There’s been a lot of talk for a long time about mobile payments. Generally, however, the discussions focus on the actual paying of something on […]
Continue readingA Mid-Year Review of the Growing Numbers in Mobile
As the volume of research around the mobile industry continues to swirl, we thought it time to take another snapshot of where various parts of […]
Continue readingThe Value of Checking In (Or Not)
The quest for value via mobile check-in continues — and to some extent, it’s a land of extremes. At one extreme are those who view […]
Continue readingRetail Ready For Reverse Showrooming?
Many retailers have become all too familiar with showrooming, as mobile consumers shop their aisles and then order online or from lower-priced competitors discovered via mobile. The […]
Continue readingHow Mobile Drives Some to the Next Level
Some things simply work better on mobile. There are two types of digital platforms around mobile, those that are known as pure play and those […]
Continue readingEmail Is Already Portable – Let’s Make It Mobile
What is mobile doing to email? Millions of emails a minute are being received, but many of the senders are still creating traditional emails without […]
Continue readingThe Future Of Books In A World Gone Mobile
Lots of content creators found their way to Manhattan this week — but landed on different floors of the same convention center. BookExpo America (BEA), […]
Continue readingGetting Email to Play Better with Mobile
What is mobile doing to email? Millions of emails a minute are being received but many of the senders are still creating traditional emails without […]
Continue readingThe Evolution of Organizing Around the Mobile Customer
For as long as I can recall, marketers have been talking about organizing around the customer. During the heyday of the early Net, IBM organized […]
Continue readingMobile Power Users Lead the Way
When people buy a new TV, they typically are replacing one they’ve had for some time, in many cases a very long time. They likely […]
Continue readingThe Money & the Numbers in Mobile
Late last year in this column, we reviewed in some detail the amount of money being spent on mobile for 2011. Now that we’re about […]
Continue readingSMBs Take on Mobile to Increase Sales
Mobile impacts all businesses but it may affect them in different ways depending on size. While many of the major brands have well-developed apps and […]
Continue readingReaching the Right Screen at the Right Time
The world mobile is not exactly getting simplified, but some consumer behaviors are beginning to take shape. While it’s likely to be some time before […]
Continue readingMoving to the Next Stage Of Smart Mobile Adoption
We’re in a state of mobile transition. Pouring over some of the various pieces of mobile research this week, of which there is a lot […]
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