First, how do you attract new customers to your coffee shop beyond the people that just walk by or are already familiar with your shop? A good location, unique and friendly ambience, and of course great coffee is a good start, but considering that anyone can get coffee anywhere, even online sometimes, is this enough? […]

Editor’s Note: As we navigate through the pandemic, re-opening restaurants is complicated. If your restaurant has an app, you can use beacons to trigger a contactless ordering experience. However, if you don’t have one, use menu QR Codes, which do not require an app. Diners can scan these QR Codes to view the digital menu […]

A complete guide to the new Beaconstac Eddystone dashboard Last year, around this time we told how you could upgrade from iBeacon to Eddystone and send proximity-based messages to visitors via the Google Chrome app. Today, with lots of feedback and new ideas from you, we’re refreshing our Eddystone dashboard and making it feel lighter, […]

Given the fast pace at which beacons are being leveraged across verticals globally, 2017 is all set to be the year in which beacons will enable critical, customer-centric use cases for businesses across the globe. In fact, while a 2014 Business Insider report predicted that a total of over 4.5 million active beacons will be […]

Few cutting-edge technologies have shaken up the retail world the way beacons have. According to a recent research report titled ‘Global Bluetooth Beacon Device Market in Retail 2016-2020’, the global Bluetooth beacon device market in retail will grow at a remarkable CAGR of around 17% during the forecast period. However, iBeacon technology with its need […]

Ever since its introduction, beacons have been attracting the attention of marketers worldwide, largely due to the ease of providing consumers contextually relevant information, building relationships, and generating better returns. However, without this element of proximity, there would have been a huge compromise on the value-add factor of these notifications, as they would either be […]

The recent growth in IoT (Internet of Things) has resulted in marketers across both large and small business segments, getting more savvy in the way they employ data to drive marketing campaigns. Not only has it helped them understand consumer behavior, but also gain insights into the kind of in-store marketing techniques that work best. […]

2016 will always be known as the year we saw beacons move beyond retail and enable critical, customer-centric use cases across various verticals. Three of the major highlights that marked this transition were the announcement of Google Nearby Notifications, Bluetooth 5 and the widespread adoption of Eddystone beacons, thanks to it’s ability to do away […]

Though beacons have been around for long, marketers across various verticals even today, often associate this BLE based technology as one that it used to trigger in-store coupons or notifications. However, things are fast changing, as retargeting is quickly emerging as one of the most compelling use cases of beacons. Not surprising, given the huge […]

That micro-moments are fast transforming the way consumers interact with brands, is no news any longer. Digital agencies all over are busy trying out new, innovative marketing channels to help brands win those micro-moments and in turn win the hearts of their consumers. Now, a huge chunk of these marketing efforts are focused around location. […]