{"id":1906,"date":"2012-10-24T15:04:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T19:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2015-07-21T21:20:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:20:37","slug":"eeny-meeny-miny-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/eeny-meeny-miny-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Eeny, Meeny, Miny, MOBILE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Google's Study\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkwithgoogle.com\/insights\/library\/studies\/holiday-consumer-intentions-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google\u2019s study<\/a> agrees with our\u00a0<a title=\"It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/123Print-BusinessHolidayMarketingInfographic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas<\/a> infographic, confirming that 54% of consumers will start their holiday shopping before Black Friday, and 36% plan to do the majority of it in 4 days \u2013 by the end of Cyber Monday! With all that shopping going on, what do small businesses need to know about how consumers will research potential purchases?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n51%<\/strong> of consumers research a product online then visit the store to purchase<\/li>\n<li><strong>44%<\/strong> of consumers research a product online then purchase the product online<\/li>\n<li><strong>17%<\/strong> of consumers visit a store first then purchase the product online<\/li>\n<li><strong>32%<\/strong> of consumers research a product online, visit the store to view the product, then return online to complete the purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Apple released the mini\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2411332,00.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple released the mini<\/a> just in time to join the collection of smart devices that are going to define holiday gift giving this year. In addition to being on the top of everyone\u2019s \u201cwant\u201d list, those who just can\u2019t wait will be adding the mini to what seems like an endless supply of devices already set in \u201cready mode\u201d for the holidays! (As a side note, have you ever heard of \u201cThe Marching Chinese\u201d? This theory holds that if the entire population of China were to line up and file through a gate, they would never finish, as China\u2019s population is large enough that the children of those currently passing through the gate will mature and have more children, who themselves have time to mature and have more children, etc.! This is what I think of whenever I hear the world \u201cendless.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, speaking of an endless supply of devices, 85% of you will shop for a gift by starting on one device and finishing on another! Here\u2019s how you will continue from where you left off, according again to Google:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n45%<\/strong> save bookmarks, shopping cart, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>45%<\/strong> send an email\/link to themselves<\/li>\n<li><strong>34%<\/strong> directly navigate to destination<\/li>\n<li><strong>32%<\/strong> conduct a search on another device<\/li>\n<li><strong>16%<\/strong> sync to an online service<\/li>\n<li><strong>4%<\/strong> other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what can your small business takeaway from all this? One key takeaway is to <a title=\"Make Sure Your Business is Prepared\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/is-your-business-prepared-for-black-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\">make sure your business is prepared<\/a> for the 54% of consumers who will start their holiday shopping before Black Friday. You should also make sure <a title=\"Your Brand is Memorable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/make-your-brand-memorable\/\" target=\"_blank\">your brand is memorable<\/a> to the 46% of consumers who plan to spend more time shopping around for gifts this year because of the economy. The bottom line though is making sure your small business is prepared to<a title=\"Jump on the Mobile Bandwagon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/which-fall-2012-bandwagon-should-your-business-jump-on\/\" target=\"_blank\"> jump on the mobile bandwagon<\/a> that is undoubtedly going to happen this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>How will your small business use mobile technology this holiday season? 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