Retail Marketing - Shopping Center Marketing

The hunt for new social media tools and strategies, is endless. After loads of research with the hope that I could write a few short pieces on the best way to use each type of Social Media platform, I’ve found that the underlying message remains the same, no matter what type of platform you choose [...]

The NDP Group is reporting that Google’s Android mobile device operating system has taken over top spot in sales for the second quarter of 2010. Blackberry’s OS market share (based on new sales) has dropped 9% from last quarter while Apple’s iPhone took 22% of the share.
As the mobile devices become more and more powerful, [...]

Ever been on hold? For a long time? For a REALLY long time? Of course you have - it’s an experience that (unfortunately) is just part of life these days. However, there’s a new iPhone app that promises to make being on hold something of the past, and that app is LucyPhone.
Just pick a company [...]

It is the most revolutionary way of Social Ticketing… all you have to do is register your Event in www.twicketer.com, they will provide you the URL to distribute it through twitter, facebook, my space, etc. You can sell or buy tickets.  The purchase can be made with PayPal or a Credit card and it is [...]

Ever have a significant other ask whether an article of clothing makes them look fat/tall/skinny/insert adjective here? Of course it’s a must lie situation if you want to escape to see another day but fortunately with the power of crowd sourcing applications and your iPhone, you can direct those questions online to friends, family or [...]

There has been a lot of discussion lately regarding Flash on mobile touch devices. The argument is that it doesn’t work properly because of the rollovers and hovers and that Flash sites would need to be recoded in order for a proper user experience. Lee Brimelow a Platform Evangelist at Adobe created the following video [...]

A while back, I wrote a blog about the new(er) social media tool, called Foursquare. Foursquare is a unique location-generated social application that let’s everyone in your social media networks (even Facebook and Twitter) know exactly where you are and what you’re doing. The site motivates people to “crawl the corporate ladder” of participating companies, [...]

Shopify just released a mobile App built for busy business owners on the go. It allows you to track inventory, orders, fulfillment and customer support, from either your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Check your sales statistics, view products, orders, and customer data wherever life takes you.
Some Features include:
Native iPhone App
Push Notification for Orders
Manage Multiple Storefronts
Complete [...]

Gift certificates are an awesome (if occasionally generic) way to say, “You rock!” Giiv.com makes this process easier by letting you give gift cards and certificates to someone you care about via text message.
Giiv.com is fairly simple: You find a gift that you want to give a friend or loved one, and then you enter [...]

This morning, Apple announced that they will be delaying the release of the iPad internationally for another month, due to the high demand for the product in the US. Sales have exceed their expectation, forcing this decision upon them.
This is good news is for international App developers. With more than a month delay, there’s more [...]