Footwear label Brian Atwood is increasing its follower base on Instagram with a contest to acknowledge loyal customers.

While cofounder Bill Gates stepped away from the CEO’s job in 2000, handing over the day-to-day running to lieutenant Steve Ballmer, he cannot be blind to the obvious: his legacy is about to be undone. Unless Microsoft gets its product and customer focus right, it will wither on the vine.

When retailers are looking at the build versus buy scenario, the decision quickly boils down to economics.

Gartner predicts that in 2013 mobile devices will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. What can marketers do to prepare for the mobile shift?

Consumers are increasingly turning to their smartphones over computers to browse the Web, so marketers must make an impression with mobile-optimized sites.

Quality Assurance (QA) plays a vital role in the development of mobile applications, but many overlook the critical nature of this piece of the app development process.

British watchmaker Christopher Ward is aiming to trigger mobile sales through a QR code on its print advertisement in the spring issue of Aston Martin magazine.

The mobile commerce usage rate is forecasted to increase from 14 percent in 2013 to almost 40 percent by the end of 2014.

Only 3 percent of affluent women and 9 percent of affluent men purchase designer apparel through their mobile device, according to new research by the American Affluence Research Center.

Mobile commerce is growing, with 68 percent of smartphone and tablet owners having attempted to make purchases on their devices. However, problems during the payment process have forced 66 percent to abandon their transactions, according to a report from Jumio.