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What Is KakaoTalk? The Mobile Messaging App on the Rise

Hootsuite

It’s a free mobile service that offers text messaging, voice and video calls, group chats and more. They’re so popular, they even have their own branded retail stores throughout South Korea. Kakao Friends retail store via Universal Beijing. What is KakaoTalk? The main stars are the incredibly adorable Kakao Friends.

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3 Ways Mobile Apps Can Reward Customer Loyalty

The Realtime Report

More and more, online retailers are offering a variety of rewards that encourage customers to continue shopping with them. Point collection is quickly becoming a popular way for mobile apps to encouraging return business, especially with younger generations. Loyalty apps don’t just stop with members-only discounts, however.

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February Social Media Trends

Ignite Social Media

Pinterest Launches Program to Verify Retailers. Pinterest announced it is launching a “ Verified Merchant Program ” to give retailers credibility with consumers that they have been vetted by the platform. If you are an ecommerce retail brand, we recommend you sign-up for the program’s application wait list.

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You Need To Know: Social Media and Retail

Laurel Papworth

Facebook Places : Use your mobile phone to “check in” and review the restaurant. Foursquare Check-in : Similar to Places, Foursquare has 20 million users with mobile phones checking into restaurants, hairdressing salons and doctors’ surgeries. They win badges and special offers for participating. Never again.”

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I Will Not Write About Old Spice

Adam Cohen

Adam has over 15 years of experience leveraging technology to drive and sustain business value for clients in the Consumer Product, Retail, High Tech, Healthcare and Financial Services industries. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Adam Cohen and Joshua Titsworth, Vijay Kaundal. More about this blog here. Thanks for dropping by.

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Musing About QR Codes

Ari Herzog

I see QR codes everywhere these days, from newspaper classified advertisements to restaurant menus to retail storefront doors. With the proliferation of mobile phone sales and applications developed for the phones, it is natural that companies will try to market their products to people on the go. Granted a mere 6.2%

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How to 10X Your Facebook Sales (11 Strategies for Brands)

Hootsuite

Even if you’re an experienced retailer with a keen eye for Facebook advertising and selling — what happens if you’re not selling as many products as you’d like? To be awarded the Very Responsive badge, your page must have a response rate of 90% or more and a response time of fewer than 15 minutes, according to Facebook.

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