This Week's Word from Grant
The exponential growth of smartphones reminds me of the early days when the internet expanded beyond academics. The internet brought the world to your desktop, now it brings the world to your palm!
PIVOT Points
MOBILE is hot!
This year tens of millions of smart phone owners are surfing the web. What is their experience when they come to your store? 
 
The newest challenge that mobile technology has created is getting a Yahoo! Store, optimized for 17" monitors and larger, to fit and work properly on a 3 inch phone screen. Compete also found that smartphone users are very likely to abandon shopping sites that haven’t been optimized for mobile usage. Almost 8% of smartphone owners who tried to buy something from their phone were simply unable to do so. Read More

The numbers and trends are exciting! Next year Americans will spend one to two billion dollars online from their mobile device. Is your store mobilized? FastPivot did a random survey of 15 clients and found that there was an increase of 68% in mobile traffic  and an 115% increase of revenue in the past five months. Read More

FastPivot Mobile Beta is being offered at an introductory rate so sign up today! The app is sleek, seamless and powerful. 
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IN OTHER News...
FastPivot reveals Mobile-Store-Design-Beta Innovation during Internet Retailer Chicago
When FastPivot’s President Matthew Ledford and Director of Strategy Grant Henry arrived at the Internet Retailer Conference in Chicago with a Mobile-Store-Design-Beta solution, crowds flocked. With the world going mobile, many more shoppers are making purchases from their smart-phones everyday. Read More
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How fast is the Yahoo! Mobile Commerce Store growing?
FastPivot conducted its own Mobile Commerce Growth Trends Case Study by reviewing analytics data from 15 random Yahoo! Store clients. Our data indicates an average increase in mobile traffic of 68% and an increase in revenue of 119% in just five months. Be sure to watch the presentaion on "Why Mobile." Read More