Storify: Tweets from Mobile Shopping Fall
Mobile Shopping Fall was held this week in Austin, TX. Here’s a sampling of tweets from the conference.
Mobile Commerce
Why the National Retail Federation Added a Mobile Arm
National Retail Federation Senior Vice President of Communities and Executive Director of Shop.org Vicki Cantrell sat down with Multichannel Merchant last week to talk about the new Integrated Mobile Initiative (IMI), and why the organization felt a need to get involved.
CoffeeTable’s Couch Commerce Index
Based on industry-wide consumer confidence data points, analyst forecasts and proprietary numbers, the Couch Commerce Index is calculated using indicators of tablet commerce, specifically measuring change in overall economic consumer confidence, growth in tablet penetration, and change in shopper engagement and conversion rates.
Prepare For Crosschannel Consumers Before Black Friday
Before Black Friday, merchants must employ mobile strategies and technology to adapt to their customer base and learn what will help their business grow as well as giving them a leg up on the competition.
Retailers’ Mobile Financial Investments Remain Conservative
According to the 2012 Shop.org/Forrester Research Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) State Of Retailing Online survey, 50% of retailers surveyed say they spent less than $100,000 on smartphone investments in 2011, and 74% spent the same on tablet initiatives.
Holiday Marketing Tip: Target by Location and Device
If you want your ecommerce campaigns to be a success this holiday season, Monetate’s Kurt Heinemann says you need to focus on two types of targeting: Geotargeting and targeting by device.
Mobile Retail Insights
Greystripe has found significant differences in the purchasing behavior of mobile shoppers and traditional in-store shoppers. This infographic gives you alook at the highly-desirable traits possessed by mobile shoppers.
3 Tips for Combating Mobile Shopping Cart Abandonment
There are three simple rules to follow that can directly impact how your brand can combat shopping cart abandonment. By taking these steps, you