2. • VP of Strategy for LSA
• Covering (and evangelizing) location-
based media and marketing since 1999
• Watching evolution of the “local digital
market” for nearly 20 years
• Analyst, blogger, researcher, lover,
fighter, artisanal baker
3. A not-for-profit
industry association of
media companies,
digital agencies and
technology providers
who help businesses
market to local
consumers.
300 Members | 20 Countries
WHO IS LSA?
5. place
plās/
noun
noun: place; plural noun: places; noun: Place
• a particular position or point in space
• a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity
• a person's home
‘Where Are You?’
6. Where people live
Where they work
Where they play
Where they shop
Who Are You?
Signals that offer clues about identity, affinities and intent
8. The Online KPIs
• CTRs
• Impressions
• Views
• Opens
• Completes
• Mentions/shares
• Likes/follows
• E-commerce sales
Reflect a world that largely ignored
offline behavior, where the majority of
retail and service transactions take place
11. Zenith: Mobile devices will drive
75% - 80% of global internet
usage in this year
comScore (2018): Mobile drives
nearly 70% of digital time spent
Now the Dominant Platform
12. • More than 9 in 10 smartphone
owners use location services
• Or 240 million Americans
Source: Pew Research Center (2016), eMarketer, comScore (2017 – 2018)
Location: Audiences, Attribution
15. • To understand and identify audiences
• Better understand buying behavior, preferences, intent
• Competitive insights (where else does customer go, how often)
• Contextualize and personalize content/experiences
• Match ad exposures with offline actions/visits
• Benchmark performance (internally or competitively)
• As a financial predictor: earnings, M&A activity
A Powerful Data Source and Tool
16. Market Maturing, Facing Major Challenges
• Data quality and transparency
• Privacy
• Potential regulation
• Differentiation among data providers
• New capabilities = new complexity
• Understanding on the buy side
• Ongoing need for education (consumers, marketers)
18. • Location and CPG brands
• How mobile and location intelligence support traditional channels
• Location data accuracy: key questions
• Privacy and consumer consent
• The future of digital/offline measurement
• Event marketing and location data
• Driving foot traffic with online inventory
• The future of retail and in-store sales measurement
• Using location to identify/target your best customers
• How location supports custom audience targeting
• The needs and interests of buyers
They’ll Be Talking About
19. Come for the Learning, Stay for the Cocktails
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