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The Real Retail Apocalypse (It's Not What You Think)

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Much has been written about the demise of retail. You will find a lot of articles with super-scary headlines ( The retail apocalypse has officially descended on America , Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point? A lack of interest in traditionally strong retail brands? Will there be an Airbnb for retail?

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The New Retail Economy

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Retail is in more trouble than they care to admit. or is there some innovation that retailers are missing? I used to read books exclusively on my iPhone using the Kindle app. No retailers carried anything remotely close to it. Retailers can't beat Amazon. We all need more empathy for these retailers.

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14 best shopping apps of 2022

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In fact, mobile commerce — or m-commerce — is likely to make up nearly half of all US retail m-commerce sales by 2025. Or, if you’re a marketer for organizations in these industries, consider partnering with these apps to gain awareness and loyalty from shoppers. People love shopping on their phones. Marketplace shopping apps.

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Is Smart Marketing An Oxymoron?

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We need to forget about the idea of mobile marketing and start focusing on smart marketing. In my second business book, CTRL ALT Delete , I lay out the case for the one screen world. Are we still talking about the need for brands to embrace mobile marketing? it''s about one screen: whatever screen is in front of me.

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The Complexity Of Simplicity

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Primarily, I''m a big fan of retail and an enthusiast of the industry. I am fascinated with the changing landscape of retail and even more enthralled with the place of shopping malls in our culture (more on that here: Do Shopping Centers Have A Future? I love the smell of commerce in the morning (to quote the movie, Mallrats ).

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The iPad Should Be Free

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In a world where Apple not only sells their iPad (ranging from $400 - $900) and also controls the majority of the content that you can put on it from iTunes , why wouldn't they deploy a similar model to Amazon's in the hopes of owning the consumer by way of the hardware? It's amazing how divergent Apple and Amazon's business models are.

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Business Transformation. From Marketers To Makers.

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Companies can earn millions of billions of dollars in the short span of four months, and the markets will pound them for not performing better. When they''re not doing that, these channels are typically leveraged by the marketing and communications departments, as a way to advertise some kind of promotion or product. It''s insanity.