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For Troubled News Industry, Is It Enough to ‘Pivot’?
It’s old news that the news industry is in big trouble. But a story I heard last week about the gap between the local media and the community in Vero Beach, Fla., really drove it home for me. The story...
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Openings and New Hires at Dex Media, Connectivity, GoDaddy, and Hearst
Every two weeks, Search Influence’s Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for...
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Openings and New Hires at YP, Hailo, Google, and LivingSocial
Every two weeks, Search Influence’s Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for...
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Openings and New Hires at Lee, ShopKeep, Yext and SalesPredict
Every two weeks, Search Influence’s Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for...
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Openings and New Hires at Belly, UBL, WorldNow, and FreshLime
Every two weeks, Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for jobs on offer now.)...
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Openings and New Hires at Niche Media, Balihoo, and YP
Every two weeks, Kelly Benish — who knows practically everyone in hyperlocal — covers some of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. (Plus, scroll down for jobs on offer now.)...
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Street Fight Daily: Mobile Wallets Can Guide Search’s ‘Next Moment,’ BuzzFeed...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Mobile Wallets, GPS, and Beacons: How To Dominate the ‘Next Moment’ of Local Search (Search Engine Land)...
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How Hearst Newspapers Became the Leader in Its Peer Group
The Hearst Newspapers of 2015 bears little resemblance to the nationwide chain that press baron William Randolph Hearst assembled starting in 1895. Long gone is the New York Journal with its...
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The Struggle to Save Local News Is Not Doomed
Local news is in terrible shape. Or is it? Two prominent industry observers are divided on the state and future of local news in the technology-driven information age. Joshua Benton, director of the...
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Street Fight’s Predictions for 2016: Part One
With 2015 drawing to a close, it’s time again to look ahead to what we can expect in the hyperlocal space in 2016. We asked Street Fight staffers and weekly columnists what they thought would be the...
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Why Top Newspaper Groups Are Pitching New ‘Solutions’ to the Ad Market (Part 1)
With ad revenues migrating inexorably toward the giant digital platforms of Facebook and Google, local newspapers are struggling to convince marketers they are an effective buy for national ads. How...
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Street Fight Daily: Ads Coming to Google’s Local Pack, xAd Partners with...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Google Confirms Ads Are Coming to Local Pack (Search Engine Land) Yesterday, at the SMX Advanced Local...
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Street Fight Daily: Gannett Acquires Jersey Papers, Walmart Responds to Apple...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Gannett Buys the Bergen Record and Other New Jersey Papers (Poynter) Gannett on Wednesday officially...
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At Hearst Newspapers, a New Digital Strategy to End ‘Flying Blind’
Just how far local newspapers have to go to plant their flag commandingly in the fiercely competitive world of digital is summed up in a revealing story told by Robertson (Rob) Barrett, the new...
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Street Fight: Uber’s Q3 Losses ‘Eye-Popping’, Snap Makes Moves on Ad Tech
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Uber’s Loss Exceeds $800M in Third Quarter on $1.7B Net Revenue (Bloomberg) Even as Uber exited China,...
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Investment Firms Come to the Forefront Among Owners of Local Newspapers
Investment companies – which have no deep roots in community publishing – have become the dominant owners of local daily newspapers in the U.S. Today seven investment entities control 349 dailies,...
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Street Fight Daily: Uber CEO Berates Driver on Video, Yelp Buys Nowait for...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… In Video, Uber CEO Argues with Driver Over Falling Fares (Bloomberg) The video shows off Kalanick’s...
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Street Fight Daily: Intel Buys Mobileye for $15.3B, NJ Journalists Start...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Intel is Paying $15.3 Billion to Acquire Mobileye (VentureBeat) Intel has made no secret of its...
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Street Fight Daily: Self-Driving Cars Now Deliver Pizzas, Amazon Expands...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Ford and Domino’s to Deliver Pizza Using Self-Driving Cars in New Test (TechCrunch) Ford and Domino’s...
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Street Fight Daily: 2018 Local Ad Spend Projections, Mashable Pivots Away...
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… 2018 Local Ad Spend to Top $151 Billion (MediaPost) Mobile, which is becoming a $19 billion market, will...
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