Learn how to manage the increasing complexity and costs associated with mobile app development across Apple iOS and Google Android devices. Apps are everywhere. Sparked by the introduction of Apple's App Store as well as the emergence of Facebook as a distribution platform for apps and content, consumers and businesses alike have embraced the app experience. As a result, organizations across all industries need to engage with their audience through mobile apps, but developing apps for these devices has become increasingly complex and costly.

Currently more than 90% of multi-channel retail sales come from within the store. This revenue base is now under attack by the proliferation of smartphones and comparative shopping apps used within the store by consumers who want the best experience and price. In this upcoming webinar, guest speaker Julie Ask of Forrester Research and Doug Wick of Digby will discuss this opportunity and share insights into how a retail branded rich app can change the game in the retail store by enabling retailers to engage with their customers like never before.

Find out what your trade association is doing for the mobile industry. Learn how you can participate better and take advantage of your member benefits. This MMA member update is led by North America Managing Director, Michael Becker, who shares the latest initiatives and programs happening within the MMA and the industry.

We live in a multi-screen commercial world. TV, computers, tablets and mobile devices have turned the traditional purchase funnel into a purchase pretzel. Consumers no longer follow the traditional, linear steps to conversion, but now follow a much more circuitous path that jumps spontaneously from screen-to-screen. This new path-to-purchase is highly individualistic, driven by the consumer, and very difficult to predict.