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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

The Realtime Report

How can a retailer effectively reach consumers in-store and educate them about deals that might be of particular interest? Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S. Using iBeacon, the mobile app delivers personal information to users based on their current location in-store. And what about privacy?

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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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Copying Apple

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Some will make the argument that Apple is loosing a little bit of its luster. While I am an Apple consumer (and a fairly recent one), I'm hopeful that you won't misconstrued this blog post as someone who is a biased and loyal customer trying to defend a brand (Apple Fanboi!). Their stores do look and feel like an Apple store.

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How to Increase Cyber Monday and Holiday Sales with Social Media Marketing

Pam Moore

Many business and marketing leaders miss out on tapping into the power of the online shopping holidays and events to increase sales, brand awareness and most importantly connect with their audience. Too many times they think it's just for the big online and offline retailers. .… either you are ready or you’re not!

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Is Shazam the Future of Mobile Marketing

Convince & Convert

Are we about to finally crack the mobile marketing code? The way an Apple iBeacon works is that a store, a retailer, a hotel or resort, has a little device that sends out offers to your smartphone if you have the appropriate app installed. Here’s the challenge, and this has always been the challenge for mobile.

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14 best shopping apps of 2022

Sprout Social

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.

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Five questions your marketing team should be asking about location-based technology

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Some forms of marketing are fairly black-and-white: Company A emails a coupon to Customers A to Z, who can then use it to take 10 percent off of their next purchase. Or perhaps a restaurant launches a campaign of print, TV and social media marketing to advertise a new selection of entrees. This is the world of location-based marketing.

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