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When done right, mobile can actually be a money-maker, rather than just a cost center.

Whether it is a tablet, an iPhone or an Android device, consumers will make more purchases than ever before through their mobile devices, certainly helping to proliferate the concept of “couch commerce.”

Marketers should focus more on mobile and social behavioral strategies to guide a consumer through the purchase flow.

The convergence of cloud-based software and feature-rich mobile devices offers new possibilities for retailers to better serve and engage their shoppers.

Evidence suggests that some luxury brands are less skilled at CRM than others – and there are some particularly common pitfalls.

In the last few weeks, there have been rumors about an impending sale of the Harry Winston brand. What follows is an assessment of the company’s presentation on the Web and a few observations on how Harry Winston has inadvertently highlighted the brand’s inherent weaknesses in terms of its business model, value proposition and marketing strategy.

Full-screen ads have been with us for a while, yet some marketers are scratching their heads and wondering if full-screen ads should be a part of their mobile advertising mix.

When the history books and Harvard case studies on iOS6 are written, the innovation that likely will have had the most impact, especially on retailers and brands, will be Passbook.

When Apple introduced the iPad Mini on Oct. 24, pundits and analysts were not impressed. Talk is of Apple lacking “real innovation” and the stock has given back more than 20 percent. The thinking seems to be that shrinking down the iPad is not that impressive, especially given Apple’s track record of product launches.

Despite all the excitement about mobile advertising in the press this year, the price of mobile ads remains very low.

While neither the Romney or Obama campaigns discussed how much of the roughly $159 million spent in online advertising was allocated to mobile, they both disclosed their involvement in advertising on mobile phones and tablets.

For luxury marketers, content creates a wonderful opportunity. Luxury brands have stories to tell, and it is something our industry frequently does well.

As an executive who has been in mobile marketing for more than a decade, I can say with confidence – and a bit of disappointment – that the presidential candidates missed a pretty big opportunity with mobile.

Mobile marketing represents one of the most interesting, must-respond challenges to retailers in decades: where to begin? We have never gone from “that’s impossible” to “we need to get this done” so quickly.

Sponsorship is a $45 billion global market, approximately 50 percent of the U.S.-based television ad market and ten times larger than the online video market, and yet only 10 percent of this market is measured.

According to Pew Research, 88 percent of U.S. adults have a mobile phone and 18 percent have a tablet computer. This has a significant impact on how marketers interact with their audiences.

As marketers grow and mature, many look to add mobile sites, mobile applications and Web apps to expand their digital presence and engage with customers. But keeping up with so many pieces of the digital pie can be time-consuming and expensive.

Smartphone adoption in the U.S. has crossed 50 percent and consumers now spend more time with their phones than with print media. Question is, why is mobile ad spend so disproportionately low?

Mobile is shaping consumers’ minds and behavior, creating new expectations of convenience and an increased desire for cohesive cross-channel and multi-device shopping experiences.

Several factors are driving this proliferation of devices including miniaturization, technology transfer from mobile phones and price reductions due to volume manufacturing.

Twitter’s immediacy and brevity has forced marketers to rethink communications with different audiences. Some even question the future of the old corporate marketing warhorse, the press release.