Author Archives: Raphaël Mazoyer

Last day at Évasion

Posted on 16 December 2016 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Wrapped up a year and a half of hard work today, handing over the final stages of the launch of our Taiwan business to a new colleague, and engineering to my friends at Dirox and another new colleague who will … Continue reading →

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LG U+ Payment Gateway compatibility with Facebook iOS in-app browser

Posted on 8 December 2016 by Raphaël Mazoyer

We’ve struggled for years with our implementation of the LG U+ payment gateway on the Évasion mobile site. It relied on a popup window to process credit cards. The Facebook iOS in-app browser does support them, unlike some other apps … Continue reading →

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Google making progress in Korea

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Raphaël Mazoyer

How ironic: my bank, Woori, one of the oldest in Korea and not the most progressive business ever, is using the Google URL shortener when sending out SMS reminders to activate my new cash card. In a country where Google … Continue reading →

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Korean banks in English and with a Mac

Posted on 11 August 2015 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Looking for a bank with which I can do business in English, on a Mac, and on my iPhone, preferably without installing any plugins or “security” software. Caveats and notes: Shinhan’s Mac banking is a downloadable piece of unsigned software that requires overriding … Continue reading →

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Splandigo

Posted on 19 June 2015 by Raphaël Mazoyer

It will not do, then, simply to feel disgust. Everyone is prone to forgetfulness, even under the most favorable conditions, and in a place like this, with so much actually disappearing from the physical world, you can imagine how many things … Continue reading →

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Digital thinking

Posted on 16 June 2015 by Raphaël Mazoyer

A great example of digital thinking applied to real businesses in this story about the new CEO of struggling UK wine shop Majestic Wines. They are reconsidering some of its commercial practices, such as their six-bottle minimum purchase, some staffing policies, such as the … Continue reading →

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Lacoste Japan re-launch

Posted on 30 April 2015 by Raphaël Mazoyer

On March 3, 2015, the Lacoste Japan web shop re-launched, based on a shop-plus-brand design supplied by the French headquarters and adapted to the local market, with a dedicated smartphone experience, the local loyalty program, and various online-to-offline shipping options. The original design was … Continue reading →

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Pitching Qortex at Slush

Posted on 30 April 2015 by Raphaël Mazoyer

Last week, I pitched our service Qortex at the Slush Asia event. Here’s the video. As always, it’s pretty embarrassing to listen to yourself speak in public (do I really sound like this?!), but this was actually fun to do, and I … Continue reading →

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Too many Oreos (or: I don’t like social media)

Posted on 28 July 2014 by Raphaël Mazoyer

The famous 2013 Oreo Superbowl tweet seems to still be making the rounds in digital marketing conferences. I find this quite amazing because its actual, real-world result was in fact quite small: #lt #AdobeSymp Oreos: all that for just 15k retweets. https://t.co/E28EbtFkAE /cc … Continue reading →

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6 years with ASICS

Posted on 2 June 2014 by Raphaël Mazoyer

After 6 years looking after the digital activities of Japanese sportswear brand ASICS (first in Europe, and since 2011 at global headquarters), I found it was now time for me to explore new activities. But before I’m fully ready to move … Continue reading →

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