Groupon announced this week that it will soon launch Groupon Goods, a division that will sell selective clearance items. The announcement, which comes a day after it announced a merchant rewards program, shows the company moving to really leverage its…
Today we posted a detailed agenda for ILM Asia 2011, which takes place Oct. 25-26 at the Regent Singapore. The event will include a heavy focus on many of the key elements driving the transition from traditional to digital marketing for SMBs…
I'm on vacation but this is a quick and interesting enough tidbit: On shopkick's first birthday this week, it launched a video that highlights lots of milestones. It's mostly promotional but also informative about what the company has been up…
Jonathan Marchbank, the CEO of Dealised, an Australia-based leader in providing social commerce and deals software, will address a special forum on the deals space at ILM Asia, Oct. 25-26, in Singapore. Marchbank will speak on Oct. 26 during a…
The Berkeley City Council passed a two-part bill this week to expand a phone-book opt-out program in California. The bill passed in two parts. The first segment of the bill, which asked the city manager to write to AT&T for…
SaleLocator, a shopping and sales search engine and mobile app, has made public its API to share real-time, in-store sales information for national and regional retailers. We spoke with SaleLocator cofounder Michael Falkson, who said the company is looking to…
At opposite corners of the niche universe, you have Thrillist for men and Comcast-owned Daily Candy for women. Both lifestyle products, founded as email newsletters/shopping guides, have jumped aboard the deals bandwagon, working with Group Commerce Inc. as their tech…
Anuncios en Directorios (ADSA), the directory publishing subsidiary of America Movil, selected Amdocs software, consulting and systems-integration services as part of its strategic systems and business transformation initiative. ADSA will use the Amdocs Integrated Advertiser Management system to modernize and…
Ever wonder how some writers or bloggers get loads of traffic to their sites while others don't? Being at the top of Google News is a good place to start. Andrew Shotland of LocalSEOGuide.com, a BIA/Kelsey partner, along with Tim…
Thanks to all who attended and participated in a successful DMS conference in sunny Denver. They keep getting better. All the coverage is below and grouped together here. Speakers: You can also view and pull down any pics from our…
Today as DMS ’11 wrapped up, Mike Centorani, VP of sales training at MatchCraft, and Paul Plant, founder and principal, Radicle Consulting, dissected the art of local advertiser acquisition. Riffing on the title of the session, Plant said he prefers…
Taking merchant content and syndicating it across a bunch of channels is a key effort for Local Matters, the tech firm now being led by CEO Tom Higley. Speaking at DMS ’11 in Denver, Higley said the company’s new “DigitalSeen"…
Nir Lempert, CEO of Israel-based Golden Pages, discussed his company's transformation from print to a vertically focused media player. The key to transforming, Lempert said, has been about empowering consumers. And thus the advertisers and revenues have followed. In 2004…
During today's social media forum at DMS ’11 a session on "social CRM" highlighted the products and insights of VendAsta CEO Brendan King and JoinHere CEO Justin Sanger. The artist formerly known as reputation management is taking many forms as…
Only 1.25 percent of the 240 million websites online are mobile friendly. That statistic kicked off the DMS ’11 Mobile Tools for SMBs panel. Provided by DudaMobile, the company's CEO and cofounder, Itai Sadan, looks at the statistic and sees…
Smack dab in the middle of today's social media forum at DMS ’11 was a session to highlight agencies that specialize in social media marketing. David Lifson, CEO of Postling, and Mike Nabasny, regional sales manager of Wildfire, spent the…
A couple of years ago, SMBs merely shoveled their existing offline presence online. But today, they are really developing a unique online experience, noted Facebook’s Rita Fabi, who runs market solutions, global customer marketing and communications and spoke at DMS…
Two companies investing in self-service advertising for SMBs agree that self-service is an important and growing category, but isn't likely to replace direct sales. This morning's panel at DMS ’11, "SMBs and Self-Serve: Ready for Prime Time?" featured Paul Levine, COO…
In the afternoon session at the BIA/Kelsey DMS conference on Wednesday afternoon, two players in the local search industry talked about the growing local display market and the use of display by SMBs. Moderated by Matt Booth of BIA/Kelsey, Tyler…
Capping off the first day of DMS ’11 and the Performance Media SuperForum was a one-on-one session with David Read, director of Pay for Performance of AT&T Advertising Solutions, and BIA/Kelsey moderator Charles Laughlin. Read talked specifically about how AT&T…
