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Mobile commerce: what it is and why you should care

Sprout Social

Mobile commerce has long been touted as the future of ecommerce itself. Mobile transactions are poised to make up more than 10% of all retail sales in the United States by 2025. The concept of mobile shopping is pretty universal, right? Browsing brands on Instagram. What is mobile commerce? What is mobile commerce?

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Why Your Mobile Strategy Doesn’t Start With the Phone

Convince & Convert

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that a mobile strategy isn’t about the phone, but at the very least, it shouldn’t start with the phone. After all, if you were to read this post five years ago, chances are you wouldn’t have been reading it on the same device (or even brand of device) that you are using now.

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Mobile Visits Account for 40% of All Traffic for Publishers

Adam Sherk

Mobile is an important and growing traffic source for all publishers, but just how much traffic does it represent? I was curious where things currently stand so I pulled mobile traffic figures from SimilarWeb for a variety of well-known brands. Hitwise Reports News and Media’s Share of Search-Referred Traffic Declining.

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Mobile Positioning: A Business Must

Webbiquity SMM

Mobile access to the web has surpassed browser usage. Consider these 2012 statistics: • Twitter estimates 55% of users access the site through a mobile device. • Click-through rates on search result ads are higher on mobile, according to a Marin Software study. What Can A Mobile Strategy Do For Me? Still not convinced?

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What’s the best way for brands to use Instagram video?

Sprout Social

That’s exactly why brands are integrating video into their content strategies and racking up huge viewership in the process. Consider below why Instagram’s video platform is so brand-friendly. Instagram’s video formats are fair game for any brand. What makes Instagram video marketing so compelling?

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What Is Omnichannel Marketing and How Are Brands Leveraging It?

Social Media Strategies Summit

Omnichannel refers to the multichannel marketing approach that provides the customer with an integrated shopping experience. The customer can be shopping online from a desktop or mobile device, via phone, in a brick-and-mortar store, or a combination of all of these channels, and the experience will be seamless.

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The best brand marketing we’ve seen on social media in the last 5 years

Sprout Social

Similar to the sports world , brand marketing is a highly competitive arena. Setting your brand apart from the competition is essential for success. Thanks to social media, the goals of brand marketers are within reach. One in three consumers use social media to learn about or discover new products , services or brands.