Multichannel
October 31, 2012
By Staff reports
Please click here to register for the free Nov. 6 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":"636b0c44c3dfd97aedc48532d13798ff","s":"45da60f7b40b6d5d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here