Supporting local is more than just buying locally-made things; it’s making connections with the people and creators around you. 

The Scoutmob Shoppe will showcase the local stories and characters behind the products, offering you special Scoutmob access to the goods. From guiding you to hidden gem cafes to locals-only experiences to curious items with a local provenance, we’re on a mission to connect you to the side of the city we love.

Get to know our favorite makers and browse the virtual Shoppe shelves in:

• Atlanta
• New York City
• San Francisco 
• Washington DC

If you are a maker of local goods and you’d like to be featured in Shoppe, please apply here.

Today we are rolling out a beautifully redesigned Scoutmob Android app with a metric ton of new features. This is the biggest overhaul since the app’s debut two years ago, bringing our Android experience up to par with the current features available on the Scoutmob iPhone app and setting the stage for future innovations in mobile media.

Our full suite of local discovery tools is now available to all Android users, including incentives to visit our favorite local businesses, neighborhood coverage and must-attend events, all in the palm of your hand.

And bonus, the redesigned app is more compatible with the many, many, many handsets running the Android operating system {we’ve logged 600+ different types of phones!}. Indeed, everyone will benefit from increased app stability.

Update your Scoutmob Android app now!

New radicalness for Android users include:

Compass: A snapshot what’s popular near you

Scoutmobbers Share Their Fresh New Threads!

We’re extremely serious about Scoutmob mission. Watch out y’all, the brand hammer has arrived.

Intern Season is officially here and the Scoutmob HQ is super excited to welcome four of the best around town (or in the world)… 

Get to know the Scouterns who inhabit Intern Island and what they brought as their “if you could only bring one item to a deserted island”…

Nikila 

Nikila is a student at the University of Pennsylvania and majoring in Economics. Hailing from New Jersey (and no, not from the Jersey Shore), she is the new kid on the block to Atlanta. Similar to a freshman’s first day of class, she can be spotted by her genuinely disoriented expression. In her spare time, you can find her watching funny cat videos on YouTube and being a master chef (well, maybe just watching Food Network).

Item of Choice: Ceramic flip-flop

Marilyn

Marilyn graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Public Relations and is no stranger to diverse jobs. She moved to California to give PR and acting a shot- simultaneously. Despite being the most well-known background actor of her time, Marilyn leads a normal life by doing things such as being her DBF (dog’s best friend) and planning her future celebrity-sized closet on Pinterest.

Item of choice: Picture with Marilyn and her dog in an island-themed frame

Faraz 
Faraz is a recent graduate of Georgia Tech and is ready to spread his wings and fly onto Intern Island. No stranger to strangers, Faraz is a man of many words and enjoys meeting new people as well as taking quiet time to read Kurt Vonnegut and Chuck Palahniuk on the apple of his eye (or watermelon since that’s his favorite fruit), his Kindle.

Item of choice: A thumb-sized Colombian clay bus with fake fruit on top

Rohit
Rohit is a soon-to-be graduate of Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. When he is not pulling all-nighters at the library, Rohit is a big fan of games (real or virtual). As a stress reliever, he likes to spend his mornings on the fresh-cut grass and play a good round of golf, watch the Tampa Bay Rays (he’s a Florida native), and play video games. 

Item of choice: A glass paperweight (especially helpful for those island winds)

Today we announce some MAJOR Scoutmob news. Big things are happening for our mobile media company. Read all about it at AllThingsD and the Next Web.

We figured the best way to celebrate would be getting you in on the local-loving fun. This beautiful, limited-edition shirt pledges your allegiance to curiosity and mustaches. It is printed on a super-soft American Apparel tee with love at Fallen Arrows, one of our favorite local businesses. You can have one at what it costs to make, a mere $7.

We’ve got some pretty good stuff to come. We’re just excited you’re here to be a part of it.

It warms the cockles of our hearts to know that the work we do on behalf of local entrepreneurs makes a difference to the health of their business. From the horses’ mouth, get the perspective of several local business owners in Nashville:

General Manager of FISH & CO.

Scoutmob was an incredible experience! Over a six week period we did 20% more covers a night and it let us bring in a lot of new faces that have already been back! I loved being able to have control over creating the deals to fit our unique restaurant.   

Marketing Director of Pizza Perfect:

I was a fan of Scoutmob from the first time their representative presented it to me. I knew my clients, Pizza Perfect and Kay Bob’s would not be fans, because they do NOT like to discount food or offer coupons. Fortunately, I was able to convince them otherwise. Even though my client Pizza Perfect had won “Nashville’s Best Pizza” nearly ten times in twenty years, I found through market research there were still plenty of people who have not eaten at Pizza Perfect. When I explained this to the owners, they gave the thumbs-up.

Over the course of the Scoutmob deal, we had nearly 800 customers. Though I did no scientific tracking of repeat customers, our cashiers estimated that 40% - 45% of Scoutmobsters returned. When the owners of Pizza Perfect opened Kay Bob’s, we ran another deal as part of our opening. During the first five days, we had 250 Scoutmob redemptions. Besides being a great jump-start, I found Scoutmobsters to be very active on social media (leaving Kay Bob reviews on sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon).

Finally, Scoutmob branding ties directly into the “eat local” idea and true foodie/long-term customer my client is going after.

Owner of Designer Renaissance: 

We had $202.50 in discounts on the very first day and the people were just right! All said they would come back. Glad we did this.

Owner of Goodbuy Girls Boutique:

We’ve been really satisfied with the our Scoutmob feature. It has kept our foot traffic steady throughout the entire week including Mondays through Wednesdays which are normally slower. 

We have had several newcomers and lots of regulars. Many of the newbies have shared that they have wanted to come in anyways and the feature just gave them more of a reason to do it. 

We have also learned that there are lots of GGs (their regular customers) that hadn’t heard of Scoutmob before our feature and downloaded the app accordingly. Overall it has increased our sales and foot traffic.

We really appreciate y’all giving us the opportunity to try something like this and it’s definitely something we would do again. We love Scoutmob!

Hey good lookin. Scoutmob.com got a mobile-loving make over, and it’s making me hungry. Also, thirsty. Beautiful images brought to you by the Raftermen and Scoutmob Editor-in-Chief Liza Dunning.

And bonus, you can now sign-up for Scoutmob using your Facebook credentials. It’s the first step to helping you scout the city with friends.

Goodbye old homepage, we’ll miss you.

If you posses a decorated resume and an internal drive to help build one heck of a company, Scoutmob might be the place for you. 

We’re a brand-driven, product-focused company making waves in the hot local mobile space via disruptive products and partnerships. To continue the upward trajectory, we’re building a stellar team at our Atlanta-based headquarters, and from coast to coast.

Opportunities are for the taking at Scoutmob. Apply here for positions in:

• Atlanta Headquarters - 5 openings
• San Francisco
• Washington DC
• Nashville
• Boston
• Los Angeles

We famous! 

mobrumblings:

CNN came to Scoutmob HQ for a fireside chat with co-founder Michael Tavani:

“Daily deals 1.0 is over, it was won by Groupon and LivingSocial. But that phase is over, now we’re on 2.0 with local mobile and we want to be a player.”