What if your mobile app strategy was holding back your entire company’s growth?
In this episode, Amanda and Adam of Branch welcome back Matt Hudson, founder of BILDIT, to discuss why mobile-first thinking isn’t just about technology—it’s an organizational imperative.
From breaking down the real ROI of app investment and the myth of channel cannibalization, to preparing your ecommerce business for AI discovery optimization, Matt shares hard-won lessons on aligning teams, personalizing customer experiences, and staying ahead of LLM-driven search trends.
Whether you’re scaling retail, launching a mobile strategy, or wrestling with how to compete in an AI-first world, this conversation cuts through the noise to deliver actionable insights that will reshape how you think about customer engagement across all channels.
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Today’s topics include:
How to determine if your ecommerce business actually needs a mobile app
Why organizational alignment across teams matters more than technology
The critical difference between SEO and AI discovery optimization
How to immediately implement AI-ready data on your site today
Why React Native and cross-functional web-and-mobile teams accelerate app growth
How AI personalization works at scale using embeddings and vectors
Quotes from Matt Hudson:
“The entire org of your company, no matter how big or small, has got to be vested in the growth of the mobile app.”
“You know who doesn’t care about cannibalization? The customer. The customer. They want the easiest experience to convert.”
“If the mobile app doesn’t improve your ROAS, your return on ad spend, nobody’s going to do anything with it.”