The future’s bright the future is mobile

At least this was the conclusion that mobile executives came to at the Orange Connect event, which I attended last week. The event took place at Shoreditch House in London and was attended by industry peers from different parts of the mobile ecosystem. The half-day event, organised by Orange provided an excellent platform to hear [...]

Wi-Fi – the reason you are losing 20% of your sales today

Recent reports clearly show a rapid increase in mobile phones browsing using Wi-Fi – according to recent Bango research over 20% of your customers are now connecting via Wi-Fi (see Bango Wi-Fi stats). Millennial Media also reported 22% Wi-Fi use in the USA as part of their June U.S Scorecard for Mobile Advertising Reach and [...]

Need help getting valuable insight into mobile advertising?

It’s always great to get your hands on free mobile web industry stats, isn’t it? So I was pleased to find a new monthly report compiled by Millennial Media with a whole range of mobile advertising data. It’s the first report I’ve seen of its kind and unlike the Admob stats, it seems more representative [...]

Why web analytics tools aren’t any good for mobile?

During a webinar we recently held on mobile analytics, quite a few people asked why existing PC web analytics tools couldn’t be used for the mobile web.  Here’s why: Current tools designed for PC web analysis simply don’t work.  Google Analytics uses JavaScript embedded in a website to measure visits.  Unfortunately the majority of mobile [...]

Chocolate that makes me see red!

Some big companies really miss the point of mobile. I often travel to London and one of the simple pleasures on the return train journey is a cup of coffee, a Kit Kat and a seat. (I’m easy to please :-) So I was doubly excited to see the “Win Twenty Quid” offer on the [...]