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Business Practices In 2016: Keeping Up With The Modern Era

YoungUpstarts

In 2016, companies don’t just have to worry about what they offer physically, but also their digital presence. This means websites must also make sure they are optimized for mobile, or offer a mobile service. As previously mentioned, companies now have to optimize their services for mobile.

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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

This has been an important year for us as a firm, as well as the market in general. We couldn’t begin any recap of 2016 without focusing on the bubble we hear so much about. So, what really happened in 2016? There was a significant pull-back of the public markets in Q1. 2016 for Version One companies.

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5 Easy Strategies For A Successful Email Marketing Campaign

YoungUpstarts

Digital Marketers can’t get enough of email marketing, and for good reason too. Reports valued the ROI of email marketing at 44:1 in 2016 – $44 dollars of value for every $1 spent. Getting started with an email marketing campaign is quite simple. Mobile Responsive Templates. Mobile optimized.

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The Case For Web-Based Mobile Apps – An Interview With UR Mobile

YoungUpstarts

As small businesses increasingly look towards mobile applications as a marketing strategy to reach their customers, the question some of them are asking is this: Is it better to go with a native application (i.e. He argues that deploying mobile web applications may be better value for small businesses. How quick and easy is it?

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Should Your Company Develop a Mobile App?

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s no secret that mobile web use has skyrocketed over the past several years, with smartphone ownership in the U.S. apps per month, spending 90% of their time on their phone in apps versus in mobile browsing windows. The question is: should YOUR company create its own mobile app? nearly doubling between 2011 and 2015.

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How To Get New Customers By Targeting New Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs assume that everyone will love their solution as much as they do, so they tune their marketing focus based on their own needs and wants. Expanding your market into these areas requires thinking outside your personal box. Today’s customers want to be mobile and location sensitive.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. Only in 2021, 72.9%

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