At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from February 2025.

Kalibrate

If your family has a hard time agreeing on where to eat for dinner, a new dual-branded concept from IHOP and Applebee’s might be your answer. But as the team at Kalibrate points out, there are some challenges to this concept.

Dual-brand concepts: Opportunities and challenges | Kalibrate Global

Size Up

If you are an Economic Developer, the latest webinar from the team at Size Up is a must watch for 2025 ideas.

10 Smart Ideas for Economic Developers in 2025 – SizeUp

Placer.ai

It will be a few months until we get NFL football back, but until then, we can look at foot traffic data from the NFC and AFC championship games.

The NFL Conference Championships and What They Might Tell Us About the Super Bowl – Placer.ai Blog

CBS News

Ever wonder how personal data could impact the price of goods? This has long been a practice for airlines, which use variable pricing, though most people don’t realize that it can be tied to their individual data. CBS News looked at this “surveillance pricing” and an FTC investigation.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cbs-news_the-ftc-is-investigating-surveillance-pricing-activity-7295084109532463105-c3Hc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAALBGTIBPLYDlpgXCumR4C0oBg4fpWcw4Co

 

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