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From disruptive technologies to new ways to monetize mobile networks, and from connected devices to the dilemma of delivering content and advertising to the 20+ screens that play a role in our daily lives, this high-caliber, thought leadership summit -- organized by consultant and industry authority Chetan Sharma -- covers all trends that truly matter.
Amazon, Apple, Google: Let The Content Cloud Battle Begin
Definitely not. Granted, it is a crowded space, but there are also clear lines that define their market reach and target audience. Some players are competing on services (sync, backup, media management) and others are betting to win based on their customer focus (consumer, small & medium business (SMB), enterprise and/or selling white label solutions to operators and device makers). A quick scan of the competitive landscape in the D2C (direct-to-consumer) space reveals an interesting mix. Some might sound familiar (like DropBox, SugarSync and Box), while many of the 'white label' firms that play behind the scenes might not (NewBay, Funambol and FSecure).
COM #250: Nokia Quiz, Apple’s iCloud, Mobile Ad Networks, Mobile Web Influencers List
Tomi Ahonen is in rare form this month with a deliciously disruptive post dripping with sarcasm. It would be a great laugh if it was only fiction. But this quiz, which tests our ability to run Nokia into the ground (as it appears Microsoft and Stephen Elop are doing as we speak), is based on keen observations from a long-time Nokia watcher (and former employee).
Winning Customers With Competitive Mobile App Stores
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What matters most to developers as they learn to market and merchandize their apps? What separates successful app stores from
When Netsize published its first report (Application Store Billing) in May 2010, it was the first in the space to identify and document the characteristics of a winning and competitive app store. Based on a survey of 1,000+ mobile professionals and practitioners across 67 countries, the report concluded that the four C’s - Convenience, Compatibility, Choice, and Charging are the top enablers of application store success.
European Retail Goes Mobile; How Do Europe’s Top 300 Brands Stack Up?
Get the inside track by joining MobileGroove and Acquity Group executives this Wednesday (June 22) for Global Insight: European Retail Goes Mobile. The 30-minute online webinar (12-12:30 CST or click here to see the time in your region) will deep dive into the trends and mobile intelligence gleaned from Acquity's first-ever European Mobile Audit of the top 300 European retail brands.
Premier Inn: Attracting Premium Customers With Cross-Platform Approach
In 2010 Premier Inn noticed that a large percentage of their bookings were being made last-minute by business professionals and people on-the-move. However, the vast majority of these premium customers were not using their desktop PC to find and book rooms, they were using their mobile devices. Or at least they were trying to.
Content Discovery & Personalization Companies: Enter The 8th Annual Meffy Awards
The deadline for entries was extended to May 6 due to popular demand, so don't miss out on the opportunity to showcase your service and have it viewed by the top journalists and analysts who sit on the judges panel.
If your company is shortlisted, then you can count on being center stage at the annual gala event (and top of mind with the hundreds of leading industry execs and decision-makers who attend the ceremony each year). TV personality, comedienne and author Ruby Wax will host the 2011 Meffys Gala Awards Dinner (July 7) at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden.
Make Way For The New User Content Ecosystem
Today’s rich communication experience doesn't just transform how we connect and communicate with our friends, families and social networks. It also encourages us to create and share content, including user- generated content (UGC) and premium content. At the other end of the spectrum, content delivery and social networking have converged with developments in cloud-based storage, device innovation and the advance of ubiquitous broadband to enable new experiences that were not possible in the past.
Amazing Amazon: Will It Dominate The Mobile App Economy?
The best response came from @iboy, who shared a "visualization of what Amazon will do to other Android app stores." It's a eye-opening image that should have alarm bells ringing in operator and OEM board rooms -- everywhere.
Are Operators Heading For A Showdown? Mobile App Tweetchat Asks Matt Anderson & Ajit Jaokar
These are a few of the questions I explore in a podcast interview with Matt Anderson, an active blogger and outspoken commentator on the industry, who also heads up product marketing at Amdocs Interactive. Tomorrow (April 6, 5 pm CET/ 11 am EST ) Matt and Ajit Jaokar, author, speaker and mobile app authority, join me in a Tweetchat (#doxchat) to debate how the App Economy might play out and the impact on all the players.
Mobile Operators Must Accelerate Contactless Payments To Stay Relevant
Each OEM is at a different stage on their experimentation with this technology. Nokia already offers several devices that support NFC; Apple is going ahead with its own NFC initiative; Google claims it will support mobile payments (via NFC) in the near future; and Blackberry has said it will support NFC in devices going forward.
YOU Are Invited; Tweetchat Takes Hard Look At Mobile App Economy
If this week's hot news is any indication, then the industry is indeed in for a roller coaster ride as mobile payments (for everything, not just apps) becomes the next big battlefield.
Mobile Marketer tells us that American Express has taken the wraps off its Serve digital payment and commerce platform, offering person-to-person, online, mobile and traditional card capabilities in a single account. The Wall Street Journal (via MoCoNews) reports that Google is building out its plans to push contactless payments (using near-field communications or NFC technology). Google has been talking up NFC for several months now, but now it's also got MasterCard and Citigroup on board. And the list goes on.
Capitalizing On Operator Billing Opportunities In Developed & Developing Markets
Where is the real opportunity in mobile payments?
Developed markets are tough ones to crack, since consumers already buy a significant amount of goods and services (real stuff in real stores and digital content in the iTunes store) with their credit cards.