9 Stats Retailers Should See from the Month of August
Every month we keep a tab of the most interesting statistics across social, local, mobile and retail industries. This is a curated list of 9 we found to be the most interesting and relevant this month....
View ArticleSpeaking at Dreamforce September 18 to 21, 2012
Venuelabs has been asked to speak at Dreamforce this year. We are certainly excited to be included, but even more important is that the discussion about the local/mobile consumer is being elevated to a...
View Article7 Sessions for Brands to Keep an Eye on at Dreamforce 2012
From the looks of the agenda, Dreamforce 2012 should prove to be the best one yet. Here at Venuelabs, we have carefully reviewed the entire agenda for the week, and have selected the ones we think are...
View ArticleFeatured Tile: Customer Feedback By Topics
The following blog post is the first of many where we will be featuring specific reporting capabilities of the Venuelabs platform. These posts will share the most specialized capabilities of the...
View Article7 Stats that Stood Out In September
Every month we keep a tab of the most interesting statistics across social, local, mobile and retail industries. This is a curated list of 7 we found to be the most interesting and relevant this month....
View ArticleFoursquare Hits 3 Billion Check-ins
Foursquare shared what that they are thankful for this year in a Tweet that announced they hit 3 billion check-ins last week with an active user base of more than 25 million worldwide. Less than three...
View ArticleTop 10 Stats for November
Every month we keep up with and share the most recent research and statistics across social, local, mobile and retail industries. This is a list of the 10 we found to be the most interesting and...
View ArticleVenuelabs Hosting Innovation Forum
We are excited to be participating again this year at Convenience Retail University. This is an incredible event that is put on by CSP Media, and is held in a university-like format. This year we will...
View ArticleIndustry Benchmarks Show Strategic Importance of Local [Infographic]
Today, in partnership with the Location Based Marketing Association, Venuelabs is releasing our first in a series of quarterly industry benchmarks. Certainly if you have heard myself or anyone at...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Where Brand and Social Media Monitoring Fall Short
Venuelabs was founded on the premise that merchants and brands were struggling to connect with their customers on a local level. While in recent years we have seen many brands embracing social media...
View ArticleIndustry News: New York Times’ Pans Retail Stores Tracking of Customer Movements
A story published today by the @NYTimes is causing a stir — “Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell”, written by @stephcliff and @qhardy, probes the physical spying taking place on the retail...
View ArticleOreo Selling Social Currency or Cookies?
@FastCompany, in a rush to be the 1st media outlet to crown a brand the ‘king of the royal baby birth event’ in its Fast Feed section today anointed @Oreo for its quick-thinking, strategic social media...
View ArticleLessons from the ESRI Conference
The GIS community is very mature, and ESRI has a bold vision for the future of data in the retail environment, as my Venuelabs co-founder, Pete Mannix, and I recently discovered during the ESRI...
View ArticleMashable Asks: Should You Take a Break From Social Media on Your Vacation?...
Mashable writer Amy-May Elliot published a trend story yesterday chock full of statistics designed to address a sticky issue in many traveling households – smart phone and social media usage while on...
View ArticlePay it Forward: McDonald’s and the World’s Best Marketing Contest
Typically I don’t write company blog posts in the first person, but today is different. Today, I am paying something forward to a company that’s been in (and out) of my life for four decades –...
View ArticleVenuelabs Team Supports, “I Stop Traffic” Campaign
Human trafficking has been recognized as a major problem in other countries like Bulgaria and China, but it is becoming painfully clear through recent investigations and initiatives like the FBI’s...
View ArticleVenuelabs Featured in Directions Magazine
Venuelabs recently participated in the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, where CEO Neil Crist led a panel discussion entitled, “the art and science of current and future retail GIS...
View ArticleWhere Does Your Community Hang Out?
Social media is merely a buzzword for some brands operating on a local level. Those brands who hire interns, for example, to execute local social media strategies not only put that brand at risk by...
View ArticleVenuelabs’ Team Members Support the Community
Venuelabs’ team is active in the community on a number of fronts, but perhaps the most active member of the team, Sam Levenson, volunteers on a weekly basis, mostly with events related to helping...
View ArticleBrands We Admire: Ben & Jerry’s
At Venuelabs we provide the technology tools for our clients to improve their customer’s experience by listening to customer sentiment on a local level. For big brands with multiple retail locations,...
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