retail technology

October 3, 2011

The Future of Retail: The Destination is You

By Doug Stephens Since the time of the Roman Empire, retail as a concept, has been about destinations. Whether a small specialty shop, a department store […]
June 27, 2011

Mobile Reality Check Part 2: Mobile Payment

In this segment, I’m once again joined by Gary Schwartz, CEO of Impact Mobile who offers an expert perspective on mobile payment technology.  We explore the […]
June 2, 2011

The New Media Marketer’s First Date

We’ve all been on a first date and can relate to the awkward pauses in the conversation, the often-confusing body language and the painful uncertainty about […]
February 17, 2011

Clicks and Mortar

By Doug Stephens The battle between bricks and clicks seems destined to end in a truce that blurs the lines between the two. The best attributes […]
February 16, 2011

Cutting the Cord on Point of Sale

By Doug Stephens One of the hottest topics at this year’s National Retail Federation conference was mobile point of sale.  Whether offering customers the convenience of […]
January 15, 2011

The Customer in Control: Mobile Self-Check Out

One of the hottest topics at the 2011 National Retail Federation Conference was that consumers are increasingly using brick and mortar stores as mere showrooms to […]
October 26, 2010

Why Apple Will Dominate Location Based Marketing

At this point any headline touting Apple dominance is almost a declaration of the obvious but when it comes to location based marketing, the reasons for […]
October 6, 2010

Mobile Apps: “We Don’t Need No Stinking Badges”

By Doug Stephens If marketing research has taught us anything at all, it’s that consumers despise being manipulated – at least knowingly manipulated.  As humans we […]