What are the most loved fast food restaurants (a.k.a. quick-service restaurants) in the U.S.? According to Chatmeter, Chick-fil-A takes the top prize, followed by Carl’s Jr./Hardees, and Arby’s. The firm released its 2024 QSR Reputation Ranking report this week, tracking the largest QSRs in the U.S..
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Beats, we examine news and moves from Salesforce, Squarespace & the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Google announced this week that AI will now be infused in the Shopping tab. This includes more intelligent shopping suggestions as well as a new personalized scrollable feed of shoppable items.
Apple has announced that it’s expanding Apple Business Connect (ABC) deeper into its apps and features, including Mail, Tap to Pay, and Phone.
Walmart has federated several disparate tech efforts into its latest formalized program: Adaptive Retail. It contains some programs underway and some still developing, for a cocktail of emerging tech infusions.
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Radar, we examine newly funded companies Permanent, Finally, and 11x.ai
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Beats, we examine news and moves from Google, TikTok & LinkedIn.
Yext this week announced the launch of its expanded AI Review Generation feature. It lets businesses request and manage reviews from 80 supported review sites including Google, and Facebook.
The IAB has ventured to bring structure and standards to retail media through its Retail Media Measurement Guidelines. We examine strategic implications.
It was only a matter of time. Google has started to integrate ads into its relatively new AI Overviews.
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Radar series, we examine newly funded companies Numa, Dinii, and AirDoctor.
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Radar series, we examine newly funded companies Airship, Moxie, and Mangomint.
Yext’s publisher network just got bigger… and a bit more lively. TikTok has officially been added, giving Yext customers a way to automatically sync their business details to the social app.
The latest figures show that Instagram is seeing some declines in
both the creator/content level and on ad dollars that the app is attracting. Both are obviously important as one drives the other. We break it down.
Snap this week is rolling out a new feature to iOS users to help them track and save their local adventures. Known as Footsteps, it offers greater structure around one’s local activity.
In this edition of Localogy’s Local Radar series, we examine newly funded companies Airship, Moxie, and Mangomint.
At the center of several trends we’re watching is Yext. The company embodies fundamentals in presence management – a core subset of local media & marketing – while also being at the vanguard of AI. We dive into insights from CEO Mike Walrath.
The latest blow in TikTok’s search conquest has landed. It’s leaning in further to its search engine use case by adding the next logical component: a paid search program. Known as TikTok Search Ads Campaign, it will offer paid placement for contextually-targeted promotions on its search results page.
After recently asking if Publicis has gotten too big, we learned this week that it just got a little bigger. The company announced the acquisition of commerce marketing firm Mars United Commerce (formerly the Mars Agency), whose intelligence platform is hoped to round out Publicis’ analytics muscle.
Home services are on a roll. This is according to Yelp’s State of Services report, which launched today to track health and activity in local services, as seen on Yelp.
