Mobile

At Perficient, mobility isn’t something we add on to a project; it is something baked in from the beginning in almost every project. It is one of the reasons that our shift to User Experience and then to Digital Translation may have happened faster than other consulting firms. In our latest numbers, more than 75% […]

Recently I had a chance to chat with Mariya Moeva, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, about the trends Google is seeing that impact the growing importance of mobile apps. (Find out more about Mariya at the end of the interview.) Also, Mariya has provided a handy form for you to ask her questions about mobile apps […]

In the past year, we have seen a lot of online stores expand into the offline realm. As everything seems to be going digital, why are ecommerce sites developing brick-and-mortar stores? For starters, 90% of all sales occur in a brick-and-mortar setting.  AND 95% of all retail sales occur amongst retailers that have some sort […]

I was surprised to know that designing for people with various forms of literacy issues would benefit literate users. In one study presented in a session I am now attending, I learned it does! Another surprise, about 50% of U.S. citizens report some type of literacy problem. As a result, when we think about digital transformation […]

It’s safe to say that the customer is the lifeblood of any business. Without customers buying your products or using your services, your business would cease to exist. That’s why it’s so important to engage with your customers and provide them with personal journeys tailored to their personas. And the best way to start? Use […]

At a conference such as Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) many, many statistics are presented. I get frustrated when the equivalent of empty calorie are trotted out, and we’re told they are a trend. Examples include mobile use, smart phone ownership, home broadband deployments and so forth. I was in a session yesterday and […]

UPDATE: In May 2016 Google rolled out a second mobile-friendly ranking update. See “What was the impact of Google’s second mobile update?” for our updated results. In this study, we look at the impact of the so-called “Mobilegeddon” update. This update was viewed as being a potentially very large update. At SMX Munich, Google’s Zineb Ait […]

I am always intrigued by technology implementations that accelerate my ability to create robust solutions, especially when they are well architected, proven to scale, and economical.  There are a couple of recent announcements from Liferay that I feel fit this description and are worth looking into:  Liferay Screens 1.0 This exciting new offering further strengthens […]

IBM delivers Mobile First in a series of Virtual Application Pattern(VAP). Mobile First VAPs are a great way to implement mission critical Infrastructure. A VAP encapsulates the details of the infrastructure topology. The details of the build out are hidden from users and administrators. Basically not much can be tampered with so failure is keep […]

While traditional B2B selling channels have remained the most influential, a combination of ubiquitous digital technologies and increasing buyer expectations have led a rapid shift towards digital B2B commerce. Pure-play retailers like Amazon are using their sizable momentum in the B2C world to double down in the B2B market. These shifts are causing B2B sellers […]

When Google announced in late February that the mobile-friendliness of web pages was going to be pushed as a ranking factor for mobile search results, the response was staggering. Media outlets that normally don’t report on SEO trends were picking up the story and plastering headlines that read something like “Mobilegeddon is coming” across the […]

I recently read an article about cell phone usage that summarized where American adults are using their smartphones most often, and how it’s affecting their day-to-day personal interactions. This information was astonishing and saddening all at the same time, reflecting these eye opening statistics: I will be the first to admit that I myself have a […]