Digital engagement, and the ecosystems designed to support it, are mission critical in providing a universal method for engaging consumers. This report focuses on shopping apps and how to position to ensure they occupy premium territory on consumer devices.
Shopping apps and the mobile device
A battle exists between shopping and non-shopping apps (gaming, social media, aggregators) to occupy the high value, and seemingly limited, real estate on mobile devices. This report focuses on shopping apps and how to position to ensure they own premium territory on consumer devices.
The importance of digital ecosystems
Mobile serves as the most relevant instrument to reach consumers. Digital engagement, and the ecosystems designed to support it, are mission critical in providing a universal method for engaging consumers.
Discovery, engagement and sales
Successful apps are aimed directly at the ultimate feedback loop: discovery-engagement-sales. While stoking revenue resides as the goal, apps can achieve a high level of success and return by placing discovery and engagement as objectives on par with sales.
Apps are a key portal for the brand
Apps serve as a variety of functions in support of a company or brand: online storefront, marketing tool, community builder and customer insight generator.
Quality more important than quantity
This report highlights multiple features that can provide significant payback; however, companies and brands must sift through the ones that make the most sense for their products/services and align with the standards identified via the mobile app feature spectrum in the following pages.
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