling its 12 million worldwide members with a set of comprehensive solutions. At BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local: Interactive Local Media event at San…
Marketers have lots of disparate information about the consumers they are targeting, but if they don't put it together in a consumer friendly way, it quickly becomes an off-putting "Creepy Valley of Local Marketing" that is counter productive, said Salesforce…
Marketers have lots of disparate information about the consumers they are targeting, but if they don't put it together in a consumer friendly way, it quickly becomes an off-putting "Creepy Valley of Local Marketing" that is counter productive, said Salesforce…
Home improvement services is a wild new frontier that has just scratched the tip of its potential, according to segment leaders at BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local: Interactive Local Media event at San Francisco Airport. "ServiceMagic/Home Advisor is (only) a couple…
YP is "not your grandmother's Yellow Pages company" and is poised for real growth as the second largest mobile search ad company in the U.S. behind Google, said YP CMO Allison Checchi during a keynote address at Leading in Local:…
YP is "not your grandmother's Yellow Pages company" and is poised for real growth as the second largest mobile search ad company in the U.S. behind Google, said YP CMO Allison Checchi during a keynote address at Leading in Local:…
The big online retailers such as Amazon, eBay, Groupon and WalMart have been focusing on developing same day delivery channels. Same day delivery is an effort that that may not only boost their edge over other retailers, but also add…
After months of rumors, Amazon has entered the increasingly crowded service pro referral space with a beta test in nine markets. According to a dedicated web site for the launch, service pros will pay Amazon 20 percent for services that…
After months of rumors, Amazon has entered the increasingly crowded service pro referral space with a beta test in nine markets. According to a dedicated web site for the launch, service pros will pay Amazon 20 percent for services that…
Will card-linked offers supplement coupons and advertising for national and local merchants and services? Will financial institutions such as banks and credit card companies take advantage of their access to card data to become major players in ecommerce and media…
Angie's List, which has recently seen a deterioration in its stock as investors have lost confidence in its ability to grow its premium subscription and ad model, has announced that it has gone Mobile First. The changeover is significant because…
Angie's List, which has recently seen a deterioration in its stock as investors have lost confidence in its ability to grow its premium subscription and ad model, has announced that it has gone Mobile First. The changeover is significant because…
The end of the year usually means a few things to us: the holidays; our annual predictions; and Leading in Local: Interactive Local Media, the industry's flagship event. This year's event is especially hot -- a 2 1/2 day extravaganza…
More than 15 years ago, telecom carriers seemed like the logical candidate to handle ecommerce and other third party billing. But high commissions as high as 30 percent ruled them out for handling most billing accounts, after a fast start…
Forty percent of merchants run some kind of “special” sales or promotions according to a Groupon survey of 25,000+ merchants. Half of the specials are offline, "trapped" on chalkboards and menus, noted Groupon VP of Marketplacest Dan Roarty, who was…
The emergence of geo-targeting and mobile payment and wallet technologies has meant that we talk a lot less about the future of “advertising” than “marketing.” All this was crystal clear this week at the third annual edition of Money2020 in…
The Point of Sales revolution that began with Square’s introduction of its iPhone fob in 2009 has continued unabated. Rising consumer expectations, increased mobile and WiFi access and more tools have made POS a strategic tool that could not have…
Local's 800 lb. gorilla is always Amazon. It has already had a huge impact on retail via showrooming. Now it has invaded Groceries, and is heading towards Services. Plus it wants to provide a full range of promotional and fulfillment…
