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Amazon Brings Custom Stores to Third-Party Apps

Amazon Brings Custom Stores to Third-Party Apps

Amazon continues to find new places to sell you things. The latest is its “Amazon Anywhere” service that brings eCommerce to third-party apps and games, including customized and branded stores.

What Are the Biggest Reasons SMB Don’t Adopt SaaS?

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.

Home Services Network

Frontdoor Launches Remote Home Services App

Frontdoor has announced a new app to streamline service calls to Homeowners. Utilizing “see what I see,” remote guidance, it empowers homeowners to diagnose – and even fix – issues with the live help of experts and an upheld smartphone. 

Next Door

Nextdoor Jumps on the AI Wagon

We can now add another local media and commerce player to the list of AI integrations: NextDoor. Specifically, the company has launched a feature that helps its users automate post creation.

Ikea SMB Loyalty

IKEA Makes a Play for SMB Loyalty

The latest player has joined the mix of retailers catering to SMBs: IKEA. The company launched the IKEA Business Network Loyalty Program to offer SMBs perks such as 5 percent discounts store-wide.

SMB SaaS

What Are the Biggest Reasons for SMB SaaS Adoption?

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.

TikTok SMB Showdown: Slathered-Up Pork & Fishing Lures

We’re back now with the latest TikTok SMB Showdow. In the spirit of “showing rather than telling,” this series previews our favorite TikToks from worldwide SMBs, and what makes them successful.

Snapchat+ Sets the Bar

The latest Snapchat+ milestone is that it has reached 3 million paid users. That’s up from 2 million in February and 1 million in August – indicating not only healthy user growth but accelerated adoption. We examine drives & dynamics.

Shopify Expands Further into Fintech

Shopify continues to expand its functionality for one-stop-shop appeal, and to broaden its addressable market of SMBs. The latest move in this effort comes Shopify Bill Pay, helping SMBs manage vendor payments.

Yelp Jumps on the AI Train For a Smarter UX

You can now add Yelp to the growing list of companies integrating AI to boost its user experience. And like much of the AI advancement and excitement over the past few months, this involves conversational AI and large language models.

L23: Driving OOH Success

Out of Home (OOH) consists of legacy media like billboards, but it’s also one of the fastest growing location-based media channels, given the expansion of

L23: Meeting SMBs Where They Are

There are all kinds of channels through which to reach SMBs. This has diversified well beyond the traditional local sales channels such as yellow pages

L23: AI From Theory to Reality

Among the big five tech giants, Microsoft has been most active in leaning into all the recent AI excitement. This has been an opportunity to