Posted on 24 February 2013 by Cecile Eurendjian
What is the most effective channel for customer interaction? Email marketing? Social media? A recent survey we’ve conducted along with Telecoms.com suggests that it could well be mobile marketing – so long as it is used properly! Almost 90 per cent of operator respondents felt that mobile marketing is important or even essential to a […]
Posted on 21 February 2013 by Cecile Eurendjian
Simon Judge of Mobile Phone Development asked whether mobile advertising will become the principal income driver in mobile. The growth of mobile and the rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) means more of us have smart computing devices with us most, if not all of the time. As Simon mentions in his question, we […]
Posted on 06 February 2013 by Marta Bordonada
I expect many of our readers will know someone who either gave or received a smartphone over the last few months. They’re ubiquitous these days and I’ve even seen kids who can’t be more than two or three years old using a smart device. Thomas Husson blogged for Forrester on mobile trends from 2012 at the end […]
Posted on 30 January 2013 by Cecile Eurendjian
Stepping off a flight in Dubai in the middle of winter is like entering a warm and welcoming hotel lobby – which is where I was recently for a conference on Maximising Customer Loyalty & Profitability in the Middle East. Despite not being able to take advantage of the sunshine and warmth as it was […]
Posted on 21 January 2013 by Marta Bordonada
It’s back! Those of us in the mobile industry and, increasingly, in the banking, consumer tech, start-up, VC, and even retail sectors, are turning our attention to one of the biggest calendar events of the year – Mobile World Congress.
Posted on 05 December 2012 by Thales
This week we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first SMS, sent by phone engineer, Neil Papworth, reading simply (and cheerfully): “Merry Christmas.” Since that day in 1992, the humble text message has come to change the way we interact with the world and each other. There are over 200,000 exchanged every second, so as […]