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Tag: Beacons

Real business applications for Bluetooth beacons and how they can help your bottom line

October 12, 2015

By Mike Crooks

Bluetooth beacons are an assistive technology that help to connect physical objects or locations with mobile devices. They can help your business become more efficient or customer friendly. Here are real business applications for Bluetooth beacons.

The Far East movement: Tesco sells Korean arm for 4.2bn, while Unilever scales in Asia

September 7, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

As Tesco plans to resolve its financial crisis, the firm has agreed to sell its Korea-based Homeplus division, which is in contrast with supplier Unilever’s plans to expand its marketing efforts across the continent.

A new era of marketing: 500 London buses set to receive a beacon tech makeover

July 8, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Beacon technology on buses will enable advertisers to push targeted offers and content to commuters as they travel around London.

Why overhype of tech such as wearables and augmented reality may not be a bad thing

May 29, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Despite Greenlight commissioning a survey of 100 senior marketers to understand which technologies are seen as overhyped and which are ripe for investment, analysts believe a product hype bubble – followed by its consequential failure – is often needed to make it go mainstream.

London Gatwick among UK airports fitted with location-based marketing tech to reach 100m passengers

May 18, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

British mobile proximity marketing company Proxama, which pushes deals to consumers’ smartphones based on their distance to retailers, has secured a deal that will integrate its Bluetooth beacons technology in airports across the UK.

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