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The Innovation Lab media agency Initiative has a survey on Topic iBeacons initiated. The survey was conducted online and October 2014 a total of about 53 marketing decision makers from all sectors participated in the survey in Germany. Elemental result of the study: The use of iBeacons is due to the high potential for brand communication basically interesting
Mathias Smooth, managing director at Initiative. <- - Sh_cad_2!>: “The iBeacons technology is a world the great issues of the future in the field of brand communication. The technology provides brands great opportunities with respect to the bridge between online and offline media and their measurability. An individual examination for which the company and in what context iBeacons are useful, but is indispensable. “
awareness of the technology
Although iBeacons are still relatively unknown, 36 percent of respondents have heard of it. A tendency of increased awareness of the technology is higher in larger firms. A higher reputation can be reported in the companies that have already recruited mobile or implements its own app. Those who know iBeacons, also have a good idea of what the technology actually can.
Application Opportunities and Barriers
After the explanation of the technology say three-quarters of the participating marketing decision makers that iBeacons would provide an added value to the classical communication. The added value of iBeacons The respondents in the networking of the online and offline world and the opportunity to reach potential customers at the POS. Despite the odds, the skepticism among decision makers regarding iBeacons is relatively high: Two thirds of respondents see high to very high risk for promotional use. Basically, it is feared that consumers could refuse to push advertising, emanating from the iBeacons. In addition, the respondents assess compliance with the data protection policies and technical hurdles as risky.
The future of iBeacons
Before advertisers iBeacons will use advertising, is for many companies the passive use to measure visitor and frequency currents occur at the POS used to learn more about consumer behavior in the first step.
The use of iBeacons advertising in the marketing mix has the advantage of consumers in a direct and very personal way at the POS added value to offer immediately. Through the use of filter functions and the optimization of campaigns to the respective consumers use the transmission of advertising content from the perspective of individual consumers in the crowd but in the medium term self-regulate.
Bastian Raschke, Head of Innovations Lab at the initiative: “The success of the iBeacons technology is also technically nothing in the way when iBeacons provide added value through the energy-saving. BLE function can be assumed that having to use a Bluetooth standard is and offers a great opportunity to speak to consumers on their most personal device. iBeacons are no ranges instrument and it will not be in the future. However, in individual cases, the technology provides valuable benefits to the . Communication “
About the Innovation Lab
Initiatives Innovation Lab work holistically minded concept developers, designers and experts in mobile, social media and new technologies in a team together. The Innovation Lab is, inter alia, responsible for the development of individual special forms of advertising, design and optimization of apps, the management of social media communities and the evaluation of media trends and technologies in terms of their relevance to communication.
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