AI

AI Startups Dominate Q2 Venture Tally

According to research firm CB Insights’ State of Venture Q2 report,  AI-focused startups accounted for 28% of venture funding globally in the second quarter of

Prime Day Sets New Records Localogy
Amazon

Prime Day Sets New Records

This week saw “Black Friday in July.” That’s right, it was Prime Day… which is actually two days. The Amazon-invented holiday broke records this year and we have all the data and takeaways.

Is Microsoft Designer a Canva Killer? Localogy
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Is Microsoft Designer a Canva Killer?

Microsoft Designer launches this week as a web and mobile app to fullfill a variety of Canva-like no-code design functions. And it’s built with modern AI-first design principles, rather than catching up to add AI to an existing suite. 

Tiger Pistol Partners with AdBud to Elevate Social Marketing Localogy
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Tiger Pistol Partners with AdBud to Elevate Social Marketing

Tiger Pistol announced today that it’s partnering AdBud. The collaboration creates a new feature in AdBud’s platform called Automatic SoMe ads, which lets users – mostly agencies and brands – manage and optimize Facebook and Instagram campaigns.

Microsoft Unifies the Retail Media Ecosystem Localogy
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Microsoft Unifies the Retail Media Ecosystem

Microsoft formed a deal with Criteo to bring more direct retail media opportunities to 500,000 advertisers in its Microsoft Advertising business. 

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Will Bots Be Influencer Marketing’s Undoing?

 In April, I wrote about the possibility that AI influencers will supplant flesh and blood influencers. My colleague Mike Boland and I also discussed this

Out of Home Advertising Takes to the Skies - Localogy
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Out of Home Advertising Takes to the Skies

DOOH’s latest development is sky marketing. This involves autonomous drones that fly in intricate patterns and display specific colors to render deliberate imagery. Is this the ultimate form of local advertising?

Chatmeter Rolls Out New SEO Tool for MULO Brands

The reputation management platform Chatmeter has rolled out Local Pages 2.0, a tool designed to help multi-location brands “dominate page one search results” in their

How AI Can Be a Strong Partner for SMB Growth
AI

Are SMBs Ready for AI?

With $6 million in seed funding, Enso aims to assist various SMB daily operations and marketing tasks through pre-programed and purpose-built AI agents.

FranShares Brings Crowdfunding to Local Franchises- Localogy
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Software Valuations are Back… Sort Of

PitchBook reports that software valuations in the first half of 2024 have returned to pre-slump (pre-Q1 2022) levels. But there’s a catch. We examine.

Amazon

Amazon Also Under Pressure from EU Regulators

We’ve recently covered Meta’s challenges with European regulators. According to a recent story in Reuters, Meta isn’t the only big tech big dog to find itself

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