Welcome to Mobile Retail News. Skip directly to: main content, navigation, search box.

Articles Tagged ‘social media’


Express drives app downloads, social media via QR codes

January 17, 2012

Clothing retailer Express is using in-store QR codes to increase its application downloads and bolster its social media following.


MLB.com rewards fans via check-ins and social media

July 7, 2011

Online sports destination MLB.com used mobile to engage fans and reward them with prizes during the Social Media Day 2011.

The dirty little secret about mobile apps

June 3, 2011

After the first session, mobile app usage goes way down, becoming almost non-existent by day 90.

Buffalo Wild Wings pushes wings and flavors via new SCVNGR campaign

May 27, 2011

Restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings is working with game service SCVNGR to launch a new mobile marketing campaign to increase consumer activity and maintain brand engagement.

Why digital out of home, mobile and social should be BFFs

April 19, 2011

This year will see a set of very different digital screen mediums all but collide – and that is a good thing.

What rock ’n’ roll can teach us about mobile and social marketing

April 6, 2011

I was watching the Grammys a couple of months ago, and as I sat through the usual clumsy award show mash-up of acts, I realized that the more important event took place earlier that day.

Mobile fundraising kicks in for Japan catastrophe

March 15, 2011

Nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, wireless carriers and a range of celebrities have stepped up to issue mobile calls-to-action to raise funds to support victims of the tragedy in Japan.

Mobile and social media set to change business

December 28, 2010

Digital and social media marketing, the advent of cloud computing and the explosion of mobile technology have all had a profound effect on the way marketers and consumers do business.

Murphy USA rolls out mobile loyalty program in collaboration with Warner Bros.

October 29, 2010

Warner Bros. has partnered with Murphy USA, a national gas station and convenience store chain co-located at Walmart, to use Whrrl as the main focus of their social media campaign for the movie “Due Date.”

Retailers must embrace mobile social tools

October 4, 2010

Recent innovations in technology have changed the way consumers interact with their world.