Overview of the iBeacon / Proximity Ecosystem at the start of 2015. Updated regularly at blog.mylocalsocial.com. Details at LocalSocial (www.mylocalsocial.com).
using Beacons for indoor & place-based signals Place / Location Analytics companies using Beacons for indoor & place-based signals Vertical Solution Provider using Beacons for features (Events, Museums, Enterprise, Real Estate) Shopper Marketing Platforms using Beacons to trigger engagement, understand context General Purpose Proximity Platforms offering PaaS to everyone else Indoor Location Providers using Beacons as part of the Indoor Location arsenal Hardware Companies with embedded Beacons (Lights, Sockets, Wearables) Lots of different players in the Beacosystem
mains powered, solar powered, passive powered Transmits a message in an agreed way All iOS and all new Android devices can “see” this message (Standalone Beacons) Range: 10M / 30 feet on average
Successful deployments outside retail: events, gigs, conferences, real estate, tourism Enterprise use cases start to emerge: meeting rooms, staff location, security Privacy policy becomes a key differentiator for suppliers Do not track equivalent policies become formalised More M&A More options emerge for App-free proximity experiences Many poor consumer experiences launched - mostly in retail context Some expectations for 2015
Over Hype Bring on the trough! Bad Behaviour Just because you can - doesn’t mean you should! Backlash Privacy, Nordstrom, NSA, “black” phones… Scaling Power, management, control, refresh, firmware,… 1 2 3 4 5
accuracy, likely changes Privacy Ref: Nordstorm! Opt-in, opt-out. Emerging best practises and code of conduct. Data Can you handle, process, manage the data that will flow? Customers Handled poorly, irritates / annoys people / destroys brand Trials Timings, customer segmentation, use-cases (simple!) 1 2 3 4 5
Advocate, Google Ventures, Investor Covers nearly everything that moves involving HyperLocal Ads, Publishing, indoor advertising, etc. Great Blog - also active twitter @dusanwriter “Be the Beacon” :-)