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by Mark Walsh
One of the themes emerging from the OMMA Mobile conference Tuesday, amid all the discussion about apps, 2D codes, geo-fencing and mobile payments, was the human factor. That is, the … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
In the last two years, eBay has emerged as one of the early leaders in mobile e-commerce. Apps created by the online auction giant … Read the whole story
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by Jack Loechner, Staff Writer
In a recent smartphone survey conducted by Prosper Mobile Insights, among smartphone users who completed the survey on their smartphone. 56% of the sample … Read the whole story
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by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Shortly after Apple opened its App Store nearly three years ago, it became clear that marketing and distributing apps to users was going to … Read the whole story
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by Gary Leopold, Columnist
Sure it's exciting to see the growth of mobile bookings, but it really is only the beginning of what mobile can deliver to your … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
MediaPost's digital guru Steve Smtih is leading off the company's Tablet Revolution, our first tablet-focused conference. So where does the device popularized by the … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
Tablet Revolution program chair Steve Smith said called it that - "this thing" - at least a dozen times in the first few minutes … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
New media platforms such as mobile apps -- entertainment apps in particular -- are found most often by consumers because of friends' suggestions. But … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Executives from the two brands told the Conversational Marketing Summit that marketers have to get into the content business. "With the advent of third-party … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
The number of mobile display advertisers has doubled in the last two years, according to a new comScore study. As of April, 689 advertisers … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Rich media banners on the iPad had an interaction rate of 8% compared to 7% for other iOS and Android mobile devices -- primarily … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Consumers who use smartphones to shop or visit brand web sites are time-constrained, attention-compromised, and trying to engage a brand on a tiny screen. … Read the whole story
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Two reports released Monday underscored the increasing importance of social media in the marketing scheme. Both Forrester and Starcom studies suggest that marketers should … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
Sheila Buckley, senior vice president-digital advertising sales at Weather Channel Interactive, says her company has been having "tremendous success" with its iPad platform, noting … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
That's right, Colleen Fahey Rush, executive vice president and Chief Research Officer of MTV Networks, revealed some startling research indicating that consumers are becoming … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
Sheila Buckley, SVP of digital ad sales at Weather Channel Interactive says so many magazines have launched iPad app "We are finding that lots … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
Remember the scene in Woody Allen's classic "Sleeper" in which he wakes up in the oh-so-distant-future and winds up in a cocktail party where … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
Panelists on the OMMA Tablet panel talked about the value of apps as branding opportunities. One issue: how many people are using a marketer's … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
Kari Wilson Product Marketing Manager, Google Mobile Ads and Sebastien Chalmeton: Vice President, Mobile Strategy, Phonevalley said advertisers without mobile sites might as well … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
Angel Anderson, associate experience director at Crispin Porter and Bogusky said at the OMMA Mobile conference other if there's no value on the other … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
Kicking off OMMA Mobile, MediaPost's very own Mobile Insider in opening remarks sets out the day's themes as "maturity and integration" in the mobile … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
Colleen Fahey Rush, EVP/CRO, MTV Networks spoke at OMMA Mobile about what makes people love, hate, use and forget their apps. "Apps create instant … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
When it comes to app discovery, word-of-mouth is the key factor. Recommendations from friends, user reviews, browsing iTunes and seeing a friend or someone … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
At the OMMA Mobile Conference panel on mobile at retail Molly Garris, digital strategy director at Leo Burnett's Arc Worldwide said agency research last … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
Us MediaPost/OMMA editors and bloggers don't normally get to see the behind-the-scenes action that goes on at events like OMMA Mobile. Normally, that privilege … Read the whole story
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by Karl Greenberg, Staff Writer
There are 5 billion mobile phones world wide. In the US 100 million active mobile users. Adoption has been 11 times faster than of … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
In the final morning keynote, Louis Gump, VP of Mobile, CNN, offered a brief history of mobile apps and advertising, going back to 1996 … Read the whole story