Beacons and proximity solutions are fast becoming popular with marketers and brands not only for the engaging customer experiences they generate but also for the valuable data analytics and insights they gather, like, footfall metrics, engagement rates and repeat visit patterns among others. Gathering such important metrics was so far possible only by big brands […]

Proximity technologies and solutions have been attracting the attention of marketers, businesses and investors alike for the past few years and this interest has only been growing. This enthusiasm in the proximity market can be attributed to the pace at which the industry has been growing. Today, there are a wide range of proximity solutions […]

Ever since its introduction is 2013, iBeacon technology has been consistently growing and today it plays a significant role in the global IoT infrastructure. With its innate ability to deliver contextual, timely and personalized mobile experiences, the technology has witnessed widespread adoption and growth on both business and customer fronts. In fact, the technology has […]

Out-of-home (OOH) advertising today has made great strides in terms of incorporating new technologies, formats and mediums in order to influence customers in the intended manner. The OOH industry has been innovating at such a fast pace that it has now become ubiquitous; OOH advertisements are now being placed anywhere (from billboards at stadiums to […]

Every new technology is faced with skepticism till its real value is discovered and understood. This trend has been more significant in the last few years, as users became more aware and started treating data privacy and security as a key issue with regards to any technology.  This concern is further heightened when it comes […]

Proximity Marketing, the granular form of location-based advertising, is now becoming the prevalent medium of communication between a brand and a consumer since it is contextually relevant, timely, beneficial, and personal. It comes as no surprise that the proximity marketing industry is growing by leaps and bounds every day. According to Q2 2016 Proxbook report […]

Launched by the search giant 2 months back at Google I/O 2016, Nearby Notifications is on its way to taking the world by storm. A number of brands across various verticals, right from Airside Mobile, an innovative mobile travel app, to Entertainment One, a media distribution company, have already leveraged Google Nearby to offer enhanced […]

Over the past few years, we have seen a number of media publications, right from Wired to the Wall Street Journal, report different perspectives on the imminent death of the web. However, a lot has changed since then.  The web isn’t dead Early this year, Google announced that over 1Billion users access Chrome browser on […]

While beacons were initially popularised as a retail-marketing tool that allowed retailers to target customers with coupons, of late they have started playing a critical role in location-based marketing. With the latest updates to Eddystone, the release of Eddystone Ephemeral Identifier (EID) and launch of Android Instant Apps and Google Nearby, Google is fast shaping […]

Mobile proximity payments are gaining a lot of traction lately. According to a mobile proximity payments report by eMarketer, the US alone is projected to witness a growth of 201% in the total value of mobile payment transactions this year. TrendForce, a Taiwan-based analyst firm, states in a report that 2016 will see a 37.8% […]