Jose_HC's Comments

m|strat : Contact Us

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 03:33:35 +0000

Thanks for you inquiry. I will send you a separate email to try and understand what you need. It can be the current place that I work with (this would be only for larger engagements) or a variety of other smaller players I keep in touch with.

m|strat : Mobile Analytics

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:16:34 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Jeremy. As is obvious from the last time I wrote something here it is time to do a serious update on the Mobile Analytics providers list. I will contact you offline so you can send me more information on your product. Thanks again!

m|strat : Mobile Financial Services In Canada

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:22:59 +0000

And perhaps Scotiabank's announcement that they will be rolling out Mobile Banking in Canada (Spring 2010) is a sign of the times... as well as Master Card's announcement that together with RIM and BMO they will run a 4-month payments trial in Canada. All good news for the industry. And good news for Canadians.

m|strat : Mobile Analytics

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:34:37 +0000

Hi Ahmed - Thanks for dropping by. If you do have more information it would be great if you could expand on your comment and provide a better indication of why exactly you find one better than the others.

m|strat : Mobile Applications and Loyalty

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:24:41 +0000

Martin - Great comments. Very succinctly put. Almost too good to be lost in the comment section all the way down here. The Mobile Strategy blog may be turning into one of those blogs I go to mostly read the comments :)

I did look at your link and it is also worth a read!

m|strat : Mobile Applications and Loyalty

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:20:21 +0000

Thanks Fred - I like the different categories you use but I disagree with two things you say:
1. Applications - I am simply using the term to refer to all of the above mentioned by you. To put it simply - something you download onto your device and is supposed to add value to the end user. Value in this case can be simple entertainment through a game all the way up to a \\\'device emulator application.\\\'
2. I definitely don\\\'t agree with you to on the \\\'real applications\\\' bit. Everyone of those other app regardless of their simplicity or their use (personal vs enterprise) is still an application.

If you are back and following the conversation I\\\'d like to understand a little more about your definition and criteria for \\\'real applications.\\\'

m|strat : Mobile Applications and Loyalty

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:16 +0000

Stephen - Thank you for your comments and the link. Interesting model.

m|strat : Mobile Banking In Canada (Reason 3): Technology Is NOT An Obstacle

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:56:52 +0000

David - Thanks for your post and your insight.
I totally agree with you (obviously - I know).

After years of using technology as an excuse, it no longer presents an obstacle to building a comprehensive and inclusive mobile banking platform for Canadians. Both consumer and enterprise devices are more sophisticated than ever before with faster processors, more memory and better displays. Mobile networks are faster and cheaper and the mobile alternatives to both WAP and HTML available today allow for an infinitely better user experience with more robust and versatile applications.

The technology (networks and devices) are already here and it is only a matter of leveraging them.

m|strat : Mobile Strategy - A Quick Definition

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 02:20:39 +0000

Barbara - It\\\'s always a pleasure to have you add your insight here. I would add to your definition one thing - I would go beyond just the mobile phone. A mobile phone is not not always the best tool for a mobile worker. I realize that nowadays when we speak of mobile devices most typically people are typically referring to \\\'phones\\\' but I still believe we haven\\\'t quite made the jump to it being the only answer for our mobile workers.

m|strat : Making Sense of Mobile Application Development

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 02:15:09 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Tom. It is amazing how many times I have actually seen the business process be the last thing that is looked at. First comes the \\\'great\\\' idea for an application, then comes the development and at the end they try and figure out how to integrate it into the workflow.

Crazy stuff!

m|strat : Mobile banking in its infancy in Canada but smartphones will push up its use

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:30:15 +0000

I probably should have done the same... :)

m|strat : Mobile Analytics

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:31:24 +0000

Hi David - Thanks for dropping by. I will not actually update the information until it happens but it is noted in the comments here. I would certainly like to learn a little more about what the new Percent Mobile will look like. I will contact you offline when I began the data collection for each of the providers.

m|strat : Mobile Analytics

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:39:14 +0000

Hi Barbara - Thanks for dropping by! Those are indeed great questions. I will add them to my list and we will see how well the providers play with us.

m|strat : Jose Colucci

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:37:21 +0000

Hi Ray, Thanks for dropping by. I will connect with you on LinkedIn and we can chat further about this. Cheers, Jose

m|strat : Mobile Application Development: Native or Browser

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:32:14 +0000

Thanks for dropping by David.
You make some good points in your article. Especially when you mention the 'Chosen Ones.' In an outward looking mobile strategy (to the market as opposed to internally in the organization) whenever a decision for a platform is made we are automatically leave other customers 'out.' What is that worth?

m|strat : 12 Reasons Why Canadian Banks Should Really Offer Mobile Services

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:01:02 +0000

Hi Fabio - Good point. At the end of the day it is the Customer that should drive the banks to offer these services. But that is the point of the series... I am making a case that the Canadian market is in fact ready for this.

The lack of choice in the financial services industry in Canada - the few large banks are all pretty much the same one from the other - doesn\\\'t force the players to innovate at any great speed.

Who suffers at the end? Canadian consumers.

Take a look at the latest post in the series - Mobile Banking in Canada (Reason 1): Wider, Deeper and Broader Wireless Phone Usage.

If you have a counterpoint that you would like to include in the series I would love to give you some space on the blog for you to do so.

Thanks again for your comments.

m|strat : 12 Reasons Why Canadian Banks Should Really Offer Mobile Services

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:45:48 +0000

Thanks for your comments so far.

I think we all agree on the value proposition presented if we mobilize financial services... and I continue to hear announcements on the topic. But I am still waiting for it up here... in Canada!

It will happen. Canadian banks can not ignore the mobile channel much longer.

Virtuate : Health 2.0 - Some terms of reference

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:12:12 +0000

Hi Gregg - Thanks for dropping by. To be honest defining Health 1.0 is part of the plan and a definition that needs clarification. For starters and as a baseline we could say health 1.0 is where many of us are at right now - uninvolved patients, paper-based care and paternalistic medicine. Help?

Virtuate : Top 50 Health 2.0 Blogs

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:32:40 +0000

Hi Will, Not sure we can help there but we will look at your site and perhaps start a series similar to the one we have over at http://m-strat.org - "Like Minded Blogs." First should still count for something ;-)

Virtuate : More Physicians Use Mobile Technology in Clinical Care

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:09:14 +0000

Hi Namit, Thanks for dropping by... if you wish to provide me with more information perhaps we can post something about your tool. Regards, Jose HC