How 1-800-Flowers Creates a Unique Mobile Experience

| Jim Tierney

Amit Shah, vice president of online, mobile and social media for 1-800-Flowers.com, said the best approach for retailers implementing a mobile strategy is not to simply transport their desktop website onto mobile, but to prioritize specific features for the mobile user. Here’s how the online flower seller worked with Moovweb to revamp its mobile site in September.

Case Study: Orvis Moves to Multichannel Media Production System

| Karlene Lukovitz

As technology, sales channels, and competition grow, retailers are looking for more efficient ways to not only market the company and products but also to manage workflow and increase productivity in a much more timely manner. One such company is Orvis, who shares its story on the implementation process of Comosoft

Making Google PLAs Work for You

| MCM staff

Not only is the Google PLA now the default format for Google Shopping; it has also become a standard ad format on the main Google search results pages for product related searches. Here’s how Google, in an effort to increase ad relevance for product related searches, now identifies what it thinks are searches for products using PLAs to deliver ads that contain pictures and prices.