January 09, 2011
What Consumers Want Out of Retailers’ Mobile Apps
Richard Crone, CEO of Crone Consulting, said his second mCommerce rule is “Mobile App: The One Who Loads It Controls It.” According to a December 2009 survey, 64.8 percent of...
January 09, 2011
Why Mobile Could Be the Ultimate Cross-Channel Marketing Tool
By 2012, Forrester Research estimates that more than 40 percent of sales will be cross-channel related. Richard Crone, CEO of Crone Consulting, believes that figure will be closer to two-thirds....
January 09, 2011
The Astounding Figures on the Growth of Mobile Banking
Mobile banking is the leading indicator of consumers’ interest in mobile applications and services, according to Richard Crone. “[Mobile banking] is growing at two to five times faster than Internet...
January 07, 2011
The EC Commission’s Review of the EU Competition Rules on...
Paul Lugard, Jan 07, 2011 It is no wonder that the revisions of the block exemption regulations for research and development agreements and specialization agreements, as well as the changes...
January 06, 2011
Capturing the Online Spend of Affluent Consumers
Affluent consumers are significantly more active online than their non-affluent counterparts. Consumers whose income and investable assets fall in the top 20 percent in the country (both over $100,000) report...
January 05, 2011
Mobile 401 Lesson 3: Implication
by Tim Attinger LESSON 3 DISCUSSION QUESTION: What is likely to be the greatest driver of commerce convergence growth in the near future? Payments or mobility networks (like Visa and...
January 05, 2011
The Impact of Durbin and Facebook on Payments Resolutions
In the New Year, innovative fee-generating strategies and the Facebook gaming phenomenon are among the issues forefront in the mind of Market Platform Dynamics’ Margaret Weichert. She continues our Resolution...
January 05, 2011
Mobile 401 Lesson 2: Evolution
by Tim Attinger LESSON 2 DISCUSSION QUESTION: What is the “killer app” or feature that will finally tie mobility to payment and information in a way that is truly transformative...
January 05, 2011
eCommerce & mCommerce Insights
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6e7ede/digital_economy) has announced the addition of the “Digital Economy – E-Commerce and M-Commerce Insights” report to their offering. The following report includes recent industry insights and information...