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LG confirms its upcoming G3 smartphone will have a 5.5-inch screen with video teaser

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by on May 24, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

LG has posted a video touting the “grip-ability” of its upcoming G3 flagship smartphone which confirms that it will come equipped with a 5.5-inch display. Posted to YouTube by the official LG Mobile Global account, the video stops short of revealing any other details – such as the resolution of the display – but the clip suggests its reasonably large screen will come in a relatively small chassis. A smart move for a larger device, no one likes an oversized bezel that makes it hard to hold. While there have been a number of leaks ahead of launch, this is the first…

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3 brands that are driving the future of social-mobile shopping

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by on May 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Roundups, Social Media

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Franklin Morris is a Senior Writer for Rackspace Digital, the digital marketing infrastructure specialists. Think about the last time you made a purchase—whether a new pair of shoes or a flat screen TV. Did you buy from your smartphone or your laptop? Did you engage in social-mobile shopping by sharing the details of the purchase with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers afterwards? If you answered “No” to any of these questions—congratulations—you’re in the majority. But the brands you love want to see your answer change to “Yes.” For years, analysts have predicted the rise of new social-mobile shopping behaviors…

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3 brands that are driving the future of social-mobile shopping

May24
by on May 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Roundups, Social Media

Online shopping
Franklin Morris is a Senior Writer for Rackspace Digital, the digital marketing infrastructure specialists. Think about the last time you made a purchase—whether a new pair of shoes or a flat screen TV. Did you buy from your smartphone or your laptop? Did you engage in social-mobile shopping by sharing the details of the purchase with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers afterwards? If you answered “No” to any of these questions—congratulations—you’re in the majority. But the brands you love want to see your answer change to “Yes.” For years, analysts have predicted the rise of new social-mobile shopping behaviors…

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Selling through customer service: How to turn customers into brand evangelists

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by on May 24, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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John-Paul Narowski is the founder of karmaCRM, a simple Web-based CRM software focused on small businesses. The days of high-pressured sales pitches by suave looking salespeople are over. You can thank the Internet for that. Nowadays, sales competition is fierce across industries, and a popular way to get ahead is through customer service-driven business models. You can generate sales via customer service in a variety ways – from transforming customers into evangelists to converting users into channel partners – but the way to get there is tricky. Selling through customer service requires a lot of homework. You need to listen and study…

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