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The 10 Key Mobile Trends for 2011

Mindjumpers

Mobile marketing is becoming increasingly important. In case you are not convinced: according to Morgan Stanley, within five years the number of mobile Internet users will surpass the number of desktop Internet users. And, according to the TNS Digital Life report, mobile users spend 3.1 Mobile is part of the mix!

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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? Using iBeacon, the mobile app delivers personal information to users based on their current location in-store. How is iBeacon different than using GPS for geo-location? And what about privacy?

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Is Marketing About To Get Really Creepy Or Really Good?

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It is the ability for a brand to deliver contextual and highly targeted marketing at the local retail level. We are building the next generation of location-based mobile apps that, for the first time, engage with users at the scale that personal interaction actually takes place. We may be inching ever-closer to this reality.

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Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers? With mobile internet use on the rise these numbers are only going to soar. Saying It Social said: Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers?

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The Year Of More

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Through mobile (which are GPS-enabled) and other innovations, there will be a much bigger push to deliver services to the consumer where they physically are in much more effective ways. This is going to be especially true for brands that sell their products and services through third-parties (like retailers or value-added resellers).

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When Social Comes To Your Automobile

Small Business Mavericks

For instance, GPS technology allows a driver to chart a course using Google Maps to arrive at a predefined destination via a predetermined route. Here’s another scenario: Suppose a customer of yours is driving by your retail shop. In some cases, this can be done by voice commands.

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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Bill Hartzer

The mark consists of a blue geometric design consisting of two loops, and the word META in black.”). Trademark number 97097363. Goods and Services Description.