Tag Archives: mobile commerce

Infographic: Impact of Mobile and Tablet Gifting

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Tablet Gifting

While we’re seeing a huge increase in the use of mobile devices for researching purchases and measuring subsequent increases in shopping purchases via mobile and tablet device, many of those purchases aren’t for the owner of the device. Mobile gifting is a growing category – taken advantage of by everyone from Amazon and Facebook. During the holiday season, thousands of mobile devices were sold and gifted, and the immediate activation and use of these new devices created an impact on the mobile market. This special report examines the effect of … Continue reading →

Flint: Mobile Payment Processing Using the Camera

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Flint Payment Processing

Sometimes it’s the little things that make the most sense. While everyone ran to make card-readers and dongles for mobile devices… the folks at Flint wondered why we didn’t just use the camera. The system identifies and transmits the card’s number through the camera but doesn’t actually store a local photo of the numbers. Flint Features: No Card Reader – Just use the Flint app to securely scan the card instead of swiping it through a card reader or dongle. Keyed entry mode also supported. Hassle-Free Setup – Get started … Continue reading →

Infographic: Mobile Shopping Habits Around the World

Posted on by Adam Small
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Global Mobile Commerce

The transition to making purchases online via a mobile device isn’t just growing, it’s exploding. If your retail business is online but not mobile-enabled, you’re absolutely hurting your sales by ignoring a ravenous and growing group of consumers. The investment in a mobile web solution and mobile/tablet applications has to be top on your priority list if you haven’t done it already. Mobify analyzed the 2012 activity of 200 million shoppers on mobile commerce websites powered by Mobify Cloud to determine which nation most often shops on the go. In … Continue reading →

Infographic: The Joy of Clicking

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Online Shopper Needs Infographic

Ecommerce is a science – but it’s not a mystery. The best online retailers have cleared a path for the rest of us by implementing thousands of testing strategies and providing reams of data for others to see and learn from. Today, nearly one-third of the total Internet population shops online. For retailers, this number proves the growing power of online sales. To attract these connected consumers, retailers must make purchasing on their website pleasant, convenient, and easy. What else do consumers want from their online shopping experience? We take … Continue reading →

Infographic: 2011 Holiday Shopping Statistics

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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2011 Holiday Shopping Infographic

We posted an infographic on Black Friday, and one on Cyber Monday… here comes an infographic with some early stats on the successful holiday season. Of course, where you find money you find crooks -and cybercrime is no different this holiday season. With holiday retail sales up this year… and many of those purchases coming by way of mobile device or tablet, Zonealarm has published this inforgraphic with 8 tips to keep online consumers safe. 70 percent of tablet owners will use their devices for holiday shopping this year. They … Continue reading →