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Web traffic replaces foot traffic for local VR business

Agility PR Solutions

Retailers used to rely on their physical location to drive sales. But with everyone using the web to figure out where to go, one virtual reality attraction operator with strong local search visibility and a store off […].

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Although consumers research purchases online, most trust local brands more than web brands

Agility PR Solutions

New research from CX solutions firm Uberall reveals that while most buying journeys start online, consumers prefer to do business with brands and retailers that […]. The post Although consumers research purchases online, most trust local brands more than web brands appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Homegrown: 5 Local Marketing Tactics for Small Businesses

Beyond PR

Thanks to a trifecta of trends, local marketing strategies offer today’s entrepreneur more opportunities than ever. If you are looking to draw in more customers and establish loyalty for generations to come, your local marketing efforts must be prioritized. Optimize your local search listings. Host a contest.

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Apple’s iPhone gets an Olivia Rodrigo-inspired close-up in September’s top brand coverage

NewsWhip

So that’s what we’ve done this time around — as well as the earned media analysis you’ve come to know and love, we’re also including some snapshots from across the social web on some of the biggest brands in the world. But in September it was Shaq’s relationship with big retailers that brought the headlines, both in earned and social media.

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These were the top technology publishers in 2020

NewsWhip

The man had bought the products from local retailers planning to sell them on the platform, but then found himself unable to do so. . These were Grumpy Cat, one of the earliest memeable pets on the modern web, and Larry Tesler, who invented cut, copy, and paste. Both articles saw more than a million engagements.

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The best brand holiday use of Instagram I’ve seen yet–from Target

Communications Conversations

Essentially what they’re doing is using Instagram as a virtual idea-starter for parents and others around Halloween goodies and DIY crafts (two areas of “interest” for a giant retailer like Target, who just happens to sell all of the items that go into said goodies and DIY crafts).

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Community for Career Development: A Look Inside One NAVUG Community Member’s Journey

Presspage

I worked in several accounting jobs during the 1980s and then part-time retail when my first child was young. I looked to the online communities again and found Web Tech University, where I took free web design and PaintShop Pro classes. During those six years, the internet was taking shape.

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