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Hibu Launches Amazon Ads for SMBs

Hibu has announced that Amazon ads have been added to its SMB-focused digital marketing bundle. First teased back in October and available starting this week, the partnership involves Amazon’s Sponsored Display ads, which are targeted to high-intent Amazon shoppers.

Localogy Modern Commerce Monitor : Do SMBs Prefer Live Sales or Self-Serve?

Do SMBs Prefer Vertical-Specific SaaS Tools?

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.

AI Arms Race Rages On in the Creator Economy Localogy

AI Arms Race Rages On in the Creator Economy

One of AI’s biggest areas of disruption will be graphic design. As leaders in the space Adobe and Canva are engaged in an AI arms race. We cover their latest moves.

Animated SMBs: Snap Launches Sponsored Filters

Snapchat has added to its arsenal of marketing formats. On Friday, it launched Sponsored Filters – a simplified flavor of its signature animated lens format. Among other things, this could make them primed for SMBs, a target market Snap continues to pursue.

What is Cloud Hosting? Bluehost Gets Into the Game

Earlier this month Bluehost launched Bluehost Cloud, bringing its customers into the world of cloud hosting – advanced form of web hosting that utilizes distributed servers for security, performance, and load balancing. 

RRD Acquires Vericast's Digital Marketing Arm

RRD Acquires Vericast’s Digital Marketing Arm

Marketing powerhouse and publisher R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) has announced that it will acquire the digital print and marketing divisions of Vericast. Known specifically as Vericast Digital Marketing & Technology, it includes the company’s wide array of digital publishing assets. 

Copilot Revenue Model Materializes

Microsoft Makes it Easier to Build Your Own Chatbot

Following the Copilot app (formerly known as Bing Chat) and other logical AI assistant functions across its products (e.g., Office), Microsoft’s latest move is to make it easier to build your own chatbot.

Stripe Outperforms a Mixed Market Localogy

Stripe Outperforms a Mixed Market

As Stripe gears up for an IPO on the horizon, it’s signaling a strong position, including lots of cash, and top-line growth. We break down its recent annual letter.

Is Mapping Getting More Accurate? Localogy

Is Mapping Getting More Accurate?

Google has improved its device orientation standard. This takes form in the Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API used by developers who build mapping functionality in their apps using Google’s underlying mapping technology.

TikTok Boosts eCommerce with Computer Vision

TikTok Boosts eCommerce with Computer Vision

Shoppable content continues to be an ongoing effort at TikTok, which mostly sits under its TikTok Shop program. It recently advanced these efforts with automated product tagging.

How Satisfied are SMBs with In-Person Software Sales?

How Many Software Vendors Do SMBs Prefer to Work With?

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.

Google Will Call Your Airline and Wait on Hold for You

Google recently revealed that it will place calls to businesses on your behalf. Meant as a time-saving tool, it will wait on hold for you, then call you when your spot in line finally reaches a live agent.

Will Enterprise Device Management Boost Vision Pro Adoption?

How Do SMBs Feel About Apple Vision Pro?

Will enterprises buy into Apple Vision Pro? We examine a recent survey that takes large and small businesses’ temperature on AVP and immersive marketing opportunities.

Basis Technologies Uses CRM Data to Engage Customers Across Any Device

How Many Software Vendors Do SMBs Work With?

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.

Vodafone and vcita Make SMBs Go Vroom , Localogy

Vodafone and vcita Make SMBs Go Vroom

Vodafone recently announced that it will integrate a new app into its SMB-focused software suite in Europe. In partnership with SMB SaaS leader vcita, the deal will bring the latter’s features and functionality to Vodaphone’s SMB customers.

Instagram Plots Course in Social Mapping

Instagram Plots Course in Social Mapping

Instagram this week revealed its plans to develop a social mapping function. Similar on some levels to Snap Map, the idea is to array social signals on a map.