Tag Archives: mobile app

The Super Bowl Went Mobile, But Was It Successful?

If we saw one major difference between this year’s Super Bowl ads and years past, it was definitely the integration of mobile and social media. But it didn’t stop at the commercials; the NFL itself had numerous apps to support … Continue reading

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Mobile Adherence for Today’s Patient

Sometimes I feel like I’ve stepped into a time machine when working in pharma…. and I am not talking about being transported into the future. Big pharma’s approach to mobile adherence looks, feels and acts completely dated. SMS-based medication reminders, … Continue reading

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Hybrid App Case Study: Safeway’s Dominick’s App (Retail)

You are probably hearing more and more about ‘hybrid apps’. Well, I thought it might be interesting to share with you 5th Finger’s recent journey to create a hybrid app with the Dominick’s iPhone app and Safeway. Here’s a short … Continue reading

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Safeway personalizes grocery shopping with RedShop Mobile

If you saw our offices this week, you would see some happy Fingers! We are excited to announce Grocer Safeway is providing Dominick’s shoppers personalized offers on a mobile app powered by 5th Finger’s RedShop! The Apple iPhone mobile app makes … Continue reading

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Jos. A. Bank saves businessmen with lost luggage

Imagine for a moment you have flown to the other side of the country for a client meeting, you head to baggage claim expecting your luggage to meet you there and nothing appears. You speak to the baggage department and … Continue reading

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5 risk factors for app customer satisfaction

In order to create the ultimate mobile app experience, Victor Zhang of Safeway did his homework; and is now sharing his insight as a guest Finger Food blogger: iPhone users find Apple iTunes’ app rating and review feature helpful since these ratings … Continue reading

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Gamification – it’s the new buzzword – but what is it all about?

If you’ve been to any digital marketing events over the last 12 months, you likely came across the term ‘Gamification’… but what exactly is Gamification? Gamification is the use of game play mechanics for non-game applications. It can be a … Continue reading

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A service message from a mobile toting shopaholic…

Lucky Magazine is one of my top 5 fun time-killer magazines that I almost always pick up when I’m waiting at the airport. On my last trip to SFO I noticed a fun new feature – mobile shopping!   Lucky is … Continue reading

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The 2011 Mobile Marketing Guide

We recently published a 2011 Mobile Outlook that provides a straight talking, no holds barred, insider analysis of the current state of the mobile market, expectations beyond 2012 and a guide to mobilizing for 2011. Here is a quick peek at … Continue reading

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Surprise! More Consumers use Feature Phones Than you Think

We’ve heard this before: A mobile site is considered step one in mobilizing a brand…but who are we kidding, we both know we look at non-mobilized sites on our iPhones and Androids every day (discounting those who didn’t get the … Continue reading

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