The COVID-19 crisis has forced doctors, dentists, and other healthcare providers to find ways to continue delivering care while minimizing the risk of spreading the
In a move Localogy analysts anticipated, Whole Foods will reportedly add Amazon’s “just walk out” checkout technology to its stores beginning next year. Amazon made
In a move designed to strengthen its appeal to franchise and multi-location brands, Thryv announced a new software solution called Hub. The new solution allows
The COVID-driven acceleration of existing trends was the topic of a post I wrote earlier this week. It was also a central theme in the
One of the many big ideas emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic is the notion of “acceleration.” In other words, trends that were already well underway
Brands understand the benefits of localized marketing. After all, it seems pretty obvious that communicating with consumers at a localized level is more engaging than
Nextdoor isn’t always mentioned in the same breath as other major discovery platforms like Facebook, Google, Instagram, Yelp, and others. But perhaps it should be.
Small business operators are much more optimistic about their ability to ride out the pandemic than they were in April. And they are also more
DoorDash, in what appears to be a significant move in the battle for the last mile, has rolled out DashMart. These are virtual convenience stores
We’ve previously written about Muy Tech, a Colombian cloud kitchen startup. Last year the company raised nearly $20 million to further a vision once described
Wix continued to drive key metrics that indicate digital presence is a good business to be in during a pandemic. During Q2 2020, Wix added
We’ve now seen Q2 results from Snap, Twitter, Facebook, and Google, which gives us a good sense of how COVID has impacted the online advertising
Location data provider dataPlor has secured $4 million in funding to expand its operations in Latin America, with longer-term ambitions in Southeast Asia. The company
The localized marketing SaaS platform provider MomentFeed has raised $10 million from its existing investors to accelerate its product roadmap. The funding round was led
As small-business owners emerge from COVID-related lockdowns, they continue to invest in SaaS tools to help them through the crisis. This has led to a
SOCi, an Austin-based social media marketing platform for multi-location brands, has brought on Rob Reed, the founder and former CEO of MomentFeed, as a full-time
We’ve written recently about the growing chorus of critics calling for Twitter to move from an ad-supported business model to a subscription-based model. And also
Levitate is a North Carolina-based software company that just raised $6 million to build out an AI-powered software platform that is being touted as a
Vendasta announced today that Google has named it a Google My Business Featured Partner. Vendasta says the status was earned by accurately and efficiently
Snap released Q2 earnings today that missed analyst estimates in a few key areas. And, as a result, Snap’s stock was taking a beating in
