We are back with another issue of ‘Best of Beacons’. This week we’ve got a great lineup of beacon articles in store, right from how Google maps will now use iBeacon technology to support targeted ads, to the top five iBeacon campaigns from 2016 (so far). So sit back, sip a cup of coffee and […]

Businesses are quickly adapting to the technological advances so as to remain ahead of their competitors. They are investing in location-based technologies, such as iBeacon, Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, and so on, as it gives them an edge by creating multiple points-of-sale and engagement abilities at a personalised level with their customer base. Beacons are doing specifically […]

Mobile payments, especially in physical locations have been gaining significant traction over the past few years. According to a recent report by Prepaid International Forum, 24% of adults in the UK alone have used their smartphones to make in-store mobile payments and 12% do so on a regular basis. Significant reasons for the sharp increase […]

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 […]

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 […]

Editor’s Note: This blog was updated on July 9, 2019 to reflect all the latest changes in the proximity marketing market. Over the last four years there has been a technological uprising in the way modern marketers have gone about implementing location-based marketing. Beacons first came into the picture when Apple released the iBeacon specification […]

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 Fujitsu’s announcement about beacon-enabling the Tokyo Parks Navi smart device app to Maxus’ report on the potential of beacons in retail. So sit back, sip a cup of coffee, […]

Today, India’s hyper-connected consumers are rapidly entering an era where they expect retailers to provide consistent and unparalleled service across all touchpoints. From choosing between various channels to being channel agnostic, the Indian consumer has come a long way and is now fast moving towards the omnichannel way of life, according to PwC’s annual retail […]

It goes without saying that few industries are changing as rapidly as today’s retail sector. Faced with a still-turbulent economy and increasingly demanding consumers, rise of innovative technologies such as proximity marketing have helped malls and retailers to stay relevant and competitive by employing a data-driven approach to measuring the behaviour of their shoppers. So […]

The Indian technology and services market is poised to touch US$350 billion by 2025, as stated in the recently launched Nasscom-McKinsey’s report titled Perspective 2025: Shaping the Digital Revolution. The market will witness a steady growth to reach US$350 billion from US$132 billion in 2015. Innovation will be a major factor among those driving the […]