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Mobile payments options to be offered by Facebook
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The social network giant has nearly obtained the necessary Central Bank of Ireland approval for funds exchange. Facebook Inc. is extremely close to being able to join in the race for mobile payments, in which there are a rapidly growing number of participants, as it works to boost the availability of its electronic money services. The company is moving ever closer to receiving the approval they need to allow users to send and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Social Media Marketing
Social media marketing success seen by insurance company in Thailand
Thai Life Insurance company has managed to warm our hearts and advertise worldwide. The Thai Life Insurance company has brought a heartwarming new ad that has turned a social media marketing campaign geared toward southeast Asia into a viral video that has people sobbing in front of their computer screens around the world. The “Unsung Hero” video from the company has been viewed by millions of people worldwide. The videos that have been created for the social media … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media Marketing
Mobile wallet app, SmartWallet, may revolutionize loyalty programs
With a growing database of about 100 loyalty cards, this application could turn current systems on their heads. There is no doubt that loyalty cards and their associated programs are a key marketing tool used by merchants in order to ensure repeat business and obtain vital analytics data, but their plastic cards produce a disadvantage within the customer experience; one that may now be overcome through a mobile wallet app called SmartWallet. While loyalty programs mean to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, International, Mobile Apps, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Trends
Malicious advertisements are a plight to mobile marketing
Malicious ads are becoming more common Advertisements are becoming the most significant threat to mobile security. Mobile marketing has become quite important for businesses around the world due to the fact that many people are becoming reliant on their mobile devices. Society, as a whole, is beginning to use smartphones and tablets for shopping, research, communication, and various other important daily activities. As people become more mobile-centric, malicious groups are targeting the mobile field more aggressively … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce Security, Mobile Marketing
BlackBerry seeks to generate revenue through latest BBM update
Features in the popular messenger app may offer the slowly recovering handset maker the opportunity to bring in money. While always popular among BlackBerry users, the BBM messenger app has managed to generate an additional 85 million (or more) users since it opened up its doors to users of Android devices and iPhones, but it was never anything that generated actual revenue for the company. That could be changing in an upcoming update for the mobile app, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Apps, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments
Mobile marketing is picking up steam
Research shows that mobile paid search is beginning to catch up to desktop paid search Search advertising may be set for a major shift in the coming year. New research from Marin Software, an online advertising platform, suggests that approximately 50% of all paid search clicks will come from mobile devices by 2015. Mobile devices are becoming more common among consumers throughout the world and many people are using these devices to browse the Internet, searching … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing
Augmented reality marketing stunt by Pepsi frightens Londoners
A bus stop marketing stunt has caused a commotion as AR tigers and aliens scare – and entertain – viewers. Typically speaking, the public transit system in London isn’t that frightening for morning commuters, but Pepsi decided to change that story through the introduction of its very unique and somewhat startling mobile marketing campaign based on augmented reality technology. Londoners who were waiting at a bus stop for their morning commute certainly weren’t bored. Through the Pepsi Max … Read entire article »
Filed under: Augmented Reality, Mobile Marketing
Mobile payments now available at Wendy’s
This will allow smartphone users to leave their credit cards at home when they purchase their meals. When you head out for some fast food at Wendy’s the next time, you can use your smartphone and the quick service restaurant’s official app to be able to make mobile payments and complete the transaction at the counter. The majority of the American locations (approximately 5,800) now have this feature. The mobile payments method that has been chosen is one … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments
Social media marketing raises £2 million for cancer research in 2 days
This was all accomplished with a single hash tag #nomakeupselfie, which went viral. Cancer Research UK has benefited social media marketing at its very best and has managed to raise £2 million in a period of only 48 hours after its viral campaign began, centered around the #nomakeupselfie hashtag that included pictures which were being posted by women. Though the charity was not the creator of the craze, itself, it was certainly the benefactor. Through the power of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments, Social Media Marketing
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