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Retale survey shows that consumers are embracing PayPal as the leading mobile payments service

Consumers are showing more interest in mobile payments, according to research from Retale, a location-based mobile platform. The research shows that 43% of consumers in the United States have used a smartphone or tablet to make an in-store mobile transaction. This is an increase from the 36% of consumers that did so last year. PayPal has become the most popular mobile payments services among these consumers, through shoppers tend to use a wide variety of solutions.

61% of shoppers will be using their mobile devices to make holiday purchases

Retale surveyed some 1,000 shoppers in the U.S., finding that 61% of these shoppers said that they would be using their mobile devices to purchase a gift this holiday season. Many consumers have been showing interest in mobile payments because they see it as more convenient, with payment services allowing them to simply tap a mobile device to a payment terminal to make a purchase. The survey from Retale shows that 63% of consumers believe that retailers should provide some sort of in-store mobile payment support, as this may improve the shopping experience.

Mobile shoppers use their smartphones to purchase clothes, food, and send gift cards

Among mobile shoppers, clothing is the category that experiences the most activity. Approximately 44% of consumers have used their mobile devices to purchase clothing products during this holiday season. Another 41% have used their smartphones or tablets to purchase food. Gift cards have also become a popular item for consumers doing their holiday shopping, with 30% sending gift cards via their mobile devices.

Retailers will have to make mobile payments more secure in order to find continued success

The mobile payments sector has generated a great deal of momentum during the holiday season, which is likely to carry over into the beginning of next year. Retailers are becoming more mobile-centric, hoping to better engage mobile consumers. These retailers will have to find ways to protect consumer information in order to ensure that they continue to find success in the mobile payments field.

The company has now released vibrating advertisements meant to simulate the sensation of driving.

Peugeot has now sent a new mobile ads strategy into the United Kingdom, claiming to be the first company to put haptic technology into use with the launch of a video that uses immersive tech.

The smartphone video has been designed to capture a more complete impression of the driving experience.

The mobile ads based on this video use touch technology to be able to simulate the feeling of the experience of driving a car, through the display of a viewer’s smartphone. The pop up advertisement appears within an app window and demonstrates a short video of a trip in the vehicle. The advertising has been equipped with effects using vibrations that are triggered at the same time as the car accelerates or revs up its engine.

This mobile ads strategy was created in partnership with Peugeot’s media agency, OMD, and Opera Mediaworks UK.

Opera Mediaworks UK is a firm with a specialty in mobile advertising. The mobile marketing campaign itself is powered by Touchsense Engage, which is a form of haptic technology that was created by Immersion, a tech developer.

This particular mobile video ad is a component of the UK campaign from OMD for the Peugeot 308 GTi, which was first launched in October. Its initial launch was paired with a BETC Paris online video.

These high tech mobile ads featuring the vibrating video will be available exclusively to users of Android devices. The ad campaign will be run over mobile marketing channels throughout the length of December. It will be featured on apps that were selected by Opera Mediaworks. That said, another version of the video is also being made available for mobile device users to view on the Content Portal app from Immersion, which is available for download at Google Play. It will be interesting to see whether this tech will be seen as something beyond a gimmick and if it will expand in use by other brands and marketers, as well or if it will be a simple novelty that will draw interest for now, but that will fade as the latest fad.