As you may already know, AlwaysOnMessage are part of Bristol’s Heritage Sandbox, one of four UK Creative Economy Hubs. Yesterday Chris Dane, Head of Mobile Product attended a meeting which updated us on progress, successes and challenges.   Here are his thoughts:   CITY STRATA mentioned that they were looking for a scalable backend system [...]

What: mSport Summit Where: Kings Fund, London When: 26th April On Thursday, Peter will be chairing a panel discussion on the sponsorship and marketing opportunities surrounding mobile at the mSports Summit, covering: Knowing who your audience is Adding mobile interaction to traditional marketing tools Using mobile as a marketing channel Keeping the game alive between [...]

Domino’s mobile platforms are one the UK’s most successful examples of brands using mobile – in March the fast food company announced it took £1m in sales via mCommerce in a single week (Q1, 2012). But why are consumers flocking to devour Domino’s mobile platforms? Domino’s Mobile: Offering Convenience Via Mobile As mobile devices are [...]

Back in 2010 Steve Yankovich, VP of eBay Mobile, stated in an interview that “mobile changes the game” and, with consumers adopting mobile strategies left, right and centre, he was on the money. Its no surprise then that eBay has become one of the strongest players in mobile commerce In August 2011 alone, eBay UK [...]

You’ve no doubt read that 2012 is the year of the tablet and, with the likes of IDC predicting that over 100m units will be shipped, it would appear the statistics are confirming this. However what’s perhaps more groundbreaking (as if shipping 106.1m units wasn’t groundbreaking enough!) is that these devices are set to replace [...]

Keith Swain, AoM Business Consultant for the UAE, gives his thoughts on Planet of the Apps Arabia (Day Two):   Excellent continuation of the show on the theme ‘how and why should you invest in mobile’. I presented today, asking the question: “Disruptive technology should we ignore or embrace?”, covering how the Mobile Revolution is [...]

Thoughts on Day One of The Mobile Show from Keith Swain, AoM Business Consultant for the UAE: Excellent first day of the Show with Wonho Chung, critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, singer, musician, interviewer and media personality, hosting the first day and H.E. Mohamed Al Ghanim, Director General TRA giving the Welcoming address. Then a full [...]

More than a quarter of emails are opened on phones and tablet devices according to a study from Knotice. The study of 974m emails sent in the second half of 2011 highlighted that mobile open rates had grown from 20.24% in the first half of the year to 27.39% in the second. Interestingly, the study [...]

US iPad users dominate sales by mobile devices and buy more expensive items that a typical online shopper according to a study by RichRelevance. The 2012 Q1 Shopping Insights Mobile Study highlights a steady increase in mobile revenue from 1.9% in April 2011 to 4.6% in March 2012, with the iPad driving nearly all shopping, [...]

Event: The Mobile Show, Planet of the Apps Arabia Location: Madinat Arena, Dubai, UAE Date: 17 – 18th April, 2012 Time: Presentation at 12.15 UAE time (18th April) Keith Swain, AoM Business Consultant for the UAE, is presenting at this year’s Planet of the Apps Arabia on the use of Disruptive Technology. Keith’s presentation will [...]