Tag: mobile advertising companies

Mobile marketers see large untapped potential for m-commerce retail sales

L. Green
Mobile gaming

Despite the fact that recent research is indicating that mobile commerce currently makes up only 2 percent of the overall retail sales, mobile marketers are still seeing tremendous opportunity in this channel. The annual Direct Response Forum’s Q1 Merchant Survey also showed that only 17 percent of retailers with m-commerce sites or apps saw mobile sales that made up more than 10 percent of their overall retail sales. What this revealed was that as much as mobile marketers are continuing to push forward into this sphere, most retailers have yet…

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Retailers prepare for Mothers’ Day with mobile strategies

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Marketing for Gifts

Retailers selling popular products and services that are given as gifts on Mothers’ Day are preparing for this year’s consumers with the launch of new mobile platforms for shopping and finding deals. OrganicBouquet.com, a leading eco-friendly florist, is only one example of a retailer that has created a new user-friendly shopping site that is optimized for mobile users. It has now announced the launch of this site, making it possible for its new and returning customers with smartphones to use their mobile devices to make their Mothers’ Day and Easter…

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PayPal Here mobile payment system may be a boon for small businesses looking to connect with consumers interested in mobile commerce

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Payments

NFC-powered mobile commerce is gaining momentum all over the world. Many telecommunications and financial organizations are working on developing mobile payment systems that utilize the technology. Some of these organizations have even partnered in order to ensure their share of the market is not taken over by an innovative and enterprising competitor. Acclaimed online payment manager PayPal had once planned to adopt NFC as for its version of a mobile wallet – an application for smart phones that facilitates mobile payments. Earlier this year, the company announced that it would…

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Marine Drive Mobile announces the full integration of QR codes into its technology for merchants

John Montgallo
Scanning QR codes

Marine Drive Mobile Corp. has unveiled its new merchant technology which includes the full integration of QR codes. Now, merchants are able to offer customers who purchase deals to redeem their coupons in a paperless way. According to the Marine Drive Mobile CEO, Colin MacDonald, “QR codes are an integral part of the discount deal shopping experience for consumers in 2012.” He explained that by making the paperless redemption available through the use of the software, retailers and merchants will be able to create QR codes simultaneously for every type…

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QR Codes on Steroids

Guest Post
Onvert.com Website

What’s a QR Code? They are those rather odd looking black and white square barcode now appearing in your magazines, newspapers and on your favorite products. By scanning them with an app on your phone they can open websites. Truth is we believe the QR code is just a bit, well, boring. Why not shake it up – perhaps add 3D layers, and sound? That humble QR code can do so much more for you if it’s an onvert™ code. Onvert can do everything a QR can do plus 3D…

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