The fact is – and Best Buy has apparently accepted it – showrooming is not going away. Retailers must embrace that consumers may visit their stores with the intention of showrooming.

Luxury Daily today – Push notifications keep luxury branded apps top of mind; Magellan Jets, Rue La La partner for complementary private jet charter hours.

It might seem odd that a former chief marketing officer and the founder of a company which helps brands advertise on mobile would pen an article questioning the long-term viability of paid media.

Luxury Daily today – Orient-Express combines mobile, print to build email database; Dolce & Gabbana direct-links to ecommerce via restyled YouTube page.

Text messaging has replaced the phone call as the preferred method of communication. In fact, in 2012, wireless carriers are likely to handle more text messages than mobile phone call minutes.

Luxury Daily today – American Express taps app for exclusive insider’s guide; Marc Jacobs pushes menswear via desert-set social video.

Some of the ways that marketers with a mobile play can go beyond the norm with social media and more meaningfully connect with consumers.

Luxury Daily today – Lexus combines mobile, TV for youth awareness; Orient-Express seeks improved guest experience through tech boost.

Unless retailers can compete with online prices for the same product, they will lose the consumer to an online retailer at a better price somewhere on the mobile Web.

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