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Responsive Web Design And Agile Development Prove A Winning Formula
With mobile and tablet usage now mainstream, Forrester believes that eBusiness teams must find time-to-market and cost efficiencies in their digital development processes. In previous research we...
Few industries are immune from the digitization of experiences, content, services, and products. In this era of cloud computing and consumer mobile devices, today's digital products have evolved from...

In the past, online transactions for digital product purchases differed little from physical product purchases, with the exception of the delivery method. However, today's digitally connected...

mCommerce Apps Have Invigorated Cross-Channel Innovation, But What Lies Next?
At last count, 56 of the top 100 retailers in the US had developed an Android, iPad, or iPhone mCommerce application. The sophistication of these apps ranges greatly from basic store finders and...
Continuous Improvement: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook
Congratulations! Your mobile web store, iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are live and adoption has surpassed your wildest expectations. But what now? Business as usual is not an option, and change is...

Continuous Improvement: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook
Congratulations! Your mobile banking web, iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are live, and adoption has surpassed your wildest expectations. But what now? Digital banking teams need to test and optimize...

When the iPhone launched four years ago and triggered off the acceleration of mobile commerce, eBusiness leaders, eager to get their feet wet, went looking for solutions. For many, transcoding or...
Since the dawn of mobile commerce, retailers have dreamed of leveraging location-based services to deliver an immersive multichannel experience for in-store shoppers. Retailers have experimented with...
Demystifying The Hype And Misconceptions Of Social Login For eBusiness
Everyone remembers Microsoft's Passport service, positioned to be a ubiquitous sign-on protocol across the Web and at one time adopted by web giants including eBay, Expedia, and Monster. However, the...
Why It's Time To Think Seriously About Using HTML5 To Differentiate The Desktop Shopping Experience
With broad support across smartphone and tablet devices, HTML5 is already underpinning many mobile web experiences. However, adoption of the technology on the desktop has been slow to date due to...

In just two years, mobile commerce has matured from a nascent channel adopted by a few progressive companies to a critical commerce touchpoint. Today, mobile offerings must be both fully...
Nothing Kills An Online Sale Quicker Than A Sluggish Site
Global is all the rage: eBusiness teams are feverishly building new international initiatives in the search for lucrative foreign customers and their wallets. Unfortunately the Internet was not...
SapientNitro, Deloitte, And IBM GBS Lead, With A Strong Pack Of Contenders Close Behind
In Forrester's 72-criteria evaluation of the top 12 global commerce service providers (GCSPs), we found that SapientNitro, Deloitte, and IBM Global Business Services (GBS) led the pack with their...

Tactics To Ensure A Successful Online Holiday Season
The stakes do not get any higher for retail eBusiness professionals than during the holiday season. For many retailers, margins from Q4 revenue alone will make or break their annual goals, and online...
CMOs Must Drive Their Firms' Domain Strategy Now
A fundamental transformation of the way brands and consumers connect on the Internet is amid us. Icann, the authority responsible for Internet domains, has approved a plan to expand the 22 currently...