Retailers need to embrace next generation technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) if they want shoppers to continue using their apps, new research has found. The study found that nearly 30% of consumers would like to see more innovation in mobile apps, so that they provide a better, more personalised shopping […]
Two-thirds (66%) of marketing professionals no longer include mobile apps in their marketing campaigns, according to new research. The State of Digital Commerce report, launched by Episerver, examines the retail and e-commerce trends set to shape 2017. The report analyses the mobile presence of 100 top UK retail brands and draws on research with 1,200 […]
Vivian Ngwodo is part of a new generation of women, particularly women of African descent, who are using technology to take ownership of the entrepreneurial landscape. Born and raised in Nigeria, Vivian has always been a solutions provider, a problem solver and lover of food. In 2010, Vivian resigned from her Foreign Operations job in […]
Amazon’s cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has introduced a call and video conferencing platform to take on the likes of Microsoft’s Skype and Cisco Spark. Amazon Chime is aimed at businesses to make ‘meetings easier and more efficient than ever before’. The platform synchronises across desktop, iOS and Android devices. It is said […]
Snapchat’s advertising model does not seem to be working too well – as recent research has shown that 69 per cent of people skip ads on Snapchat. According to a survey of 3,327 American adults by people-based marketing platform Fluent, this number increases to nearly 80 per cent amongst 18-24 year olds – the age […]
With the rise of smartphones, online customers have been buying more goods with their mobile devices instead of computers. Tech Crunch released numbers which reported a record $771 million in revenue from mobile customers over Thanksgiving. But while businesses scramble to make their businesses more mobile-friendly, they also have to figure out whether they will stick with […]
Independent app developer Pocket App, is delighted to announce the launch of a new sales tool application designed for Jewson, one of the UK’s leading supplier of sustainable timber and building materials. Already live and in use, the new mobile app will transform the service provided by Jewson’s sales teams across the UK. For both […]
Location-based advertising company Retale has acquired Out of Milk, the most popular shopping list app in North America on the Android platform, with close to 10m downloads. Retale, a Bonial.com company, is the leading US location-based mobile and digital company that conveniently connects shoppers with their favourite retailers and brands locally and essentially serves as […]
YouTube Go, an offline first Android app designed from scratch to reduce data usage and work with low or no connectivity, has launched following its initial announcement last September. The app lets the user choose, on a preview screen, whether they would like to stream their selected videos immediately in either basic quality or standard […]
BBC Worldwide has partnered with Snapchat to launch an exclusive Planet Earth II series on the Discover platform in the US and Canada. Audiences will be introduced to the first showing of ‘never-before-seen’ footage a day prior to the show’s 18 February debut on BBC America in the US and BBC Earth in Canada. Nick […]