{"id":20,"date":"2014-05-07T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impactpossible.com\/voice\/index.php\/2014\/05\/07\/mobile-internet-expected-to-surpass\/"},"modified":"2017-06-20T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:16:16","slug":"mobile-internet-expected-to-surpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/impactpossible.com\/voice\/index.php\/2014\/05\/07\/mobile-internet-expected-to-surpass\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Internet Expected to Surpass Desktop Internet Usage in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Brad Phillips<br \/>\nVice President, Marketing Communications<br \/>\nRogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Chamber&#8217;s New Mobile<br \/>\nWeb App <br \/>\nHelps Community Stay Connected to Members<br \/>\n<\/b>More and more web users are finding what they need while on the go with<br \/>\ntheir mobile devices.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a busy world and being able to search for local businesses, stay connected<br \/>\nto news and events<br \/>\nand even access exclusive discounts through your mobile device is more<br \/>\nimportant than ever.&nbsp; This<br \/>\nis true for both business and leisure mobile users.&nbsp; Today, 50 percent of mobile web users now use mobile as either their primary or<br \/>\nexclusive means of going online. Further, one half of all local searches are now performed on mobile devices.<br \/>\nEighty percent of consumers plan to conduct mobile commerce in the next 12<br \/>\nmonths.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\u201cIn today\u2019s<br \/>\ntech-focused world, we realized a mobile web app that is smartly designed for visitors and residents of our community<br \/>\nto easily access our members\u2019 businesses is the best way for us to<br \/>\nconnect the community with technology\u201d Brad Phillips, Vice President of<br \/>\nMarketing Communications, said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/>\n&nbsp;\u201cOur new mobile web app offers better<br \/>\naesthetics and user interface, and will deliver tremendous value to not only<br \/>\nour members, but also the community as a whole. We see this mobile web app<br \/>\nbecoming a popular destination for mobile Internet users seeking information<br \/>\nabout the Rogers-Lowell area.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">&nbsp;Chamber&#8217;s Mobile Usage Growing<\/b><br \/>\nThe Chamber&#8217;s mobile web app usage has grown from 6,000 total page views in the<br \/>\nfirst quarter of 2013 to just over 16,000 in that same period for 2014, an<br \/>\nincrease of 166 percent year-to-year.&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe new mobile web app is expected to increase page views by offering<br \/>\nquick and easy navigation to Directory Search, Events, News, eCoupons, Dining,<br \/>\nLodging and About Us via graphic icons.&nbsp; \u201cWe\u2019re<br \/>\nvery excited,\u201d Phillips, said. \u201cOur new mobile web app will put our members and<br \/>\nour community on more and more mobile devices.&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis means no matter where people are, or what they\u2019re doing \u2013 they will<br \/>\nhave access to valuable information about Rogers and Lowell, and our members. Through<br \/>\nthis technology, mobile web visitors can find our member businesses, get<br \/>\ndetailed maps and driving directions, read company profiles, view pictures, and<br \/>\ncontact them \u2013 in one convenient location.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThe newly improved Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\nmobile web app is free to users, and available on iPhone, Android, and<br \/>\nBlackberry platforms. To access it, visit RogersLowell.com, click on the pop-up screen that prompts you to &#8220;Install this Web App on your<br \/>\nPhone,&#8221; then follow the prompt to add to your smartphone or other mobile device.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brad Phillips Vice President, Marketing Communications Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber&#8217;s New Mobile Web App Helps Community Stay Connected to Members More and more web users are finding what they need while on the go with their mobile devices. 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