Here we are in the middle of National Small Business Week, which seems like a great time to unveil the agenda and key themes of our upcoming SMB conference, which happens Sept. 29-30 at the Marriott Denver Tech Center.…
FiveStars, the well-funded SMB loyalty company that competes against Belly, SpotOn and others, is projecting it will grow its merchant base to 8,000-9,000 businesses by year-end, up from its current base of 6,000 customers. Customers who subscribe to FiveStars premium…
Big Data is becoming democratized. That was an underlying theme at our SMB Digital Marketing conference. We discussed this in an on-site analyst roundtable posted last month. To continue that discussion, we put together a highlight reel of conference Keynoters…
On Monday, BuildZoom announced it has raised $2.2 million. With the latest round of infusion, we asked the Co-Founder, Jiyan Wei, where the company is headed next. "Our goal is to bring transparency to consumers who are shopping for…
"Not all data is created equal, but almost anything can be helpful," said Acxiom CEO and President Scott Howe, who keynoted at BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local: SMB Digital Marketing in New Orleans Sept. 23. Now they can choose among connection…
"Not all data is created equal, but almost anything can be helpful," said Acxiom CEO and President Scott Howe, who keynoted at BIA/Kelsey's Leading in Local: SMB Digital Marketing in New Orleans Sept. 23. Now they can choose among connection…
It seems as though almost everyone has been talking about “big data” and analytics lately, and how the use of it can improve efficiency across all sorts off business processes. Much of the conversation has been focused on the benefits…
The "Big Data" revolution has hit every strata of the economy, providing insights into users and customers for everything from B2B materials to entertainment and travel. But what's the impact of Big Data on marketing to small businesses? The use…
The "Big Data" revolution has hit every strata of the economy, providing insights into users and customers for everything from B2B materials to entertainment and travel. But what's the impact of Big Data on marketing to small businesses? The use…
The impact of data on local marketing was Topic #1 during Street Fight's Local Data Summit today in Denver. Speakers addressed the wide range of data issues that have begun to enhance local marketing and shift local marketing -- and…
The impact of data on local marketing was Topic #1 during Street Fight's Local Data Summit today in Denver. Speakers addressed the wide range of data issues that have begun to enhance local marketing and shift local marketing -- and…
In a digital world that has us all swimming in readily accessible data, one might be tempted to torture the familiar line from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into, "Data, data everywhere. Nor any drop of insight to drink."…
