The Mobile Commerce Minute with Rob Woodbridge and Chuck Martin

By Rob Woodbridge

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A daily look at the impact that mobile is having on commerce, retail and payments from two of North America’s leading minds

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The Mobile Commerce Minute with Rob Woodbridge and Chuck Martin episodes:

08.06.2015
Where is all the revenue in beacons?
The Internet of Everything Show #4 If 2014 was the year of beacon awareness and 2015 was the year of the rollout, will 2016 be the year of beacon revenue? If so, how will they earn and for which industries will...
08.04.2015
The 5 IoT success factors for media & entertainment companies
The Internet of Everything Show #3 Tata Consultancy Services released a massive global trend study called “Internet of Things: The Complete Reimaginative Force” and it is crammed with incredible insight into this emerging world. In this episode we pull out the...
07.31.2015
Sony ushers in Drones as a Service (DaaS)
The Internet of Everything Show #2 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...
07.29.2015
Connected “things” to be 25 billion within 5 years
The Internet of Everything Show #1 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...
07.24.2015
Chrysler has 1.4 million reasons to embrace the Internet of Things…quickly
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #526 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...
07.22.2015
Hey retailers, here’s why no one is downloading your mobile app
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #525 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...
07.14.2015
What shoppers want from a retailer’s mobile app – a checklist
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #524 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...
07.08.2015
Mobile commerce around the world – not a small number to be found
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #523 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...
07.01.2015
The OTHER 10 smartphone sensors you aren’t using
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #522 Perhaps it is true that we only use a fraction of our human brain because we haven’t mastered how the rest work. The same could be said about the sensors inside our smartphones as well –...
06.24.2015
Wearables AREN’T about getting ads to the wrist
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #521 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....
06.09.2015
Is mass transit the key to mass mobile commerce adoption?
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #520 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...
06.05.2015
mCommerce, not apps, dominate mobile revenue and investment
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #519 If you are wondering where all the money is being invested into and earning from in mobile we have the answer: mCommerce. It has taken in almost 50% of all investment money and is slated to...
06.04.2015
The 3 obstacles to mobile payment adoption are…
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #518 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...
06.02.2015
What does Android Pay mean to the mobile payments industry?
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #517 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...
05.29.2015
4 lessons learned from the front line during the year of beacons
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #516 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...
05.28.2015
43% of retailers have no idea how mobile impacts their business
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #515 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...
05.26.2015
Here are the 5 steps to true personalization
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #514 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...
05.22.2015
Hey, NFC isn’t DOA!
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #513 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...
05.21.2015
Why context is a currency you can’t ignore
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #512 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...
05.19.2015
Mobile now influences $1 trillion in retail sales
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #511 There’s a number for you. Mobile now influences $1 trillion of in-store sales. This is according to the most recent survey results from Deloitte Digital. Navigating the New Digital Divide highlights the growing importance of tracking...
05.15.2015
The mobile banking generation
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #510 Banking has always been among the first services that we all seem to adopt as technology evolves. First it was the web – can you imagine a world without Internet banking today? Now it is mobile....
05.14.2015
Where IoT meets mobile commerce
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #509 The industry surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) will be worth $8 trillion according to a recent report by Cisco and DHL. While a good portion of that value will be in hardware and software, Chuck...
05.13.2015
Mobile payments now account for 27% of global online payments
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #508 Mobile is becoming more and more a part of the buying process. It now accounts for 27% of global online payments and is not slowing down. In fact, that number is up 5% from the previous...
05.08.2015
Smartphone visits up 269% and mobile revenue up 123% for retailers
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #507 I’m not sure there are any mobile influence deniers left out there but after the results from the Performance Index from MarketLive there should be very little doubt about it. The study – highlighted here by...
05.07.2015
Big screens are taking over our pockets
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #506 From big to small to big again. This is the path that we have taken with the phones in our pocket. We started with phones that required a car to carry the battery and clamoured for...
05.05.2015
Has MCX already lost the battle?
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #505 MCX – the Merchant Customer Exchange – has brought together many of the top retail brands on the planet to offer up a unique mobile commerce platform but things seem to be fraying at the edges....
05.01.2015
Mobile game developer? Here are your odds of success
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #504 If you ask every smartphone user on the planet if they’ve played a game on their phone, the majority (as in the GREAT majority) will say they have. Ask those same people if they’ve paid for...
04.30.2015
Where smaller retailers are spending on mobile this year
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #502 A recent study by Edelman Berland on behalf of eBay Enterprise looks at where and what smaller retailers are doing and spending for mobile initiatives this year. Chuck has pulled 2 key stats from the report...
04.28.2015
Beacons are getting smarter – fast.
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #502 The uses of beacons have matured in the last year and are now rolling out for many different uses across almost all industries. Chuck runs down some of the big announcements that are shaping the beacon...
04.24.2015
Are mobile sales keeping pace with mobile traffic growth?
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #501 Mobile’s consumptive nature marches forward pretty much unabated when it comes to originating traffic. This is uncontested as the majority of us look to our smartphones and tablets as first screens these days. Traffic is one...
04.23.2015
8 mobile commerce stats that you should know now
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #500 There have been an incredible number of mobile commerce studies that have been released over the last month but have no fear – you don’t have to read them all. Chuck highlights 8 key data points...
04.21.2015
67% of consumers now use smartphones while they shop
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #499 That’s a crazy stat. Even crazier is that this time last year that number was at 26%. Crazier still are the people that don’t do it – right? This number comes from a recent survey done...
04.17.2015
Why-fi? Because it makes your business better
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #498 In-store WiFi will jump in 2015 – according to the recent Impact of Store Networks and WiFi on Customer Experience study done by IHL Group. The study focuses on a number of in-store technologies but, as...
04.16.2015
Leaders lead and luddites lag in mobile commerce and the gap is getting wider
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #497 The mobile commerce gap is widening between retailers that get it and those that don’t. The logical thinking is that a rising tide raises all ships – especially when it comes to mobile commerce and retail....
04.14.2015
Where the gap is in mobile loyalty
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #496 It is one thing to capture loyalty points on mobile – which seems to be almost normal these days – but redemption is a completely different story. As Chuck details in this episode, a new study...
04.10.2015
Mobile now accounts for 34% of global ecommerce transactions
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #495 While the mobile transaction is not the stat to focus on when it comes to the true impact of mobile commerce it is VERY hard to deny the growth in those numbers. Criteo’s latest research –...
04.07.2015
70% of mobile shopping app users make a purchase
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #494 A new study by the Global Web Index brings some incredible mobile commerce numbers and may answer the age old “app vs mobile web” question once and for all. According to the study there are over...
04.02.2015
5 stats retailers can’t ignore
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #493 Accenture recently published the results of their mobile retail benchmark study and, if you are a retailer, this is as close to a mobile roadmap as you could ask for. Chuck highlights 5 key numbers here...
03.31.2015
Gadget commerce
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #492 First we had normal, everyday commerce, then came ecommerce and mobile commerce and now we are entering the realm of gadget commerce. Chuck takes us on a tour of the things that are emerging as payment...
03.27.2015
What does Facebook’s foray into peer-to-peer payments mean for the industry
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #491 Peer to peer payments have been tried before with some success. Companies like Venmo and PayPal have been doing it for years so what is the impact of a company like Facebook entering the market? Chuck...
03.25.2015
How Adidas uses NFC to sell more shoes
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #490 How can NFC help sell Adidas shoes? At an OMMA conference at SXSW Jon Werner of Adidas explained the use of NFC embedded inside of their shoes and how it helps consumers find useful information before,...
03.24.2015
Leading retailers say the mobile experience trumps the technology
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #489 At the recent OMMA conference at SXSW a distinct trend emerged from the leading thinkers and practitioners of mobile tech in retail – the experience of their customers trumps the use of technology. This is welcome...
03.13.2015
Mobile shopping habits from around the world
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #488 A recent comScore study done on behalf of UPS dove deep into the global habits of mobile shoppers. The study surveyed over 19,000 people around the world and the main points that focused on mobile commerce...
03.10.2015
The mobile payments soup
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #487 In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a serious focus these days on mobile payments. It has become, in relative terms, much easier to add payments to an app today than ever before and companies are...
03.06.2015
88% of mobile app revenue comes after the download
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #486 In case there was any doubt about the monetization strategy that works with mobile apps, Juniper Research’s latest report makes it very clear. 88% of app revenue comes from in-app purchases, not at the point of...
03.03.2015
Digital products have become the mobile commerce gateway drug
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #485 With all the focus on physical product sales from mobile, we should not forget the digital side of mobile sales – which is still growing at an incredible pace. Books, music, movies and apps are driving...
02.26.2015
Google buying Softcard doesn’t reduce mobile payment confusion
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #484 Google did what everyone expected and picked up the technology that once powered the promise of Softcard (nee ISIS). Google’s Wallet is now one of the new old powerhouses in mobile payments but what does the...
02.25.2015
Mobile accounts for 9% of online spending
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #483 Another day, another study on the global growth of mobile commerce. The latest is from Ipsos on behalf of PayPal and we summarize the key findings here – including the top 3 obstacles to mobile payments. With...
02.24.2015
47% have purchased from their mobile phone
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #482 According to a new PWC study, almost half of us have made a purchase from our phones – that is up from 30% just 2 short years ago. The study examines how often we buy from...
02.23.2015
Beacons: So small yet so big
Mobile Commerce Minute Episode #481 The path to success with beacons is not as easy as turning them on and collecting revenue. It may seem so simple on the outside but, as you’ll see from this episode, to get it right...

What's The Mobile Commerce Minute with Rob Woodbridge and Chuck Martin about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Mobile Commerce Minute with Rob Woodbridge and Chuck Martin episodes:

Where is all the revenue in beacons?

The 5 IoT success factors for media & entertainment companies

Sony ushers in Drones as a Service (DaaS)

Connected “things” to be 25 billion within 5 years

Chrysler has 1.4 million reasons to embrace the Internet of Things…quickly

Hey retailers, here’s why no one is downloading your mobile app

What shoppers want from a retailer’s mobile app – a checklist

Mobile commerce around the world – not a small number to be found

The OTHER 10 smartphone sensors you aren’t using

Wearables AREN’T about getting ads to the wrist

Is mass transit the key to mass mobile commerce adoption?

mCommerce, not apps, dominate mobile revenue and investment

The 3 obstacles to mobile payment adoption are…

What does Android Pay mean to the mobile payments industry?

4 lessons learned from the front line during the year of beacons

43% of retailers have no idea how mobile impacts their business

Here are the 5 steps to true personalization

Hey, NFC isn’t DOA!

Why context is a currency you can’t ignore

Mobile now influences $1 trillion in retail sales

The mobile banking generation

Where IoT meets mobile commerce

Mobile payments now account for 27% of global online payments

Smartphone visits up 269% and mobile revenue up 123% for retailers

Big screens are taking over our pockets

Has MCX already lost the battle?

Mobile game developer? Here are your odds of success

Where smaller retailers are spending on mobile this year

Beacons are getting smarter – fast.

Are mobile sales keeping pace with mobile traffic growth?

8 mobile commerce stats that you should know now

67% of consumers now use smartphones while they shop

Why-fi? Because it makes your business better

Leaders lead and luddites lag in mobile commerce and the gap is getting wider

Where the gap is in mobile loyalty

Mobile now accounts for 34% of global ecommerce transactions

70% of mobile shopping app users make a purchase

5 stats retailers can’t ignore

Gadget commerce

What does Facebook’s foray into peer-to-peer payments mean for the industry

How Adidas uses NFC to sell more shoes

Leading retailers say the mobile experience trumps the technology

Mobile shopping habits from around the world

The mobile payments soup

88% of mobile app revenue comes after the download

Digital products have become the mobile commerce gateway drug

Google buying Softcard doesn’t reduce mobile payment confusion

Mobile accounts for 9% of online spending

47% have purchased from their mobile phone

Beacons: So small yet so big