Monday, December 22, 2008

ContinuumMobile: Ten Companies To Watch In 2009 (DailyDOOH)


Each year we (DailyDOOH) pick out ten companies that we think you ought to keep your eye on. We don’t include the companies from the previous year - preferring instead to start afresh.

In 2009 watch out for these folks who we think will make a major impact on our industry (listed alphabetically below, i.e. in no particular order)…

Adflow Networks
Can Media
Christie
Cityscape Media
Eye Corporation
GestureTek
never.no
OVAB
Scala

During the holiday season we will look in a bit more detail about what we think may make these companies so special in 2009.



http://www.dailydooh.com/archives/6615

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Bluetooth to reach 95% penetration by end of 2008: ABI Research

While we have been touting the trends for a while now, it's always nice to be backed up by research!  By reaching near ubiquity, Bluetooth measurement is quickly becoming the best way to conduct passive, inexpensive traffic monitoring and analysis out there.


“All Mobile Internet Devices will feature Wi-Fi from the start,” says ABI Research senior analyst Douglas McEuen. “That is the essential form of wireless connectivity that no MID will be without. But in addition, ABI Research expects to see Bluetooth reach a 95% penetration rate by the end of 2008.”

While many MIDs will include voice capabilities, they are larger than mobile phones, and for convenience some users will carry a low-cost phone as well. However many consumers still want an all-in-one device, and the handset/headset configuration enabled by Bluetooth will meet their needs. That will be one of the main rationales for its early adoption in MIDs.


More enhanced forms of connectivity are in the pipeline too. The first to reach the market will be“Bluetooth over 802.11,” also known as AMP (Alternate MAC PHY). It involves a software addition that will allow the device’s Bluetooth circuits to “piggyback” on its much faster Wi-Fi connection when it is necessary to transmit large amounts of data."


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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

DOOH Bucks Sluggish Advertising Market

My friends over at Daily DOOH provided a link to an article that's worth reading.  Unlinke other media, Out of Home (OOH) has been outpreforming the economy as of late and projections from media analyists Screen Digest/Goldmedia show an inpressive growth curve over the next 4 years.


The report entitled ‘Digital Signage in Europe – The opportunities for digital out-of-home advertising’ examines the digital out-of-home media market in Western Europe and covers what we would term (rather succinctly we think) High Impact, Retail and Captive Audience sectors whereas they cumbersomely have to use the sentence “advertising on digital displays installed at various locations, e.g. airports, stations, trains, supermarkets and other public places”

Screen Digest forecast that digital out-of-home net advertising revenues in Western Europe will quadruple over the next five years from €158m in 2007 to a forecast of €626m by 2012.

Advertising on digital screens will grow from 3.1 per cent of the total out-of-the-home media expenditure in Western Europe to over 10% by 2012

Monday, August 18, 2008

Bluetooth ‘Voicetones’ At US Movie Theatres

Check out our coverage on the Blog: Daily Digital Out of Home (DailyDOOH)

The campaign distributed “voicetones” from the movie – basically 5 to 15 second audio clips that could be saved and used by consumers for alerts or ringtones, as well as video clips and a calendar reminder that went off the day before the release date.


This worked because Bluetooth hotspots were in place three weeks prior to the release date - we are told that these hotspots showed steady uptake increases as the movie’s buzz increased!


Parachute President and CEO, Brett Cutler did tell us “We deployed in theatres across the country and interacted with over 100,000 mobile devices. Bluetooth marketing is clearly something consumers are becoming more comfortable with and derive value from. Our ability to provide rich multi-media content directly to users in a fast and simple way without any additional charges is both compelling and valuable to consumers and marketers alike.



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Friday, August 15, 2008

Bluetooth Campaign Yields Results

Parachute Marketing Group (PMG) recently concluded an initiative that reached more than 102,000 unique mobile devices. The four-week campaign placed Bluetooth-enabled units in theaters in more than 17 states, inviting moviegoers to download content like audio and video clips for the upcoming film (which the company declined to name) as well as a reminder that prompted them on the night before the movie's release. Chicago-based PMG has concocted similar projects for brands like Motorola and U.S. Cellular, although this latest effort marks one of the largest campaigns of its type for the agency.

The wireless or Ethernet-connected units were hidden inside standees--the life-size cardboard cutouts found in theaters--and were able to connect with any Bluetooth-enabled phone. Each standee was customized to include a call to action (i.e., "Turn on your Bluetooth to receive free content"), and moviegoers had to opt in for the download. They could then take sound bytes from the movie and turn them into ringtones, view trailers, and set up the calendar alert.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Parachute Marketing Group Concludes 17 State Bluetooth Campaign

Wednesday August 13, 4:40 pm ET

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parachute Marketing Group (PMG), provider of advanced Bluetooth Proximity Marketing services, celebrated the successful conclusion of a 17-State campaign. Over the course of just 4 weeks, PMG’s wireless access points were deployed in theatres across the country to promote a major motion picture release.

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“In just 4 weeks, we deployed in theatres across the country and interacted with over 100,000 mobile devices. Bluetooth marketing is clearly something consumers are becoming more comfortable with and derive value from. Our ability to provide rich multi-media content directly to users in a fast and simple way without any additional charges is both compelling and valuable to consumers and marketers alike,” said Parachute President and CEO, Brett Cutler.

The campaign distributed “voicetones” from the movie – 5-15 second audio clips that can be saved and used by consumers for alerts or ringtones – video clips and a calendar reminder that went off the day before the release date. Bluetooth hotspots were in place three weeks prior to the release date and showed steady uptake increases as the movie’s buzz increased.

“Our ability to deploy our Bluetooth ‘hotspots’ wirelessly is a huge advantage for us,” said Raffi Vartian, Director of Proximity Marketing at PMG. “Our clients need to have a complete package that can be sent anywhere in the country and immediately be online and connected to our content management system. From Idaho to Georgia to New York to California: we delivered.”

Parachute also conducted an in-depth analysis of the phones recognized over the 4-week campaign, providing a trove of valuable information. For example, while it is widely assumed that American consumers only attend a movie every 6-8 weeks, the campaign data showed that 13% of all recognized unique phones attended the theatres at least twice over 4 weeks. Additional campaign details are below:

* 87,655 successful file downloads
* Averaged 3,131 downloads per day, with the busiest day seeing 6,739 downloads
* The top theatre averaged 535 downloads per day, with a peak of 1,095 downloads in one day
* 102,201 unique devices recognized:

-- Samsung: 28.79%
-- Nokia: 21.05%
-- BlackBerry phones: 12.72%
-- LG Phones: 9.29%
-- Sony Ericsson: 7.91%
-- Motorola: 5.12% (most Motorola phones need to be in Find Me mode to be visible)
-- Other Phones: 15.12%
-- Samsung's E250 was the most often seen device at 8.59% of the total

Parachute Marketing Group Featured in Bluetooth SIG Magazine

Parachute Marketing Group (PMG) was recently featured in the quarterly magazine of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Magazine in an article about its ongoing project with the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. “Wireless Tourism” describes how Bluetooth technology will be utilized to tell Chattanooga’s history on consumer’s cell phones.

Excerpt:

“Our goal is to tell these authentic stories in ways that are compelling to our audience,” Said Jim Frierson, task force leader and director of the Kruesi Center for innovation. “Bluetooth has the ability to transmit data on demand: not to broadcast to those who don’t want it, but to respond to those who do with text, video, audio and images.”

To read “Wireless Tourism” please visit:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bluetooth/signatureq308/

For additional local coverage, “Tourism Could Get Wireless Phone Charge”, please visit:

http://www.tfponline.com/news/2008/mar/15/tourism-could-get-wireless-phone-charge/

Parachute Marketing Group, LLC is a Mobile Marketing Solutions provider and the exclusive source for the ContinuumMobile brand. For more information about our networked, wireless and portable solutions, that integrate Bluetooth, SMS and Wi-Fi, please visit: www.ContinuumMobile.com.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Parachute Marketing Group Featured in Bluetooth SIG Magazine

Parachute Marketing Group Featured in Bluetooth SIG Magazine

Parachute Marketing Group (PMG) was recently featured in the quarterly magazine of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Magazine in an article about its ongoing project with the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. “Wireless Tourism” describes how Bluetooth technology will be utilized to tell Chattanooga’s history on consumer’s cell phones.
Excerpt:

“Our goal is to tell these authentic stories in ways that are compelling to our audience,” Said Jim Frierson, task force leader and director of the Kruesi Center for innovation. “Bluetooth has the abilty to transmit data on demand: not to broadcast to those who don’t want it, but to respond to those who do with text, video, audio and images.”

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bluetooth/signatureq308/

For additional local coverage, “Tourism Could Get Wireless Phone Charge”, please visit:

http://www.tfponline.com/news/2008/mar/15/tourism-could-get-wireless-phone-charge/