Though site visits are increasing, the number of conversions are falling. Branding Brand is an m-commerce platform company that powers many of the top brands and therefore has access to a tremendous amount of mobile social media efficacy and commerce data, such as conversion rates. It has discovered some interesting and surprising trends regarding marketing over this channel. Among the companies powered by Branding Brand’s platform are American Eagle Outfitters, GNC, Ralph Lauren, Anthropologie, Sephora, Timberland, West Marine, TigerDirect, Crate & Barrel, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Steve Madden. The commerce…
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Eco friendly SMS for mobile marketers
Green advertising The world is starting to come to understand that changes – and large ones – are more important than had previously been assumed in order to help to rescue the world from the environmental damage that has already been caused, or at least slow down the growth of the impact that we continue to have. As an element of this many companies are going paperless in order to reduce the amount of forest that is destroyed and pollution that is caused by the logging, production, and transportation of…
Read MoreMobile technology and social media gives insurance customers improved options and customer service
According to PwC’s recent report “Top Issues: The Insurance Industry in 2012” while last year was the year of retrenchment, this year is going to be the year of the consumer, with a significant focus on improvements to the customer experience including efforts made using mobile technology and social media. The insurance news report stated that companies are using these techniques, in order to make themselves more appealing to customers and have themselves stand out from their competitors in order to broaden their share of the global market. It indicated…
Read MorePosition Marketing Group adds QR codes to its Interactive Secured Advertising Technology banners
The Position Marketing Group (PMG), an interactive and online advertising firm, has announced a new feature for its Interactive Secured Advertising Technology. The company often uses this technology for banners, which are in turn used by businesses for various marketing campaigns. The latest update to the company’s technology will enable businesses to use these banners to promote social media connections. This is accomplished through the use of QR codes. PMG has created its own QR code generator specifically for this new initiative. Social media has become a very popular medium…
Read MoreThe continuing importance of location to mobile commerce and marketing
According to the latest Mind Commerce Publishing report, entitled “Mobile Location Commerce 2012-2017”, mobile commerce is predicted to achieve a 39 percent compound growth rate from now through until the completion of 2017, as a result of the omnipresence of smartphones and tablet computers. Location-based commerce is forecasted to be one of the primary initiatives that will exist among the mobile environment within the next three years. In fact, location-based services were a key element of the report, and are expected to have an important impact on boosting sales. Geolocation…
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