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by Ayaz Nanji
More than 8 in 10 people (83%) are satisfied overall with their online shopping experiences, but satisfaction drops below 50% when shoppers are asked about flexibility to choose delivery dates and shipping options, according to a recent report.
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by Jen Quinlan
This week, the famed analyst released her annual report on Internet trends, and there were some standout mobile findings.
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by Ayaz Nanji
The majority of shoppers (62%) use a mobile device at a brand’s physical location to compare products and prices, according to a recent survey of global consumers conducted by SDL.
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by Rene Cacheaux
This week, we're examining Google I/O, the annual developer-focused conference held by Google. Is it just for developers? Let's explore that thought.
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by Verónica Jarski
In light of the increasing popularity of digital devices, video, and social networks, how has digital content readership changed? To answer that question, Uberflip researched key usage data from February 2010 through February 2013 then created the following infographic.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Some 66% of small-business owners are using mobile devices and/or mobile solutions as part of their operations, according to a recent report.
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by Diego Larrea-Puemape
This week, we're examining Google Glass (a wearable computer with head-mounted display). Will it ever be a mainstream product? Let's take a look at its expense and relative value, and how brands might use it as a marketing tool.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Most US adults—164 million (69%)—read newspaper media content in print or online in a typical week, or access it on mobile devices in a typical month, according to a recent report.
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by Frank Sinton
Through apps or the mobile Web, on a phone or tablet, consumers are watching more and more video on mobile, and now you have some figuring out to do lest you get stuck in the last century. Here are seven steps to get started planning your mobile content strategy.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Internet advertising revenues in the United States totaled a record $10.31 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 12% from the third quarter of 2012 and up 15% from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a recent report.
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by Christina "CK" Kerley
Value propositions are the heart, soul, and epicenter of a business. They reflect its market positioning while communicating the core promises it makes to its customers. Let's look at three smart organizations innovating their value propositions through mobile.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Moms are 20% more likely than the general population to use social media, and 91% now use social media regularly—a 20% increase since 2010. Moms are also more likely to own smartphones and to shop online.
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by Verónica Jarski
The feud between iOS and the Android mobile operating system keeps heating up. To help marketers better understand the two biggest competitors in the "app arms race," Trademob created the following infographic.
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by Angela Natividad
Learn what ad images get Liked (hint: not logos), how Facebook plans to Trojan-horse mobile, and why you should Pin. Tumblr and Twitter have sweetened deals for advertisers, Water for Life tries to kill a hashtag, and LinkedIn tries replacing—yes, replacing!—your personal assistant.
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by Ayaz Nanji
One in three Americans age 12 and older, or an estimated 86 million people, now listen to online radio on a weekly basis, and weekly audience size of traditional AM/FM radio grew from 223 million to 243 million over the past year, according to a recent survey.
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by Amanda Klohmann
Twitter launched both Vine and its recently released #Music app with no nod toward Android. So why do brands go iOS first, even though Android dominates the smartphone market?
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by Thorsten Trapp
One of the toughest marketing jobs today is working for an app developer. Here's how text messaging can attract new users and increase engagement with customers.
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by Ayaz Nanji
People viewing online content from broadcast and entertainment TV networks watch live video 2.5 times longer than they do video-on-demand (VOD) content, according to a recent report released by Ooyala.
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by Christina "CK" Kerley
Mobile is a boon to the customer experience, because mobile provides myriad ways for marketers to delight customers and improve their experiences in ways previously unavailable.
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by Ayaz Nanji
Four out of five leaders at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) say the use of mobile devices by employees has a positive effect on productivity. Only 2% say remote technology has a negative impact, according to a survey by Sage North America.
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by Chris Warden
Here's the quick-and-dirty guide to being an SEO "expert," which merely means you know more than the people around you. This article will accomplish that. Well, not really... But the building blocks are all here.
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by Joeri Van den Bergh
Millennials grew up with the Internet, and they are used to having everything at their fingertips. After interviews with 21 global marketing executives, we defined a five-step plan for improving your marketing to Gen-Y.
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by Christina "CK" Kerley
Your customers, whether consumer or executive audiences, expect you to use the same mobile technology that has improved their lives to also improve the products and services they use: your offerings.
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by Vahe Habeshian
US social advertising revenues will grow from $4.7 billion in 2012 to $11.0 billion in 2017—a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6%—while locally targeted social ad revenues are projected to grow at a 26.4% CAGR, from $1.12 billion in 2012 to $3.62 billion in 2017, according to a forecast ...
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by Angela Natividad
The Boston Marathon topped headlines this week. See how social helped salve wounds, correct errors, and reconnect people. Also, the latest on LinkedIn ads, Twitter's just-launched #music, and Facebook's Open Graph Mobile. And social case studies from the likes of Coca-Cola, stats on SMBs' and B2Bs' social use, and Jeremiah ...
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