Dan Strickland on All Things in Digital

  • Is it really mobile vs. social or mobile + social = commerce?

    Originally posted on Technology Blog: As soon as the black Friday commerce data was published with a thumbs up to mobile commerce and a hard beating to social commerce, people started doubting all the hype surrounded social commerce! In a way this thrashing can be justified, as businesses are now expecting significant return on investment…

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  • Originally posted on pedes3antech: The days leading up to todays announcement about Facebook’s graph search feature was filled with rumours about the company building a “Facebook phone”. All that excitement was shattered when the announcement came that facebook was not launching a phone but a “search” feature. Now while some people were disappointed that…

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  • Originally posted on shauncorbett's Blog: Sem, ppc, Seo, social media, hyper local, mobile, cross channel and now cross channel We have gone from being divided as to whether everything will be bought online to finally agreeing that buying involves multiple steps with some being online and other on mobile and often ending offline. Of…

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  • Industry Statistics: E-commerce sales grow 17.3% in . . . – Internet Retailer

    BREAKING NEWS:  Industry Statistics – E-commerce sales grow 17.3% in Q3 – Internet Retailer E-commerce accounted for approximately 5.2% of total retail sales excluding foodservice — mainly restaurant and bar sales—during the three months ended Sept. 30, up from 4.7% in the third quarter of 2011 and 5.1% from the second quarter of 2012, the…

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  • Originally posted on The online influencer: What social media advice would you give to a Chief Information Officer today? I am speaking to a group of Chief Information Officers from prominent South African companies on Tuesday 13th November about social media. My presentation will focus on my social media journey and my observations and key learnings along the way. I…

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  • Hey, Web developers! Here’s a one-stop shop for your app needs

    Hey, Web developers! Here’s a one-stop shop for your app needsThe W3C standards group will house a unified site for Web programming explanations and examples at the new Web Platform Docs project.Enough with having separate Web programming tutorials from Google, Apple, Opera, Mozilla, and Microsoft.These five major browser makers, along with Facebook, Adobe Systems, Nokia,…

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  • Now there’s a whole new generation of e-commerce players. Ever heard of Nasty Gal, Warby Parker, Indochino, Stella Dot, Chloe & Isabel, Frank & Oak, Julep, Beachmint, Shoedazzle, ModCloth, Everlane, Bonobos or J Hilburn? Together, this group of companies will generate over a billion dollars in revenue in 2012. These web-only brands are vertically integrating…

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  • E-commerce driving regionalization of distribution networks – DC Velocity

    E-commerce driving regionalization of distribution networks – DC Velocity,  Move would allow retailers to cut delivery times, simplify returns.  Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. “projected that the internationa (excluding the United States) e-commerce market would reach $1.1 trillion in 2015.”

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  • Surprise! Facebook looks to boost revenue, mobile with Gifts

    Originally posted on Gigaom: Four months after buying mobile social gifting startup Karma, Facebook (s FB) is today unveiling a new service that enables users to exchange physical gifts entirely through its platform. Called Gifts, the service lets Facebook users choose from an online selection of items, which range from Starbucks gift cards and magazine…

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  • Is the new Facebook CRM plug in going to be a hit with marketers/brands alike?

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