Welcome to episode #245. On the show: Anonymous proximity messaging with NOD; Visor let's you see what's happening around the globe; Michigan University opens up MCity to test driverless cars; Beacons + WeChat test from Chow Tai Fook brings in $16m; Hipcamp's landsharing services. Member news from Canadian Tire, Placed and Wendy's. Full show notes can be found here ....
Sony announced they are entering the drone business - not to sell them but to rent them out as a service to other companies. Are they becoming the Hertz of the drone industry? That's for another episode. Today we focus on how this announcement fits into the Internet of Everything ecosystem - which involves sensors and robots...
On this inaugural episode of the show we lay the groundwork for the size and scope of the coming era of the Internet of Everything. IC Insights provides some incredible numbers of "things" that will be connected to the Internet within the next few years. Chuck and I explore what this means now and where the opportunities are for businesses to participate. Humans, beware: We are slipping down the population food chain......
Chrysler ran into a PR nightmare this week with the controlled hack of a Jeep while it was cruising along the highway. They managed to mess around with the air conditioning and stereo and then shut down the engine - all while the helpless driver panicked. The significance cannot be overlooked as we enter a new world of connected everything AND as congress looks at controlling the messages (read: advertising) and data that can infiltrate and be collected while we drive our cars. This surely won't...
Welcome to episode #244. On the show: Monetizing ears; UberMedia launches Location Visit Optimization; The world's first virtual reality theme park called The Void; The world's first artificially intelligent ad; MotorMood's emoticons for drivers; Audi, BMW & Daimler acquire Nokia's Here; xAd's Global Location Snapshot; Nordstrom's rooftoop Instagram installation. Our resource of the week is social video sharing app Beme. Full show notes can be found here ....
There is a harsh reality in the retail industry right now, we don't shop every moment of every single day. I know, hard to believe it's true but it is. This makes the likelihood of consumers downloading an app (and keeping it downloaded) very low. Chuck explains why in this episode and highlights a recent study by Forrester aptly named "Customers will not download your app." Catchy (unless you are a retailer)....
Welcome to episode #243. On the show: Location-based soundtrack on the Williamsburg Bridge; The Great Escape; Google's Eddystone beacon initiative; Spotify's musical map of the world; Enplug's digital signage app marketplace; CrispMedia partners with Taste Of Home for hyperlocal content in grocery stores; Swrve and Plot Projects partner; NTT DoCoMo helps us shop with our eyes; 800 Square Feet is Canada's first shopping apartment; the GPS turns 20 and so does Amazon. Our special guest is Ian Dall...
It isn't complicated. In fact, it comes down to 2 things. These two simple things that customers want inside a retailer's mobile app are defined in the most recent UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper report done by Comscore. In this episode, Chuck extracts the most important mobile pieces from the report and hands us a checklist of the things retailers need to start doing right now in order to succeed with their mobile strategy. You are welcome......
Welcome to episode #242. On the show: AOL/Verizon may be Millenial Media; Shape-changing interfaces; Big Gay Ice Cream uses beacons; Gimbal's new U-series beacon; Rubicon Global's quest to be UBER for your trash; Bulmer's #livecolourful bar; MakersCafe; Spark's Women on the map; Waze's RideWith ride sharing; Hands-free Tinder for Apple Watch. Chuck Martin visits to talk about mobile and flying. Full show notes can be found ">here ....
Mobile commerce is getting big. How big? Great question. Chuck takes us around the world to give us the answer. First to the UK, then Korea, Italy, China and the US. Lots of "billions" being tossed around in this episode...
This is one that I'm very proud of. A great conversation about mobile strategy with BV02 CEO Andrew Milne. This time the roles are reversed and I'm being asked the questions. We discuss why companies aren't grasping the mobile opportunity, where mobile fits into EVERY SINGLE organization (small and large) and why mobile is foundational - the very core - of business going forward.
Welcome to episode #241. On the show: Avaya's bus shelter soccer shootout; Beacons on busses by Proxama & Exterion Media; Apple patents high fives & location-based tasks; The ATM for food by Oasis24Seven; Selfridges Tiffany & Co brings flagship store to augmented reality; Starbucks taps Lyft for free frap deliveries; Systeme U's transparent food; Thalys' sounds of the city; Dentyne #followfood; Uber acquires mapping team from Microsoft; TCS acquires Loctronix. Special guest is Jeff W...
Welcome to episode #240. On the show: We take a look at tools, services and technologies that will make your summer vacation better - no babysitting included. We feature stories about: Google Photos; Mr. Everything; PayPal and Uber; Foursquare's mayor mea culpa; the KeepTrax app; Google's Sidewalk Labs; Trending places on Instagram; Samsung's safety truck; the Space Case 1; Piano, Push, Play + a bonus Pizza story. Full show notes can be found here ....
Wearables can be a confusing world. On one hand (punny) we wear them in hopes that they streamline our lives, make us healthier and bring our eyes away from the constant glow of the smartphone screen. On the other hand we are all trying to figure out how they can and should impact our business. There is a fine line between helpful and annoying - especially when it comes to something that we choose to wear on our bodies. Have no fear, Chuck sat down with Travis Bogard of Jawbone to get his take o...
Welcome to episode #239. On the show: Parkour Method; Roku & Innovid team up; VenueLabs acquired by Groupon; Amazon testing On My Way delivery service?; Ted Baker launches online virtual store with 360 degree panorama technology; Reachi uses a mesh network to help the Red Cross; Snapchat's Geofilters become ads; Lanes for texting in Antwerp; AdTile launches the Motion Store; NASA is getting into air traffic controlling...for drones. Full show notes can be found here ....
Welcome to episode #238. On the show: Thync's digital drug; Google's Location Aware Search; Indoor Atlas partners with Aisle411; Marriott and Netflix Travel Brilliantly together; Nomadic Gifts brings back the carrier pigeon; Verve Mobile acquires Fosbury; Facebook gives away beacons for free; Le Petit Chef entertains on your dinner plate. Our resource this week is The Meaning of Local from xAd. Full show notes can be found here ....
Adoption for mobile payments happens when it hits on something that lots of people do every single day. Buying a chocolate bar or a lottery ticket doesn't cut it, neither do groceries. Starbucks has nailed it and so to has the Mass Bay Transportation Authority. Lots of people take the bus every single day. Could the bus be the tipping point for mass adoption of mobile commerce? Watch on to understand why we think so....
Welcome to episode #237. On the show: Samsung & Jurassic World offer Best Buy exclusive content; Pinterest's "buyable pins"; Alibaba tests new QR codes for a nifty idea; Periscope's map view; Zopper raises $20m; Google's connected fabric Project Jacquard; Geotraq's patent for Cell-ID module; Facebook Messenger turns off location; Baidu invests in VisionMedia and rolls out Indoor Atlas; Wearables For Good by UNICEF. Full show notes can be found here ....
If you are wondering where all the money is being invested into and earning from in mobile we have the answer: Mobile Commerce. It has taken in almost 50% of all investment money and is slated to dominate earnings for years to come. Just how big is it? Chuck answers that question based on a new Digi-Capital study. Hint: It's big and getting bigger.
We highlight the top 3 monstrous obstacles to mobile payment adoption in this episode based on the results of a study by the Mercator Advisory Group. However, there is a fourth obstacle and it is something Chuck says as the final word of this episode - it starts with the letter "v". Watch on to find out.
Here's the hard truth: Relying on any app store as the platform to create awareness for your mobile business is crazy. It's a dog fight and the only ones winning these days are the ones that can afford to lose for a long time before they win. Have no fear, there are strategies that are detailed in this episode that will help you overcome this huge challenge. They aren't magic potions, they do take a tremendous amount of effort and the are deliberate in nature and require consistent evaluation. S...
Now there is no excuse. Mobile payments are upon us as every major smartphone operating system and platform will have the capability to make a payment by years end. The latest is Google's announcement of Android Pay at Google IO. We take this opportunity to lay out the main players - both in software and hardware - as it finally looks like the earth will be blanketed by the tech to enable mobile payments. The question is when do the consumers latch on......
Welcome to episode #236. On the show: The contagious billboard; Ubimo and Autograph raise rounds; Apple acquires augmented reality company Metaio; Carrefour's 2.5km of LED location lights; XploR smart cane with facial recognition; Lenovo Yoga Tablet's #lightandseek; AdNear and Roy Morgan partner; Shazam everything; Tweeting potholes; Sell advertising in your home windows. Special guest is Trevor Longino of Kontakt.io Full show notes can be found here ....
A year ago beacons were the rage. Today they are a reality and the lessons that have been learned during the first real year of beacon implementations are many. Chuck had an opportunity to moderate a recent panel that featured 4 of the top beacon minds in retail and he summarizes what they have learned in this episode.
There are gaps in the way retailers implement their mobile strategies. Take, for instance, the results from the Mobile Payments and Fraud 2015 report highlighted in this episode. Chuck identifies where the opportunities exist between how merchants are using mobile and how consumers are interested in using mobile with those merchants. The gaps are wide and the opportunities are bountiful - provided it becomes a priority....
Fighting the tyranny of the average - that's how Lucinda Duncalfe describes our current mobile and digital state and she is not far off. At a recent event, Chuck had an opportunity to sit with the Monetate CEO to talk about her 5 levels of the path to personalization and here is the result.
Welcome to episode #235. On the show: Girl detection billboards; KFC's tray tapper; Project Lynx; Next generation QR codes; CHOZ app; O2 acquires Weve; Drink activated coasters against domestic abuse; Apple buys Coherent Navigation; Humagrams power Ticketmaster Canada. Full show notes can be found here .
NFC hoopla reached a fevered pitch right before Apple finally announced support for the tap-to-do-stuff technology. Since then it seems to have hit a silent stride in the market beyond the initial feeling it would be yet another mobile payment platform. Chuck stopped by the NFC Forum in Boston and was treated to a number of seriously cool examples of what NFC can and will be doing for us in the near future....
This isn't new. The idea that time & location married with supply & demand brings untold opportunity has been around since long before mobile, the Internet, computers and electricity. What is different today is the fact all 4 of those things are at our disposal all the time and with it comes the ability to provide on demand relevancy. How does this work? Chuck explains it all in this episode. The key takeaways are that it does work and it does drive higher revenue. Period....
There is a word that keeps cropping up when it comes to mobile anything - density. It is such a great word unless there isn't any. There are 3 axis for mobile these days: Context, location and density. Context is easy to start with: Is it morning, noon or night? Is it raining, sunny or snowing? Location is getting easier (and VERY slowly getting more accurate): Standing in a stadium, restaurant or train station? New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia? Density is a little more challenging. It looks...
