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Mobile Spinach – Mobile Commerce And Group-Buying Platform

YoungUpstarts

San Mateo, California-based Mobile Spinach ( www.mobilespinach.com ) is an integrated mobile commerce and group-buying platform that provides users with virtual discount coupons that can be redeemed at participating local merchants. Mobile Spinach was founded in 2010 by entrepreneurs John Vitti, Antonio Vitti, and Steve Lewis.

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[Singapore] Going Mobile Is A Big DEAL For Daily Deals

YoungUpstarts

The next big wave in daily deals seems to be in the mobile space, what with many of these sites introducing mobile applications to make bargain hunting all the more convenient. Expectedly, extending deals to consumers beyond the web into the mobile arena is critical for these sites’ continued growth, and DEAL.com.sg

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Real-time points and mileage redemption appeared at the POS, first introduced over a decade ago and now going mainstream. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones. Then at the request of merchants, we settled for the mobile number.

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[Singapore] NETS Launches Location-Based App For Deals

YoungUpstarts

There are also what NETS calls “Special Deals”, a daily deal-style promotion that is a deal limited by quantity, price or time for redemption. In the News location-based app mobile app NETS NETS Savers Singapore' Users only need to show the coupon on their phones to the merchant in order to redeem a deal.

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10 Incredible Mobile Marketing Statistics Every Entrepreneur Must Know

Growthink Blog

This new type of marketing is Mobile Marketing. According to Mobile Marketing Association Asia, more people on planet Earth own a mobile phone (5.1 According to the CTIA Wireless Association, 250+ million Americans carry mobile phones; representing over 80% of the nation's population. Consider the following: GROWTH 1.

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The 7 Jaw-Dropping Stats That Will Radically Change Your Local Marketing

Mike Michalowicz

A whopping 88 percent of consumers who search for a business on a mobile device, buy or visit that business within 24 hours. Mobile coupons get three times the clicks and 10 times the redemption as traditional paper coupons. Restaurants with a 3.5 They definitely are. Don’t have an email list yet?

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FootTraffic Offers an API for Location-Based Offers

VC Cafe

Since we have the phone on us 24/7, most mobile applications can provide a better service to the user by requesting access to his location. In addition, e-commerce and daily deals have been breaking all-time records with a rise sharp of redemptions on the mobile. billion in 2011.

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