Mobile phones have become ubiquitous and are proving to be a one stop shop for fulfilling a host of user needs and wants. Not only is mobile adoption increasing, even the time spent on mobile phones is witnessing an upward swing. According to KPCB’s, Internet Trends 2015, mobile digital media time in the US stands […]
Published on: May 5, 2016
It’s been just five months into 2016 and we have already seen Eddystone make some major announcements which has now put the beacon format well ahead on the track to becoming the new beacon industry standard. Not only did they open doors to 800 million additional users for businesses by announcing Chrome browser support on Android […]
Published on: May 4, 2016
Beacons are already making great headway in 2016. Right from their successful deployment in Australia’s second oldest zoo to their use for tracking important assets at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, we are witnessing a fast paced growth in the number of beacon deployments in various industry verticals. In fact, the number of beacon deployments is expected […]
Published on: May 3, 2016
We are back with another issue of ‘Best of Beacons’ this Week. This week we’ve got a great lineup of beacon articles in store, right from how Australia’s second oldest zoo is using iBeacon technology to enhance visitors’ experiences to the ways in which Barneys New York is solving the personalisation problem with the help […]
Published on: April 29, 2016
GET STARTED WITH GEOFENCING With omnichannel retail fast becoming a reality, it’s imperative that retailers connect to customers across all touch points, digital and physical. According to a recent study, companies with omnichannel customer engagement strategies retain 89% of customers on average. One of the factors playing a critical role in today’s omnichannel retail is […]
Published on: April 28, 2016
Millennials—born between 1980 and 2000—make up the most influential key demographic in the growing retail industry as they were the first generation to grow up in the new world’s explosion of technology. They are confident, savvy, goal-oriented, and are often defined as the always-connected generation. And, they are now changing the rules of brand marketing, […]
Published on: April 27, 2016
Year 2016 saw a great start with some really exciting news from the proximity marketing industry. Screenvision, a movie theater management company installed beacons in about 300 theatres as a part of their initial beacon rollout, while Rite Aid, a popular pharmacy chain deployed beacons in more than 4500 stores across the U.S. However, even […]
Published on: April 26, 2016
Few marketing techniques have kindled the kind of excitement and buzz that beacon technology has, in businesses all over the world. However, in spite of all the hype around it, one factor that has prevented widespread adoption of beacons among business (SMBs in particular) is the need to have an app that can communicate with […]
Published on: April 21, 2016
The present day customers are not only tech-savvy, but are also multi-channel consumers. While a majority of sales are still fulfilled in physical stores, online channels and social media have a huge impact on customer behaviour. This new class of empowered customers also seek highly personalized, consistent and holistic experiences across all channels. Retailers today […]
Published on: April 21, 2016
Unless you have been living under a rock on the face of earth, chances are that you have already heard about Google’s Eddystone beacons. The Internet of Things initiative is a competitor to Apple’s iBeacon, but it ups the ante by working on both Android and iOS and offering a wider selection of data payloads. […]
Published on: April 20, 2016