by timkilroy | Jun 13, 2012 | Amazon, e-commerce, Google, m-commerce, social media
Google Shopping is Scary: With the eventual demise of the free Google shopping feeds, retailers are feeling under the gun from Google. The GOOG eats up 50% of their digital budgets anyway, adding shopping to that makes lots of people angry. My take- it will hurt for...
by timkilroy | Sep 19, 2011 | Android, blackberry, Google, iPhone, m-commerce, mobile, mobile business, Uncategorized
There is a huge brouhaha about mobile payments, and I am keen on anything mobile. I love mobile. I love iPhones, I love Androids, and I am even vaguely fond of Blackberrys. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out why mobile payments are easier/faster/better...
by timkilroy | May 11, 2011 | m-commerce, marketing, mobile
Hey Gang, I am giving a presentation today to the American Catalog Mailer’s Association about how catalogers can effectively leverage QR codes. This compelling tie between print and mobile or print and web creates a bounty for catalogers. The entire eco-system...
by timkilroy | May 4, 2011 | m-commerce, mobile, mobile business, Uncategorized
A QR Code is nothing more than an easy way for a phone to be handed a URL. Years ago, it was all done through SMS…but with SMS comes the specter of spam (and high cost for the marketer…SMS charges can be KILLER!) So, the QR code was born to leverage the...
by timkilroy | Jan 3, 2011 | m-commerce, mobile, search engines, social media
Pretty ingenious title, eh? Because there aren’t enough year-end lists running around the internet, I thought that I would add my thoughts on 11 Trends in Search, Social Media and Mobile. Mobile Will Be 100% Mainstream: This has been a burgeoning trend, and...