The Mercator Advisory Group has released a report called “The Mobile Incentives: The Next Step in Device-Based Transactions”, which indicated that the marketplace is ready for mobile incentives to begin being distributed, but that as of yet the demand for them remains greatly unmet. The results of the study showed that only 10 percent of mobile phone users had ever received a discount coupon from a merchant, even though 55 percent of them had expressed an interest in receiving them. Though near field communication (NFC) technology remains the heart of…
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Pinkberry announces implementation of Google Wallet
Pinkberry has announced that it has expanded its current mobile strategy to include the implementation of the Google Wallet, to allow consumers to pay for their purchases, receive discounts, and redeem coupons, through the use of their mobile devices. The yogurt retailer, Pinkberry, started in 2005 in California, and that has since spread across the country and around the world with more than 175 locations. Through a partnership with Micros Systems Inc., Pinkberry has been able to implement the mobile wallet, which is now live in 69 different American locations.…
Read MoreModiv Media unveils the first mobile coupon social sharing feature in the industry
Modiv Media has announced the release of Modiv Social, which is the first solution in the industry that allows mobile-social coupon sharing and which has been designed to enhance the Modiv Mobile shopping solution, which leads today’s retailer branded options. This new solution provides consumers with an advanced experience in its mobile coupon wallet, which draws coupons from any source (including mobile, retailer, web, digital, etc.), and provides consumers with the unique ability to choose and share various mobile coupons through Facebook. Modiv Social also takes a step above basic…
Read MoreJiWire study shows 21 percent of shoppers search for coupons while in a store’s location
JiWire has released a new report that shows the results of their recent study that illustrate how important it is to retailers to provide locally relevant content to mobile users who are near or within one of their store locations. The JiWire “Mobile Audience Insights Report” showed that 80 percent of mobile users would like to see locally relevant marketing from retailers. At the same time, it also indicated that 3 out of 4 mobile users have an increased likelihood of taking an action following the receipt of a location-specific…
Read MoreiBuildApp mobile marketing applications now include coupons
iBuildApp has announced that businesses can now use its free platform to build a mobile app that will offer discount coupons to their customers. The platform is simple to use and gives businesses the chance to add mobile coupon apps to their marketing. The process of designing a mobile coupon app through the iBuildApp platform takes only a few minutes, and no code needs to be written. The platform itself is a do-it-yourself web-based tool that uses a pre-existing HTML editor or RSS feed. All that is needed is a…
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