Blinds.coms Stephanie Pertuit to Present on Augmented Reality Shopping App at 2012 Internet Retailer Mobile Marketing & Commerce Forum

(October 05, 2012)

(PRWEB) October 05, 2012

Blinds.com (http://www.Blinds.com), the worlds largest online window covering store, announced that Online Marketing Manager Stephanie Pertuit will be speaking at the Internet Retailer Mobile Marketing & Commerce Forum on October 9th in San Diego, CA.

In her session, entitled Augmented reality: Making mobile shopping more than real, Pertuit will share her experiences building the Blinds.com The Window Shopper augmented reality mobile shopping app. Shell cover success metrics, tips on setting a realistic mobile app project scope and how to work with a mobile developer vendor to ensure a win-win project outcome.

Incorporating augmented reality is a great way to provide a personalized experience to mobile app users, Pertuit said. While not a fit for every business, we appreciate the opportunity to help our customers visualize and experience our products in person through our mobile app technology.

The Augmented reality: Making mobile shopping more than real session will take place on October 9th from 3:45pm 4:30pm and also features David Sasson, CEO and president of overstockArt.com.

Launched for iPhone in 2011 and Android in 2012, The Window Shopper mobile app has garnered over 10,000 downloads. The app allows users to take photos of their windows to virtually try on window blinds and shades in a variety of colors and styles. Customers can save their favorite products to a wish list, share with friends and family through Facebook and email and connect with the Blinds.com design experts for more window fashion advice.

ABOUT BLINDS.COM
Blinds.com (http://www.Blinds.com), owned by Global Custom Commerce, is the largest online window covering store in America, covering over a million windows a year since 1996. Today, Blinds.com is ranked No. 215 on the prestigious Internet Retailer 500 list. With a cutting edge online ordering system and The Window Shopper augmented reality shopping iPhone and Android app, Blinds.com makes ordering custom blinds, shades, shutters and draperies a no brainer with huge savings and selection. Blinds.com offers installation videos, award winning customer service and a SureFit Guarantee to make buying blinds online surprisingly easy and stress-free. Go online to http://www.Blinds.com to shop or call 1-800-505-1905 to speak to one of 100+ blinds experts.

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