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How retailers are taking their first steps into the mobile commerce world
When new technology comes into common use, it isn’t always obvious how it should best be used, and mobile commerce is no exception, but retailers – both online and in actual physical space – have been making their first attempts at using smartphones and tablets to their best advantage, each in their own ways. Retailers weren’t typically a part of the first wave of commerce. There were a few trailblazers, but other than that, mobile devices … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Trends, United States
Spammers take aim at mobile phone users
Spamming techniques under a watchful eye. Text messages have become the latest target for marketers who use spamming techniques to reach a broad audience in a similar way to that which has already been filling email junk folders for many years. According to Ferris Research, in 2011, it is estimated that American consumers received approximately 4.5 billion texts with spam ads. This was more than twice the number that was received in 2009, when there were an … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, United States
WIRED and Quad/Graphics create North America’s first NFC advertisement for magazines
NFC advertisement for magazines is just the start! Acclaimed technology magazine WIRED will feature America’s first NFC advertisement this month in its April issue. The advertisement was fashioned by Quad/Graphics Inc., a commercial and industrial printing company based in Wisconsin. It will be the first advertisement of its kind in the North American magazine industry, but will not likely be the last. NFC technology has been gaining momentum in the marketing industry because of its ability … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Entertainment Industry, Featured News, Mobile Marketing, Near Field Communications, Trends, United States
GMO Japan Market Intelligence shows QR codes are popular in East Asian markets
QR code usage - still room to grow. QR code awareness is a somewhat serious issue for marketers looking to reach out to mobile consumers. The codes have been very proficient in helping establish the mobile marketing industry, but many consumers around the world are still unfamiliar with the black and white blocky patterns. Indeed, consumer awareness of the codes is believed to be quite rare outside of Japan. This may not be the case, however, according … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes, Trends
Google offers a year of free mobile hosting and site customization
Free mobile site from Google Google has announced that it is going to make a massive effort to help bring more sites to the mobile web, and that for a year, it is willing to pay the bill in order to accomplish that goal. The search engine giant is working with Duda Mobile, a mobile web optimization startup, to offer 12 months of free mobile site hosting and mobile website optimizing to help to fill in and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Trends
Steely Eye Digital Media shows 23% of London advertisements not mobile optimized
QR Code scanning stats in London QR codes are becoming a common sight throughout the London transportation system. The codes often accompany large advertisements. The codes adorn billboards as well as posters found in the subway network and have been relatively successful among tech-savvy consumers. It has been difficult for marketers to encourage consumers to scan QR codes with their mobile devices lately. While there seems to be no shortage of smart phones capable of scanning … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, International, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes, Trends
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