By Chuck Martin Cash is no longer king, providing some hope for the future of mobile wallets. One out of two consumers today carry fewer […]
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Hillshire Taps Beacons: 20X Purchase Intent Increase
By Chuck Martin While beacon trials are underway around the globe, some early and measurable results finally are starting to come in. In what appears […]
Continue readingWhen Commerce Takes More than Just a Smartphone
By Chuck Martin I’ve always viewed the smartphone as the hub of mobile commerce. While my Fitbit tracks my steps taken, stairs climbed and miles […]
Continue readingMobile Ordering Meets the Talking & Listening App
By Chuck Martin A few weeks ago, I was in an airport and watched a woman with a small child in a stroller repeatedly shouting […]
Continue readingMobile Coupon Redemption AFTER the Shopping Trip
By Chuck Martin Mobile innovation can sometimes transform a process while not disrupting things along the way. A couple of years ago, a California startup […]
Continue readingTaking Mobile on a Shopping Trip & the Road to Savings
By Chuck Martin Over the weekend, I had to catch up on some long put-off shopping trips so had yet another opportunity to do some […]
Continue readingBarcode Scanning & the New Upside
By Chuck Martin Scanning is about to get a bit more personal. Not as in giving away personal information, but rather in the form of […]
Continue readingMeeting the Multiple Needs of the Mobile Shopper
By Chuck Martin Shopping with mobile is becoming both easier and a bit more complex. Consumers have a choice to use a retailer or third […]
Continue readingAugmented Reality & Triggers to Transactions
By Chuck Martin Two of the big guns in the world of AR (Augmented Reality) are now one. The Blippar purchase of Layar today is […]
Continue readingThe Great iBeacon Rollout: 100 Stores on One Street
By Chuck Martin Ever since Apple introduced iBeacons last year, the technology and what it might do for retail has been the talk of the […]
Continue readingThe Mobile Traveler & Upscale Hotels
By Chuck Martin With travelers being increasingly mobile, most luxury hotel brands are investing in hopes of keeping up with those travelers. Mobile site investments […]
Continue readingIn-Store Shoppers & the Real-Time, Mobile Video Assist
By Chuck Martin One of the big challenges along the mobile path to purchase has been for in-store customers to gain quick access to pertinent […]
Continue readingGrocery Stores & the Mobile Shopper
By Chuck Martin As in other aspects of commerce, consumers are looking to lean on mobile to aid in their grocery shopping. We know from […]
Continue readingMobile Shoppers & Buying On The Fly
By Chuck Martin Mobile shoppers have been able to buy from anywhere for some time and now some are being given the chance to buy […]
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