With Intuit taking a big interest in hyperlocal marketing, too, for the first time ever a massive brand with huge marketing bucks for promotions is going to plug social as a key part of the SMB survival quiver. That is significant. Consider this move to be the precursor of a comprehensive SMB dashboard incorporating cash flows, balance sheets, text and tweets – something that is sorely needed and could help drive more complete offerings across the hyperlocal tools space.
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