Gusto COO Lexi Reese is an interesting figure with a challenging job right now. Lexi is a former documentary filmmaker who, after getting a Harvard
We’ve been hearing, and not to mention witnessing, a massive shift from offline to online shopping during the pandemic. It’s been a whiplash-inducing experience that
The pandemic has been tough on many businesses over the past year. Hotels, airlines, restaurants, gyms. Digital presence providers are not among those negatively impacted
It’s been a busy year or so for small business eCommerce. As we’ve all heard said repeatedly, the pandemic has forced consumers and small businesses
Matchcraft announced today that it will integrate Yelp ads into its adVantage digital marketing platform. This adds another source of traffic for clients using adVantage
Yext’s newly named President & CRO David Rudnitsky is a bona fide enterprise sales superstar. Before he joined Yext in 2017, he established himself as
TikTok, for all of the controversy over its security, is an engagement machine. And its success has launched a growing list of competitors. My Localogy
We’ve seen a proliferation of “blank”-as-a-service models over the years. Everyone knows software-as-a-service. That model has worked so well in scaling businesses to unicorn status
Many of us in the local space are familiar with PaperG. Victor Wong launched the San Francisco-based adtech company in 2007 and remains CEO. But
We’ve written on and off about cloud kitchens, or some prefer the term ghost kitchens, here at the Insider. These are kitchens designed purely for
The all-in-one SMB SaaS player GoSite has announced an integration deal with the home services lead generator Thumbtack. The purpose of the integration is to
David Mihm has been a fixture in local search for more than a decade. Those of us who haven’t worked with him directly have probably
We all know this Warren Buffet quote about reputation. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” The precise
TapClicks provides technology that makes the digital marketing trains run on time for agencies and brands. The company has advanced that role with a new
It used to be kind of a thing for companies, often eCommerce businesses, to use the “dot com” from their URL as an explicit element
Wolt, Finland’s answer to DoorDash, was on a steep trajectory before COVID. The pandemic has acted like a catapult for the company. So much so
Last week the privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo announced a major milestone. The 12-year-old service hit 100 million user queries on January 11. According to ZDnet,
The all-in-one SaaS marketing platform SOCi announced today that it has raised an $80 million D Round. This comes exactly one year after announcing a
EDSA (European Directories), a holding company owned by the private equity firm Triton Partners, has combined two of its companies to create a single player
Depending on where you live, you may have come across that restaurant, tavern, or coffee shop that seems to be challenging the rules around COVID-19
