;Bluetooth Proximity Marketing & SMS

Bluetooth technology is now the latest medium for advertising and marketing. Bluetooth proximity marketing has become all the rage overseas as the newest way to connect with potential or existing customers.

The definition of proximity marketing via Wikepedia.com is :
the localized wireless distribution of advertising content associated with a particular place. Transmissions can be received by individuals in that location who wish to receive them and have the necessary equipment to do so. In other words, if you have a cell phone in the proximity of a marketing broadcast, you would be able to receive the message or advertisement.

Here's how it works. Imagine you're walking through a mall, and you pass a proximity broadcast station. The key is to have your phone on and in 'discoverable' mode. This will allow all possible ads in the area to 'hit'  your phone asking if you want to receive free content from the provider. For example, say you're shopping for gym equipment at a specialty shop and they have a proximity marketing station set up. If your phone is in discoverable mode, you'll receive a message asking if you want to receive free content from 'ABC Company'. Think of it as a virtual billboard or flyer advertisement.

At Skylab we can supply you with your own bluetooth servers, or you can rent them for us for short campaigns.  We are able to remotely manage the advertisments that these servers submit so you can leave all the design and campaign management to us.  Call us to discuss your requirements, we're sure you'll be suprised at how easily you could be running your bluetooth campaigns.

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