30% of small businesses fail in their first year. This can be attributed to several reasons such as not offering a unique value proposition, not having a definite revenue model or not having enough capital. But, one of the most overlooked causes is ‘rigidity’. Failure to adapt to new technology and keeping old strategies alive […]

Proximity marketing as a form of marketing has been around for decades but has remained confined to just bringing people to stores. However, with Bluetooth beacons not only can brands bring more people to the store, but also engage with customers inside the store. Related: Using beacons to improve the consumer experience Think of Bluetooth […]

With Google discontinuing support for Nearby Notifications, the way ahead for proximity marketing is to have an app. In our attempt to step up the beacon game, we introduced NearBee for Android and iOS. This hardware agnostic app scans and detects all beacon notifications at physical locations. The obvious question most proximity marketing enthusiasts are […]

Google’s announcement to shut down its Nearby service has come as a shock to many. For proximity marketing solution providers who had invested in this because it required no app to be downloaded, this is indeed a major setback. Proximity marketing has always been and continues to strive to be relevant to the end-user. Spinning […]

Google Nearby: The journey so far On June 9, 2016, Google announced a new feature called ‘Nearby’ on all Android devices that was intended to lead the end-user to open or download an app and know more about things nearby. The idea was to serve the end-user with hyperlocal and contextual apps and information. So, […]

The holiday season is just around the corner with Halloween only a week away. Holiday marketing campaign ideas are afoot and we wanted to share some of the best marketing strategies for Halloween and Thanksgiving that businesses can execute with beacon technology. Related: Holiday marketing ideas with beacons: Trends, forecasts, and shopping predictions Last year, […]

As millennials are projected to surpass baby boomers as the largest generation, they are already dictating the landscape of financial services. Unfortunately, millennials carry the reputation of disliking the practices of big banks. According to a study, 73% of the millennials would instead opt for an offering in financial services from millennial-friendly brands like Google, […]

What is Hyperlocal Marketing? In 2009, hyperlocal marketing became every marketer’s favorite buzzword. Hyperlocal marketing entails extremely targeted campaigns designed to lay emphasis on a particular city or region. The idea behind it is that consumers respond better to marketing campaigns when it holds some relevance to them. That explains the rise in personalized advertisements. […]

iBeacon was merely a concept back in 2013. 5 years later, it has taken over retail stores and large enterprises alike. Since Apple first came out with this technology, the word iBeacon has become somewhat synonymous with a beacon. However, a beacon is merely the piece of Bluetooth equipped physical hardware that allows beacon technology […]

Healthcare technology: Bluetooth technology, such as BLE beacons provides healthcare sector with marketing solutions, ways to enhance patient satisfaction and boost hospital efficiency According to the New York Times, more than $3 trillion is being spent annually on healthcare in the United States. It is therefore obvious why some of the biggest names are making […]