Tag: mobile discounts

VendScreen to unveil mobile payment technology for vending machines

Jesse Collins
Mobile Commerce

VendScreen has announced that it will be beginning the initial release of its mobile payment technology at the upcoming NAMA One Show in Las Vegas next month. The concept behind the VendScreen device is that it can be installed into any existing vending machine in order to be able to receive payments for the products it contains through the use of a credit card, loyalty card, or online account and, potentially in the future, discount QR codes from advertisers, as well. The smart device is Android-based and wirelessly connects to…

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Research by Nellymoser shows 1 in 14 stores are using QR codes this holiday season

Julie Campbell
QR code

According to the results of a recent retail study performed by Nellymoser, Inc., a mobile marketing and technology company based in Massachusetts, 7.2 percent of mall retailers are using QR codes as a part of a larger mobile marketing campaign during the 2011 holiday shopping season. The research indicated that the majority of the retailers who are using QR codes are those geared toward teens and young adults for fashion, mobile electronics, and beauty products. More notable brands include AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Best Buy, American Eagle, BCBG Max Azria, Forever…

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MMA releases whitepaper to explain the best use of mobile barcodes to marketers

Julie Campbell
Mobile Commerce Marketing Report

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has announced the publication of a whitepaper entitled “Mobile Barcodes: an Overview for Marketers”, with the intention of assisting marketers in getting the most out of using mobile barcodes for their marketing. The MMA explained that its whitepaper provides an easy to understand clarification of the ways in which marketers can maximize the potential of mobile barcodes in order to provide consumers with direct access to multimedia content, information, promotions, discounts and coupons, shop locations, samples, and a great deal more. Experts in the industry…

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Google expands features of their recently launched mobile wallet platform

Stephen Vagus
M Payment

Google is bringing new features to their mobile wallet product in the coming months. The company recently launched their Google Wallet platform for NFC-enabled smart phones, hoping to lead the charge toward mobile commerce. Google hopes to entice mobile consumers to adopt their financial tool over those offered by competitors by presenting them with a sleuth of discounts and coupons. This new feature will be called SingleTap, and signals a partnership between Google and several retail companies to bring discounts to consumers. Google’s Wallet uses NFC technology to transform a…

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How mobile marketers will be using mobile wallet

John Montgallo
Mobile Wallet

Near field communication (NFC) technology has made it possible for a smartphone user to combine all of his or her credit cards, loyalty cards, gift cards, and even discount coupons in a single secure location so that they can all be conveniently carried all the time within the one device. The NFC technology allows users to leave their physical wallets at home and bring their mobile wallets with them wherever they go as long as they have their smartphones with them. Then, when they reach a checkout counter, they need…

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