Multichannel
October 9, 2012
By Staff reports
Please click here to register for the free Oct. 30 webinar at 2-3p.m. ET on “What Apple’s offense means to luxury brands, retailers and rivals”
Apple, in a tough turf fight with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Dell, Nokia, Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard, is setting the tone for marketers and retailers with a unique mobile ecosystem that could shape the future of luxury marketing and retail and leave out those not in the loop.
{"ct":"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","iv":"8222e7b1aa2898ea65b0a7848ff34cb9","s":"b7cd995dc821e714"}
Share your thoughts. Click here