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Offline Retail Analytics Via Smartphone

Small Business Mavericks

Euclid collects data for retail businesses using smartphone technology to track consumer movement. The incredible thing about that is it allows retail store owners an opportunity to use actionable data that, before now, they haven’t had access to. You can do the same thing with in-store traffic.

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

Bill Hartzer

I guess their intention is to “corner the market” and cover just about every possible scenario that they could possibly put into the application. I have literally copied the G&S description in Microsoft Word to check the word count, and it is 32 pages long and 16,728 words total. Just think.

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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? Are consumers willing to give retailers precise information about their location? Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S. How is iBeacon different than using GPS for geo-location?

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

The Realtime Report

Specialty Retail Stores 79. Internet Retail 78. Wireless Telephone Service 77. Related Stories 88% of Digital Marketers Consider Realtime Marketing Critical To Their Efforts Social Networking Stats: 8 in 10 U.K. Department & Discount Stores 80. Airlines 80. Internet Brokerage 80. Personal Computers 79.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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The truth is that marketers have failed this test so many times in the past that we must follow the legal rules set out by government and that consumer advocate groups must be vigilante with our performance. Marketers are constantly being put on notice for tactics and campaigns that cross the line. What's your Amazon experience like?

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Siteminis Launches Mobile Commerce Solution

Bill Hartzer

Take a look at how your site might look on various mobile phones: Siteminis’ mobile-optimized web sites offer an interesting solution for major retailers, entertainment and sporting events. – Working across all wireless carriers. Using a new site called “ Siteminis “, you can do just that.

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How This Underwear Brand Won with an Anti-Black-Friday Social Campaign

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But while this is a yearly slam-dunk for big box retailers, Black Friday can bring more challenges than benefits for small businesses. Slashing prices to make sales cuts straight into their bottom line — and with limited marketing budgets and resources, competing with big brands takes courage, insight, and creativity.