The Holiday Shopping Survival Guide

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING Survival Guide It's mad out there, mad I tell you! Last minute holiday shoppers are swarming the malls. Why did you put off your shopping for so long? How will you endure the angry mobs and make it through your list in time? Hope remains! You've found the ultimate in shopping survival gear! Check your person for anything that can help. 56% of shoppers with smartphones believe using their phone while shopping will make the experience more enjoyable.' 6726 8982 09091 8987 John Smith 11/16 Use your smartphone to its full potential and follow these 5 rules for your best chance at surviving the holiday horrors you are about to witness! Take it easy MacGyver, those will do you no good ...well, maybe the credit card. 5 Rules to Surviving this Holiday Season! safe zone Rule # 1 AVOIDANCE Avoid wandering aimlessly! Get an action plan together to find out what stores have the gifts you are looking for and if they are located in safe zones. One-quarter (25.1 percent) of smartphone owners said they will use their handsets to look up information about brick-and-mortar stores such as hours and location? ** Rule # 2 MOVE QUICKLY Research your gift from your phone to make sure it is exactly what Sally really wants. The last thing you want to do is get stuck in the mall with the horde! 48% of consumers conceded they use their mobile devices to look up product ratings or to find promotions SALES 1994 Rule # 3 COMMUNICATION Make sure you get up to the minute notifications about what deals are out there. Mobile alerts drive 1 out of 3 recipients in-store and 27% of those make a purchase“ Rule # 4 WORKTOGETHER S0% off all acme prodcuts until 5pm! RT @AcmeCo You can't do this alone! Stay connected with others so that you don't miss out on what areas to avoid and what areas are clear. Dec 24 Parking lot @Metro a warzonel Stay away! Dec 24 West mall overrun @PushScience Dec 24 bralggh.arhg.ah. @ TimeCentre 78-84% of consumers now rely on their social networks when researching new products Dec 24 Rule # 5 STAY INDOORS Why risk going out there at all? You have the tools to make all your purchases right in the palm of your hand and from the comfort of your safe house More than 60 percent of mobile buyers will make mobile purchases while at home SUMMARY It's not pretty out there, but with these 5 rules, you can survive the Last Minute Holiday Shopping horde! Use what you have at your fingertips, and above all else, be smart and stay SAFE! 44% of total searches for last minute gifts and store locator terms will be from mobile devices? Brought to you by the Health and Safety division of Push Science. "Technology that pushes the boundaries of mobile retail". www.pushsci.com push Science (cc) Y-SA Illustrations: Dave Murray 1: http://newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5109 2: http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1225 3: http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/346256 4: http://blog.placecast.net/post/758053818/the-alert-shopper-ii-new-harris-interactive-data-on 5: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/thoughtleadership/ibv-capitalizing-on-the-smarter-consumer.html 6: https://www.thepaypalblog.com/2011/09/paypal-predicts-major-spike-in-mobile-shopping-on-thanksgiving-day-3/ 7: http://googlemobileads.blogspot.com/2011/09/holiday-retail-mobile-insights.html