A conversation with Brady Watkins, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Softbank Robotics America. Brady has been Head of Commercial Automation and Head of […]
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Gas Pump of the Future Sees You Coming
By Chuck Martin Multi-screen mobile commerce is starting to blend with targeted advertising at the gas pump. At the National Retail Federation Expo this week, […]
Continue readingIn-Screen NFC-TV Coming for Your Reach
By Chuck Martin Get ready for NFC-TV. No, not in your home, but in a store, at an airport or in your local mall. Now […]
Continue readingMobile Wallets & Passing 100 Million Users
By Chuck Martin Various methods of mobile wallets and payments seem to launching, closing and repositioning around the globe on a regular basis. With the […]
Continue readingCES Rundown: Wear It, Watch It or Ignore It
By Chuck Martin The International CES show in Las Vegas finally gets underway today, though the indicators of much of what will be seen was […]
Continue readingMobile Online Holiday Shopping Up 50%
By Chuck Martin Final data from e-commerce holiday shopping continues to come in and paints a picture of the increasing influence of mobile activity. Some […]
Continue readingSmartphones Moving Front & Center in Shopping Process
By Chuck Martin The smartphone is becoming the hub of mobile commerce. As I spoke with numerous technology suppliers and roamed through countless exhibits at […]
Continue readingCES: Cars, TVs and Spreading the Buy Around
By Chuck Martin Some commerce may be completed on a smartphone or tablet although the sale may start elsewhere. This became apparent through several announcements […]
Continue readingCES & the Connected Car for Commerce
By Chuck Martin Mobile commerce may soon be taking to the roads. One of the earlier big presentations here at the International CES show in […]
Continue readingCES & the Quest for Commercially Viable Products
By Chuck Martin Billed as the official media event of the International CES, the mega show in Las Vegas formerly known as the Consumer Electronics […]
Continue readingCES & the Road to Mobile Commerce
By Chuck Martin As I get ready to head out to the International CES show, I’ve been going through all the mobile commerce potentials being […]
Continue readingFinal Holiday Tally: 17% of Online Sales via Mobile, Up 46%
By Chuck Martin For any lingering doubts about how big an impact mobile had on holiday shopping, the last bits of year-end data are trickling […]
Continue readingAnticipating the Needs of the Mobile Shopper
By Chuck Martin Some mobile activity continues to move behind the scenes. Since mobile devices are getting better at knowing where they are, it was […]
Continue readingApps vs. Online Shopping from a Mobile Phone
By Chuck Martin Consumer usage patterns of apps and mobile websites are diverging. A few months back, in a meeting at Staple’s Velocity Labs in […]
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