Latest Mobile commerce Stories
Movylo, Inc., the quickest and simplest way to promote to the hundreds of millions of smartphone users, today announced that it has launched the best in class set of mobile marketing tools for the global market. The company also announced that mobile payments pioneer Will Wang Graylin has become an investor and has joined the company’s board of directors. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Movylo mobile marketing tools help merchants easily create mobile ads and offers, promote them...
LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today released the third annual Mobile Commerce Guide. This year's edition extends its focus beyond financial institutions and mobile operators that have been making great progress pioneering mobile commerce over the past several years, to help other sectors, such as retail, consumer products and utilities companies navigate the new market opportunities that mobile commerce technology and solutions can bring in both developed...
Attendees will learn how to deliver smart mobile experiences for the online-everywhere customer PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 30% of visits to leading ecommerce websites come from smartphones or tablets. In this age of the sophisticated multi-screen shopper, it's critical for brands to develop strategies that make the experience contextual and relevant for shoppers across all devices. In an upcoming Monetate webinar, Thomas Husson, vice-president, principal...
Responding to strong industry demand, payvia, a Silver Lake Sumeru portfolio company, creates the first-ever solution combining mobile payments, user targeting and mobile marketing on a directly connected carrier platform allowing companies to seamlessly target, transact and engage with consumers LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- payvia, the leader in direct carrier billed mobile payments, today announced its strategic acquisition of Mogreet, an innovative mobile...
New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines the current and potential market for mobile e-commerce transactions. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Today, mobile devices are capable of performing most of the same functions as a traditional personal computer. From Internet browsing to word processing, online chat to digital media management, smartphones and tablets are replacing PCs as consumers’ default computing devices. Unsurprisingly, this trend is affecting online shopping and...
Mobile Percentage of Sales Reaches 17 percent, as On-the-Go Consumers Shop for Mom ARMONK, N.Y., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mother's Day online shopping grew 15 percent in the week leading up to Mother's Day, compared to the same time period last year. Spurred by mobile commerce, mobile percentage of sales reached 17 percent, according to IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Digital Analytics Benchmark, a cloud-based analysis of the online retail market. (Logo:...
Momentum Continues Company's Record First Quarter Performance PORTLAND, Maine, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The second biggest eGifting holiday of the year next to Christmas continues to be a signal of consumers' enthusiastic adoption of eGift Cards. With nearly 300 leading retailer and restaurant brands on its eGifting platform, CashStar achieved a nearly 80 percent year-over-year increase in gross sales for Mother's Day eGifts and an increase of nearly 70 percent in total number of...
Retailer Jewelry Warehouse upgrades their Garnet & Black Traditions site to a new mobile commerce solution from UniteU Technologies and experiences a jump of more than 80 percent in their smartphone shopper conversion rate. The new technology combines both adaptive and responsive design approaches to optimize format, speed and response times. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Jewelry Warehouse, a multi-brand retailer that operates four brick-and-mortar locations as well as four...
Andrew Seybold, Inc. study reveals lack of mobile security to be in direct conflict with BYOD initiatives Santa Barbara, Calif. (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 A new study of smartphone users conducted by Andrew Seybold, Inc. (http://www.andrewseybold.com), the leading wireless industry analysis and strategic consulting firm, has revealed serious concerns related to mobile device security and device users’ interest in protecting their personal and business data. The survey, completed by 669 U.S...
Mobile, Social Business Strategies Help Overcome "Show rooming" Concerns ARMONK, N.Y. and MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Moosejaw Mountaineering is using software from IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative to expand its mobile commerce and social business strategy. More than 30 percent of Moosejaw's customers are shopping on the company's mobile site, up from 25 percent a year ago, with about 15 percent of sales coming from...
