Posts tagged with 'mobile'
Some of the most interesting data to be added to the recent edition of the Internet Statistics Compendium includes fresh research from IAB on how Europeans use mobile internet at the same time as other media.
'Media meshing' is evident across the continent, but some countries are more keen to mix the mobile web with traditional information sources than others.
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by Luke Richards
27 April 2011 17:52pm
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Consumer behaviour is driving multichannel growth and if retailers want to stay in touch with their customers they must adapt now.
Let's face it, multichannel is here, and the majority of customers use several channels before they buy (around 86% apparently, according to a recent study by Leo Burnett).
So, whatever you do as a retailer, if you're not in the multichannel game, then you're not planning to be in retail for the long run, as your customers already are.
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by Kees de Vos
24 March 2011 09:06am
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French Connection is the latest fashion retailer to get into mobile commerce, with the launch of an iPhone app this week.
I've been taking a look at the new app...
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by Graham Charlton
23 March 2011 09:46am
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Recent statistics have proved what we all know: the mobile consumer is rising. In 2010 smartphone purchases increased by 72.1% and a week doesn’t go by when we hear of retailers launching mobile commerce sites or mobile initiatives revealed.
It seems there is consumer demand for mobile services but understanding the mobile consumer psyche is confusing.
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by Richard Lees
28 February 2011 09:48am
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Every part of the mobile supply chain is getting in on the mobile payments act. This is being driven not by technology, but by a shift in consumer behaviour.
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by Keith Brown
25 February 2011 09:13am
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For those of you who missed it (and with 20,000 people registering for it I’m not sure who that may be) Hubspot’s Dan Zarrella’s “The Science of Email Marketing” was a reminder that testing and optimization are a core best practice which will ultimately drive the success of any email initiative.
Not that the webinar was focused on testing. Instead, takeaways were presented with the caveat “this may or may not be the case for you” ... which is another way of saying “test it and see what happens.”
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by John Gibb
15 February 2011 18:34pm
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73% of companies are planning an investment in mobile channels in 2011, with almost half planning to move into mobile commerce.
Econsultancy's Customer Engagement Report, which we produced in association with cScape, has some interesting findings on companies' use of mobile.
It seems that, as well as losing their fear of social media, more firms are coming round to the value of mobile.
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by Graham Charlton
26 January 2011 12:22pm
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Budget hotel brand Premier Inn launched a mobile booking app last week, which is available on iPhone, Android, Nokia and BlackBerry devices.
I interviewed Steve Conway, Head of Marketing at Premier Inn, about the company's new mobile apps and its approach to online marketing.
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by Graham Charlton
19 January 2011 10:57am
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Online travel agency ebookers.com launched a mobile website this week, which allows customers to browse and book flights and hotels from their phones.
The company claims to be the first online travel firm to offer this functionality via mobile (and I can't think of any others), but does ebookers provide a good user experience on mobile?
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by Graham Charlton
14 January 2011 10:24am
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While mobile commerce remains a minority activity, it is experiencing strong growth, with 8% of online shoppers making a purchase from their phones this Christmas, up from just 2% last year.
This statistic comes from a survey of 10,000 shoppers by ForeSee Results, which also looks at popular mobile activities, and how customers rate mobile user experience.
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by Graham Charlton
10 January 2011 10:53am
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