Mobile Commerce solutions for WordPress powered websites have become a necessity as the mobile device continues its unstoppable rise as the main gateway to the internet for South African users.
Independent mobile ad network InMobi, has recently released their latest research report on mobile advertising and mobile commerce. The report has some very interesting findings and indicates that mobile commerce is showing signs of record growth in Africa and across the Asian Pacific.
According to InMobi’s findings, 59% of South African users have now purchased at least one digital product through their mobile device. James Lamberti, Vice President Global Research & Marketing at InMobi, said that mobile commerce has become quite common in Africa, and that it is a very promising and thrilling opportunity for the consumer, retailer, and manufacturer as mobile shopping solutions will become more accessible, intelligent and compelling to use.
Mobile Commerce data on your Mobile device
We use the phenomenal WPtouch Pro plugin to create mobile versions of our WordPress websites for our clients. Now, Brave new Code, the same masterminds behind WPtouch Pro have recently released Piggy.
Piggy is a web-app that provides mobile access to bring sales data for your WordPress E-Commerce powered WordPress website straight to your mobile device. Sales Managers and Business owners can now have up to the minute sales information and stats on the go. It works on iOS and Android, is quick to install, easy to use and provides you with all the sales data you want to view as long as you are connected to the internet.
Other features include:
- Sales forecasting
- Live Updating
- Multiple Colour layouts
- Full support for 13 languages
Using WPtouch Pro and Piggy in combination you can optimize your website for Mobile, and stay on top of the data as your e-Commerce store takes off in the mobile market.
