Smartphones

App Annie, the leading mobile data and analytics company, released a report on Generation Z, How to Build a Winning Gen Z Strategy on Mobile, that reveals the mobile habits of this generation to help businesses understand and cater to this group. Gen Z is quickly becoming one of the world's most powerful consumer segments - as one of the youngest generations, Gen Z amounts to a third of the world's population and controls an estimated spending power of $143 billion annually. With 98 percent of Gen Z owning a smartphone,…

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, Increasing availability of high-speed internet and mounting demand for easily accessible entertainment services will propel global video on demand (VoD) market. Adoption of advanced gadgets like smart TVs and smartphones is fulfilling the requirement for preferred entertainment services. Rise in number of smartphone users meanwhile is accelerating the demand for new online streaming content. Marketing Technology News: Teads Launches Teads…

Episerver’s Third-Annual Global Consumer Study Points to Fixed Browse-Often, Decide-Occasionally Behaviors Already the catalyst for digitally connected lifestyles, smartphones are inciting a new state of always-on commerce in which learning about and looking at products is an everyday norm. In fact, one in four digital consumers research products on their smartphones daily, and nearly half (47 percent) research multiple times per week, according to a newly released study by Episerver, the company transforming digital…

Emerging Technologies Are Extending Video's Outreach Advancing technologies aiding the development of video content are creating new markets and inspiring teams to design newer methods to drive sales. This is promising for marketers who are already increasingly adopting videos in their B2B marketing campaigns. Video promotions are becoming the norm. Content-rich videos are increasingly becoming popular among B2B audiences. Forbes Magazine made the following observations: 50% of online traffic is dominated by video…

Kochava’s New Audience Insights Enable Marketers to Take Maximum Leverage of Targeting And Be More Precise in Their Marketing Endeavors Kochava is an industry leader when it comes to measuring solutions for Smartphones and connected devices. The company recently announced the release of its brand new ‘Audience Insights’ tool which facilitates visualizing key audience characteristics within Kochava Collective, which is the company’s independent mobile data marketplace. Reaching the correct set of the audience is the…

AR, VR, autonomous cars are three technologies that once seemed like futuristic science fiction, yet they are mainstream today. Facial recognition is another amazing technology that has arrived on the scene and is dramatically changing how we conduct our personal and professional lives. Singapore's Changi airport is testing a facial recognition system to expedite travelers. The facility is expanding existing uses of the smart ID system and looking into ways to replace passport checks. Naturally, there are doubters.…

LiveEngage for Voice Assistants Is the First to Work Seamlessly Across In-Home Assistants and Messaging on Smartphones LivePerson Inc., a leading provider of conversational commerce solutions, announced the launch of LiveEngage for Voice Assistants, the most advanced way for brands to connect conversationally, at scale, with consumers using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. As well as performing simple tasks like paying a phone bill or checking an account balance, it is the first conversational platform for the enterprise…

"We’re on the cusp of an era when augmented reality can take its place among the communications channels businesses and people regularly use." Tell us about your role and how you got here? What galvanized you to start Zappar? I am the CEO and co-founder of Zappar. My co-founders and I were inspired to start Zappar to democratize augmented reality (AR) technology. We wanted to enable companies of all sizes - whether small businesses or big multinationals - to leverage AR within their commercial and marketing strategies…

To Deliver Hyper-Personalized Experiences At Scale, Mobile Is The Go-To Space For Marketers. Customer Experience (CX) is the top priority for brand marketers in the digital age. While IoT, social, video, omnichannel messaging, automation, and data continue to showcase their importance in a modern CMO’s stack, CX could be the differentiator to add that sophisticated touch to omnichannel marketing campaigns. To deliver hyper-personalized experiences at scale, mobile is the go-to space for marketers. Mobile offers the…

Ivy Shtereva Director, Marketing and Marketing Operations, Yes Lifecycle Marketing As the date For GDPR to come into force, closes in, global organizations are hoping to get as much information as they can on how they cope with the upcoming disruptions. AI and Machine Learning could be a potent tool to help companies sail through the post-GDPR era. To understand what the biggest impact of GDPR on the tech industry would be, especially on the B2B Marketing and advertising sectors, we spoke to Ivy Shtereva of Yes…