Mobile Fashion Startup “Swirl” Vies to Send Shoppers from App to Store
There’s a new app on the block that is defying convention when it comes to how retailers are leveraging technology to drive sales. Swirl’s mission: drive in-store purchases via a digital experience. The model is familiar across the restaurant space. Apps like Scoutmob, BiteHunter and Jump Tonight help people scour the deals landscape to locate their ...
Startup Outlook Issue 4 — The Mobile Edition
This month’s issue of 360i’s Startup Outlook report focuses on mobility. The five companies you’ll read about here are innovating the way people engage with brands in their everyday lives, with mobile devices acting as extensions and amplifiers of consumer behavior. Whether it’s inspiring people to capture simple yet beautiful moments in time via an app ...
Solving for M: Where Mobile Fits into the ‘Big Idea’ Formula
The consumer world is changing. Your thinking should, too. Consider the following: There are 7 billion people on Earth. Of this group, 5.1 billion own a cell phone; 4.2 billion own a toothbrush (Mobile Marketing Association). By 2014, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop Internet usage (Source: Microsoft). 91 percent of all smartphone users have their phone ...
Vote for Startups, Safaris & 360i in the SXSW PanelPicker
SXSW Interactive is one of the most celebrated new media conferences of the year, with more than 3,200 sessions currently competing for a spot at the March 2013 show. The SXSW PanelPicker plays a significant role in determining the programming for this highly competitive event – and it’s now open for public voting. Our sessions ...
3 Steps for Using Attribution to Maximize ROI
Attribution is one of digital marketing’s biggest buzzwords and has become the focal point of many advertisers’ daily lives. Yet, the definition of attribution, including how it should be utilized and the problems it addresses, varies widely. According to a recent Google Analytics and Econsultancy study, 72 percent of client-side marketers say that attribution leads to ...