David Schwarzbach Named CFO Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, announced the appointments of David Schwarzbach as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 14, and Christine Barone, CEO of True Food Kitchen, to Yelp’s Board of Directors, effective March 1. “David brings a strong track record of driving results and accelerating growth, and we are thrilled to welcome him to our team,” said Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yelp. “David played a key role in…

Store Visits and Showcase Ads with new video format enable businesses to reach Yelp’s engaged audience, drive leads and better understand consumer behavior and geographic trends Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, announced the official release of two new products that help businesses with multiple locations better reach and understand consumers at every phase of the purchase cycle. Yelp introduced Yelp Store Visits (YSV) to measure how online activity on Yelp drives physical store foot…

The preferred digital partner of franchises and multi-unit brands launches new business partnerships and advertising channels in proprietary local marketing platform Location3, the preferred digital partner of the world's leading franchisors and multi-unit brands, has launched a new partnership with Yelp in addition to rolling out brand new advertising options for customers on its proprietary LOCALACT marketing platform. In being recognized as an official Yelp Advertising Partner, the digital agency followed up the recent…

Amidst slight national growth, Yelp’s Third-Quarter Economic Average finds California’s local economies declining Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, released third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA), a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S. The report finds slow national growth, up by only .07% in the third quarter, as several of California’s local economies continued long-term declines, led by San Jose and San Francisco. YEA is calculated from the fourth…

Landmark study first to combine transaction and online review data from more than 200,000 U.S. small businesses in one comprehensive analysis Womply, a marketing and CRM software provider for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), published its Impact of Online Reviews on Small Business Revenue study, the first comprehensive look at the correlations between online review patterns and sales revenue at American small businesses. Among the major findings, the study revealed low ratings on Google are more damaging to…

Restaurant partners see return customers, more accurate wait times, and increased revenue Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, announced continued growth and momentum in its restaurant services offerings, with Yelp’s reservation and waitlist software reaching a new system total high by handling nearly 4.5 million diners during Mother’s Day weekend. The number of diners booking directly through the Yelp app nearly tripled year over year from Mother’s Day 2018. The number of diners seated…

Yext Becomes an Official Yelp Knowledge Partner, Deepening Long-Standing Relationship to Help Businesses Manage the Facts About Them on Yelp Yext, Inc, the leader in Digital Knowledge Management, announced an expanded relationship with Yelp to give businesses greater control over their digital knowledge online. As an official Yelp Knowledge Partner, Yext can now offer businesses of all sizes and channels the ability to monitor Yelp reviews and leverage data-driven insights. Additionally, businesses of all sizes can now…

Even though the media buying space is peaking despite the pandemic, many industries are left behind. Steven Ridzyowski, Founder of Ecommerce Marketing Agency, shares a few key strategy points to deploy to remain relevant during an economic downturn Steven Ridzyowski, Founder of Ecommerce Marketing Agency (EMA), is reporting that from a media perspective, present-day numbers commensurate to that of Q4 at the peak of the holiday season when shopping is at its highest. Ridzyowski is attributing this shopping frenzy to the…

In our constantly changing world, it’s mandatory Search Engine Marketing (SEM) pros stay up-to-date on the latest paid search trends and tools. But even the most accomplished professionals might be missing expertise that’s crucial to landing that next job or bringing success to an online campaign: call tracking.  Call tracking is a necessity for all Search Engine Marketing Managers, PPC professionals and others in the Digital Marketing industry. Call tracking provides the ability to better measure each conversion point in…

Restaurants can now publish their menu data from Olo across Yext's extensive network of publishers with a single click Yext, Inc., the Search Experience Cloud company, and Olo, the leading digital food ordering platform for the restaurant industry, announced an integration allowing restaurants to sync verified menu content into the Yext platform and distribute it across more than 150 digital services, including Google, Facebook, Yelp, and TripAdvisor. Marketing Technology News: Adobe Equips Businesses with Free Online…

Results of the second annual Localized Marketing Benchmark Report underscore the importance of optimizing digital presence on a local level SOCi, Inc., the leading centralized platform built specifically for "next-level" multi-location marketers, today released its annual Localized Marketing Benchmark Report, which revealed that an optimized localized marketing strategy can yield up to three times more business growth. More than 250 multi-location brands were evaluated on their overall presence, ratings and reviews, and…

Today’s Daily AdTech Round-up covers latest in Native and Programmatic Advertising, Technology, TV Advertising, Audience Data announcements from Tapad, CuriosityStream, Rakuten, Yelp, and AdQuick.com. Tapad Partners With Gimbal To Enhance Cross-Device Capabilities Within Gimbal’s Advertising Platform Tapad, a global leader in digital identity resolution, announced their partnership with Gimbal, a leader of location-powered marketing and advertising solutions. Gimbal now leverages Tapad’s global, privacy-safe digital…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience AI and ML announcements from SmartBug Media, Zipwhip, InsightSquared, Aki Technologies, TimeTrade Sync, Yelp, Fastline, and SRAX. SmartBug Media Named a HubSpot Elite Partner, Becoming One of Only Six Agencies to Earn the Distinction Worldwide SmartBug Media—the leading Intelligent Inbound marketing agency that assists businesses in generating leads, increasing awareness, and building brand loyalty through…

"Marketing automation will augment marketing teams, giving them new strengths even when their numbers are low." What kind of future are you building for your customers at Adjust?  Christian: In 2020, Context will be king — and Automation will do the heavy lifting. The right ad delivered to the right person at the right time: it’s a Marketing cliché that has been around for almost a decade, but it’s still something the industry is struggling to get right. With consumer demand for personalized content reaching an…

New online listing management platform helps businesses be voice search-ready and top ranked in new search marketing era In response to new trends in search engine marketing and the growing need for small business owners to have self-service digital marketing solutions, EGC Group has created Raydeus – an innovative, low-cost online listing management platform that allows business owners to manage their online presence in real time. The search engine landscape has changed dramatically. The new decade brings new trends.…

Zynga's John Choi is joining Consumer Acquisition to drive world-class user acquisition strategy for gaming and mobile apps at the company. ConsumerAcquisition.com announced John Choi as Vice President of User Acquisition (UA). Choi joins the company with a wealth of experience in user acquisition from his most recent role as Head of UA at Zynga overseeing games like Words With Friends, CSR Racing, Zynga Poker, and his previous UA roles at Kabam, Glu Mobile and CAPCOM. Choi will be speaking at the annual Mobile Growth…

Amazon Redshift RA3 Instances Let Customers Scale Compute and Storage Separately and Deliver 3x Better Performance Than Other Cloud Data Warehouse Providers (Available Today) Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced significant new analytics capabilities that help customers embrace data at today and tomorrow’s scale. AWS introduced several new Redshift capabilities that bring more than an order of magnitude better query performance and deliver greater flexibility for…

"Using AI and Machine Learning to optimize your digital presence is useless without having a strong brand for customers to connect with. " You have a long track-record of successfully working in and managing diverse business teams. How did you arrive at Rokt and what attracted you to the Transaction marketing ecosystem? I spent 10 years building Jetstar (until 2012), APAC’s leading low-cost airline where I led a team of 7000+, and managed revenue in excess of $3 billion. At Jetstar, we were continually looking to improve…

There’s no doubt technology has streamlined how businesses interact with customers, leading to reduced labor costs and increased efficiency across the board. Unfortunately, implementing technology can be a double-edged sword. Rely on it too much, and a business risks losing any semblance of a personal touch with its customer base, resulting in minimal brand loyalty and high attrition rates. This, in turn, puts more pressure on Sales and Marketing to attract higher numbers of new customers and convert more leads. What’s a…

Tiered channel program enhances integration of TapClicks’ marketing operations and intelligence technologies with solution providers and MSPs TapClicks, the global leader in marketing intelligence, analytics, reporting, workflow and orders management, announced the launch of the TapClicks Partner Program, a new community purpose-built to serve the growing needs of marketers and agencies that are faced with increasingly sophisticated technology and data landscapes. The tiered channel program will provide partners with…