This Week in Local Archives

Ep. 33 Explores The Great AI Writer and Assistant Uprising

“AI has become a buzzword. It has become this thing that people are just chasing around.” In Episode 33, Co-host Mike Boland and guest co-host

Ep. 32 Asks Will Apple GPT Kill Siri & Does “X” Mark the Super App?

“If you can pull off a super app, you have a few things. You have scale. You have stickiness. And you have sustainability. The three

Google

Ep. 31 Reveals How Google, Shopify Are Making Calendars Great Again

In Episode 31 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast, our hosts examine the evolution of the boring old online calendar thanks to recent innovations

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Ep. 30 Unlocks Savings Culture with Accrue CEO Michael Hershfield

In Episode 30 of This Week in Local, we interview the founder of a savings-based buy now, pay later rival on why America’s payments landscape

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Ep. 29 Unpacks PayPal’s KKR Selloff + Amazon’s Last-Mile Experiment

In Episode 29 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast, our analysts take on Amazon’s latest last-mile experiment and KKR’s $40 billion interest in PayPal’s

Ep. 28 Peers into the Future of Drone Deliveries and SMB Automation

In Episode 28 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast, Localogy analysts Mike Boland and Charles Laughlin explore some exciting trends in local, with a

Ep. 27 Maps Intersection of AI & Websites with Newfold CEO Sharon Rowlands

Episode 27 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast features an engaging conversation on how AI is driving the website creation business forward with Sharon

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Ep. 26 Looks at the Future of Work with Roam Founder Howard Lerman

Episode 26 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast explores the future of work with Roam Founder and CEO Howard Lerman. This episode remains largely

Ep. 25 Explores Emerging Tech with Yext’s Christian Ward

Episode 25 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast features a conversation on emerging technology between two fast-talking tech geeks — Yext Chief Data Officer

Ep. 24 Kicks Around MSFT AI & BNPL Regulation

Episode 24 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast shares two issues of interest to the local commerce ecosystem. First, co-host Mike Boland summarizes some

Ep. 23 Looks at AI Search and WeWork’s Latest Play

Episode 23 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast digs into Google’s recently announced generative AI-related search updates, which will further the automation of Google

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Ep. 22 Unpacks the Power of Geospatial Data with Foursquare

Episode 22 of Localogy’s This Week in Local podcast features a deep dive into the power of geospatial data with Ankit Patel, SVP of Engineering

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Ep. 21 Explores Merch Stores and Remaking Downtown

Episode 21 of Localogy’s This Week in Local Podcast examines two interesting recent trends. And these trends exist at opposite ends of the local spectrum.

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Ep. 20 Shares L23 Voices from Soci, Circumference Group & Waitroom

Localogy’s recent L23 conference covered a wide array of topics, from the evolution of small business use of video to how dropping valuations are impacting

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Ep. 19 Shares L23 Voices from Yelp, PG Forsta, & Roam

The recent L23 conference touched on a wide variety of topics, including the evolution of local sales, AI’s looming impact (on everything), the future of

Sara Oberst on how 3D is transforming retail

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Ep. 18 Examines 3D’s Impact on Retail

Real-time 3D is replacing mobile as the main environment for delivering transformative immersive experiences for retail brands. So believes Sara Oberst, Global Head of ATM

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Ep. 17 Examines Amazon One + AI’s Online Meeting Impact

Episode 17 we examine the re-emergence of Amazon One. This platform uses biometrics to scan one’s palm for everything from retail payments to gaining entry into