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As the line between platform and publisher continues to blur, who wins and who loses?
Originally posted on Gigaom: As publishing tools have become cheaper and more distributed, many have benefited from this ongoing democratization of distribution — whether it’s Twitter (s twtr) users posting newsworthy updates from war zones, or would-be authors publishing their thoughts on Medium. That’s the power of a platform that allows anyone to publish. It’s…
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What Amazon Knows That Distributors Don’t – Internet Retailer
An interesting blog post by Ragda Bodla (Director, Industry Marketing, NetSuite Inc.) on Internet Retailer today is a good read: “What does Amazon know about succeeding in B2B? Basically, B2B buyers increasingly want the same shopping experience they have as consumers on B2C e-commerce sites. The same people who buy shoes online are also buying…
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Mobile App & Site Design – Responsive design makes its case – Internet Retailer
Responsive design makes its case Analysis from Internet Retailer’s newly published 2014 Guide to E-Commerce Site Design & Usability lays out the pros and cons of this much-discussed design technique that adapts the look of a retail web site to the device the consumer is using. Read full story:
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Playing the Price Game | STORES.org
The catalyst behind this move is “dynamic pricing,” a strategy that is the direct result of Internet price transparency. It refers to frequent price changes based on customer traffic, demand, weather, time of day, loyalty card data, competitive factors and some complex algorithms. The concept of dynamic pricing has been enormously successful for industries like…
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Amazon tightening grip on showrooming
Amazon takes showrooming to next level with image recognition … mobilemarketer.com Amazon is tightening its grip on showrooming with a new image recognition application feature that cuts down on the number of steps it takes for a consumer to find and buy a product – read full story by Mobile Marketer’s Lauren Johnson …
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Abercrombie & Fitch uses predictive analytics for design, pricing | Chain Store Age
Read full article published BY DAN BERTHIAUME OF Chain Store Age Magazine: Abercrombie & Fitch uses predictive analytics for design, pricing | Chain Store Age. “By using First Insight to identify more winning products and price them appropriately, we are increasing speed to market with the right styles which will yield increases in sales and margin. . .…
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Newegg Launches $50 Amazon Prime Competitor
“We always seek ways to improve the customer experience and implementing a benefit program is the latest example of how we’re making it easier and more rewarding to shop at Newegg.com,” Soren Mills, Chief Marketing Officer of Newegg North America
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CES 2014 brought us the future, and it is curved, ‘smart’ and wearable
Source: Washington Post “. . . John Curran, a senior executive with electronics and high-tech at consulting firm Accenture, said that over half of respondents in a survey . . . Fifty-six percent of respondents from the United States, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada said they would [buy] a wearable device —…
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Isis, The Mobile Payments Initiative From AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile, Launches Across The U.S.
Mobile payments heating up!
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Pinterest drives way more traffic to Martha Stewart than Facebook
Originally posted on Gigaom: Social media giants like Twitter (s twtr) and Facebook(s fb) have become successful advertising platforms, but neither has done well as a place to shop — presumably because people don’t want to leave the chatter to go buy something. The story is shaping up to be different with Pinterest. The social…
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A ‘car alarm’ for your iPhone: Halo’s intriguing security gadget hits Indiegogo
Love it – cool product idea!!
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