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MangoMOBILE offers RFID to event marketers

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

MangoMOBILE, a specialist in mobile marketing solutions, has introduced a suite of RFID technology applications designed to assist event marketers and their clients in tracking event-goers and gather information from them.

The application combines a network of hand-held computers, RFID tags embedded in a variety of wearable devices and software to process the gathered data. At an event using the system – a concert, for example – the RFID device unobtrusively tracks a consumer’s activities and interests. Based on this information, marketers can contact the consumer with automated, highly customized marketing messages via email or text-messages.

“For the first time, event marketers can immediately act on a consumer’s demonstrated interest in specific areas of a brand message or product line,” said TJ Person, president of MangoMOBILE. “Transforming what was once a passive marketing channel into an actionable, search-like medium.” [end] 

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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2012 is predicted to become a “tipping point” for RFID technology in the retail sector, according to a new study from the VICS Item-Level RFID Initiative (VILRI).

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The NFC Forum has announced that it will host a Solutions Showcase following its Members Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on Feb. 8.

This inaugural event will see six NFC Forum member companies demonstrating their NFC-enabled products and services. Presentations will include:

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A new app for mobile phones running on the Android operating system has been developed by AppTech that purports to be capable of recognizing a person’s age via the built-in camera on the phones.

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Event planners at the Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival are considering the use of electronic RFID wristbands at next year’s hosted event, according to Spacelab.

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