Last Week in Local 8/2/2021

Join Mike and Carrie as they discuss Mask Mandates from Enterprise brands, Amazon's employment dominance, QR Codes, and DoorDash Kitchens!

Mike’s Links:

Walt Disney Co., Walmart adopt Covid vaccine requirements for employees - NBCNews.com - ​​Introducing DoorDash Kitchens Full Service, a New Partnership Model for Restaurants To Grow Their… Doordash.com - https://blog.doordash.com/introducing-doordash-kitchens-full-service-a-new-partnership-model-for-restaurants-to-grow-their-f0ac15fb9755QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow. - NYTimes.com - ​​SOCi Acquires Brandify, Melding Location Marketing Strengths - StreetfightMag.com - https://streetfightmag.com/2021/07/29/soci-acquires-brandify-melding-location-marketing-strengths/Snapchat Launches 'My Places' to Highlight Local Businesses of Interest Within the Snap Map - SocialMediaToday.com - https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-launches-my-places-to-highlight-local-businesses-of-interest-wit/604093/Apple's New Places, Retail Site Search, Advertisers Paying Google Taxes - NearMedia.co - https://www.nearmedia.co/apples-new-places-retail-search-advertisers-paying-google-taxes/Google to Permanently Allow Chains the Ability Create  Posts via API - NearMedia.co - https://www.nearmedia.co/google-acknowledges-that-chains-will-be-able-to-post-via-api-going-forward/

Carrie’s Links

Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Email Marketing for SMBs - Carrie Hill - SterlingSky.ca - https://www.sterlingsky.ca/ultimate-guide-starting-email-marketing-small-business/Google wants to know how your business is doing - Spotted by Colan Nielsen, via Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColanNielsen/status/1420772580705832960Cars for Sale GMB Inventory Visible on Desktop - Spotted by Yan Gilbert of LocalFalcon and Sterling Sky - https://twitter.com/YanGilbertSEO/status/1420091722495840256Amazon now employs almost 1 million people in the US — or 1 in every 169 workers - NBCNews.com - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/amazon-now-employs-almost-1-million-people-u-s-or-n1275539How To Use Handwritten Notes To Build Relationships And Better Your Business - Clara Capano - Forbes.com - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil Support the show