E-commerce continues to show strong momentum. Even as the world re-opens to retail and other IRL activity, there are several signs that 2020’s e-commerce inflections could sustain into the post-Covid era. We round up the latest evidence.
Apple’s latest privacy move is in-app notifications in iOS 14.5 to inform users about what’s being tracked and let them easily opt out. As part of the rollout, Apple released a new video which we examine for Localogy Insider readers.
Benchmark Bytes is a series that examines Localogy’s original data on SMB tech deployment. Based on its recent Small Business Trends report, each installment drills down on a data excerpt and draws out meaning for Localogy Insider readers.
Amazon this week announced that it’s opening a tech-fueled salon. It will serve as a test-bed for Amazon’s “Point and Learn,” technology and other digital integrations that could be key pieces in its broader “retail as a service” play.
SMB-focused home services startup Jobber registered a win today by announcing that SMB SaaS veteran Gail Goodman will join its board of directors. This brings notable experience and perspective to Jobber, given Goodman’s rap sheet of leadership roles at Constant Contact, MindBody, Hubspot and Shopify.
Google is out with new data that helps clarify what the local shopping future could look like. This is done through the lens of the consumer shopping behavior that it has tracked over the past several months. We examine.
Benchmark Bytes is a series that examines Localogy’s original data on SMB tech deployment. Based on its recent Small Business Trends report, each installment drills down on a data excerpt and draws out meaning for Localogy Insider readers.
What is a SPAC, and why are they so hot? We tackle these questions and break down the drivers and dynamics for SPACs in the latest financial roundtable. We have the video and takeaways for Localogy Insider readers.
Localogy and Soci today released the third-annual Localized Marketing Benchmark Report (LMBR). It quantifies localized marketing success by calculating scores for 276 multi-location businesses and an overall benchmark.
Yext Co-founder and CEO Howard Lerman last week launched Dynascore to automate some of the tricky A/V sync aspects of video production. What will this mean for SMBs?
Nuance helps Microsoft advance its voice and AI efforts, and gives it a more substantial foothold in healthcare. In both cases, it’s about accelerating Microsoft’s ambitions which often requires buying rather than building.
Gimbal has partnered with NextNav to incorporate its signature Z-axis location data. This will give Gimbal’s brand and retail customers a better understanding of their customers’ movement patterns. We examine.
Look out Google and Facebook… Amazon has its eyes on your lunch. Amazon continues to pose a threat as a “duopoly” killer, the latest evidence coming from its 10 percent of U.S. digital ad spend. We examine.
One logical beneficiary of a pandemic-saddled year has been mobile payments. That cuts in two ways, as mobile payments piggyback on broader inflections in eCommerce, and as in-store shoppers are wary of touching things. We examine the latest evidence.
One of the biggest events in the website world over the past year was the formation of Newfold Digital. After covering the news last month, we’re going one level deeper with our video panel of M&A experts.
While reporting on Google’s new features in Maps this week, it occurred to us that a deeper dive is necessary on Google’s visual search Interests. We dive into its drivers and dynamics in this follow-up piece.
Google today announced a slew of updates to Google Maps, including more AI, AR and visual features. These could unlock new use cases such as way-finding in malls and airports.
Benchmark Bytes is a series that examines Localogy’s original data on SMB tech deployment. Based on its recent Small Business Trends report, each installment drills down on a data excerpt and draws out meaning for Localogy Insider readers.
GoDaddy just made it easier to manage Instagram campaigns. Its direct integration lets SMBs post directly to Instagram from their GoDaddy dashboard — engendering one-stop convenience.
We continue to see signals for e-commerce’s rise. The latest milestone is that Amazon has unseated Walmart as the leading U.S. retailer for apparel sales. This has key implications for large and small businesses.
