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Trade-in Keeps E-Waste out of Landfills

Trade-in Keeps E-Waste out of Landfills

Supporting Earth Day 2018, Phobio’s environmentally friendly trade-in program helps retailers responsibly recycle smartphones and computers, and extends product lifecycles through unlocking secondary-market potential. In 2017, we prevented a total of 577.9 tons of...

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Trade-in Keeps E-Waste out of Landfills

iQ Metrix Partners with Rodio

Phobio and iQmetrix, the wireless industry’s largest provider of point-of-sale, retail management, and omnichannel retail solutions, announced an expanded partnership to bring more value to wireless retailers and their employees. This new API integration allows...

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Infographic: Lifecycle of a Mobile Device

Infographic: Lifecycle of a Mobile Device

Phobio developed an infographic highlighting the lifecycle of a mobile device, which was recently picked up by Resource Recycling in an Earth Day 2018 feature. Read more about Resource Recycling's focus on plastics pollution and recycling here.

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CCA Mobile Carriers Show Recap

CCA Mobile Carriers Show Recap

As the mobile retail marketplace evolves, retailers and carriers must adopt new strategies and products to disrupt the status quo and remain a key player in the industry. Factors that are currently influencing changes occurring in the mobile retail marketplace include...

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Disruptive Realities of Mobile Retail

Disruptive Realities of Mobile Retail

Stephen Wakeling, Phobio CEO, will moderate a panel discussion on the “Disruptive Realities of Mobile Retail” at the CCA Mobile Carrier Show 2018 on Thursday, March 29. "At Phobio, we've been focusing on and helping brands adapt to these new disruptive realities...

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Millennials are Changing Workforce Communication

Millennials are Changing Workforce Communication

Millennials are becoming the vast majority of the workforce, and are influencing how businesses manage people and communicate. Until now, email has been the pervasive medium for organizations to communicate, but that medium is no longer keeping a younger workforce...

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Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership

Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership

According to point-of-sale data from GfK, the average sales price for smartphones increased by 11 percent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2017. While the majority of smartphones are becoming more expensive, it’s the iPhone X and the Galaxy Note 8 in particular...

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Increasing Trade Values Boost Smartphone Sales

Increasing Trade Values Boost Smartphone Sales

Despite steep price tags on the latest models, smartphone sales were in full swing during the 2017 holiday shopping season. TrendForce estimated that 425 million smartphones would ship worldwide during the fourth quarter; resulting in a 6.3 percent YoY growth heavily...

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