SMS marketing is one of the fastest-growing marketing trends today. Yet many people are still unaware of the benefits of SMS marketing. SMS marketing is one of the most effective ways to communicate with your audience as it gives you the ability to reach people on a personal level, as well as target them based on their location and their interests.…

Welcome to episode #274. On the show: Sodimac lets you sleep on the side of the highway; Crimtan partners with Primesight; The Rappi App for simple grocery shopping; LiveNation gets into location with their own LBM platform; Deliv partners with UPS; Yahoo! Japan partners with IndoorAtlas; ASDA + Clear Channel UK; xAD launches MarketPlace; PlaceIQ a…

Welcome to episode #273. On the show: Poster in motion for the film Creative Control; Web.com acquired Yodle; Alibaba invests in Groupon with them knowing; Mitsubishi's mid-air display - it's like magic; In case of emergency call your nearest WaffleHouse; Walgreens gets deeper into beacons; Kontakt.io raises $5M clams; Foursquare + Delivery.com; Ex…

Welcome to episode #272. On the show: Amazon's Treasure Truck hits the streets of Seattle; Gemalto launches LinqUs IoT platform; Lady Gaga teams with Intel for David Bowie tribute at the Grammy's; KeyDuino means fist bumping your car to unlock it; MicroChippy and Bubbledogs create a pop-up Canine Cafe; Going Hongbao for Chinese New Year's; ParkHub …

Welcome to episode #271. On the show: Order Domino's from Amazon Echo; Los Angeles GeoHub; Citymapper raises $40m; Ace Hotel + WeTransfer; Starbreeze's Starcade virtual reality arcade; Geofeedia raises $17m; Land Rover's #hibernot Instagram campaign; Indoo.rs and Micello team up; Screenvision & Mobiquity bring beacons to the movies; McDonalds fight…

Welcome to episode #270. On the show: Miami Heat taps AisleLabs; Down with CCTV-like service for location; Coors Light brings local music tastes to your ears with help from Shazam; Wells Fargo and BoA welcome ApplePay; UberRush delivers for Nordstrom; PeopleCount launches PlacesCount; Best Buy brings in Slyce; ViaDirect partners with Broadsign; Sho…

Welcome to episode #269. On the show: Real holograms thanks to Kino-Mo; Proxfinity's smart badge for conferences; Samsung's TipTalk lets you talk into your finger; Down with walkie-talkies thanks to Theatro; Microsoft's Skip means no lineups at Gerrity Supermarkets; Carrefour lets you shop like a Jedi; Estimote rakes in $10M; PlaceIQ trumps that wi…

Welcome to episode #268. On the show: Are you ready for a drive-thru supermarket?; Euclid Analytics raises $20M; Foursquare (enough said); GoInStore; Lyft partners with National MedTrans Network; EyeQ to make waves at NRF; 7Eleven helps corrupt with rewards; Google creating a virtual reality division; Vistaprint gets into local listings; Shelfbucks…

Welcome to episode #267. On the show: CES beacon scavenger hunt (again); EyeLock & Diebold rename the ATM "Irving"; Screen commerce by Think&Go; Billy Bishop Airport DOOH's the tunnel; Faking human stench to fight Dengue Fever; GM takes a Lyft for half a billion; Car commerce thanks to OnStar and Synchross; Emirates + Millennial Media; AT&T, Cisco,…

Welcome to episode #266. On the show: The first beacon'd city; Crowdsourcing maps from driving your Toyota; Does it seem like Jameson's is following you? They are; Adored loved to the tuned of $2.3 million; Fleetzen's on-demand fleet of pick-up trucks; ShopperTrack acquired by Tyco; Starbucks teams with Alibaba; Twitter lets you control drones; Lin…

Welcome to episode #265. On the show: This is our annual predictions show. We highlight the things that stuck with us throughout 2015, how our 2015 predictions panned out during the year, the trends we see gaining steam and the companies that you should be paying attention to as we head into 2016.بقلم Rob Woodbridge

Welcome to episode #264. On the show: Membo moves into mobile; Moz partners with NavAds; WayRay announces the first holographic navigation; the Samsung holiday piano; Netflix helps you create snooze socks; Factual raises $35M; Mondelez's Cherry Ripe campaign down under; Facebook & UBER team up in Messenger; JCPenny's VR view of Santa's workshop; Be…

Welcome to episode #263. On the show: Absolut-ly IoT; Pagen treats for real web cookies; Wayfindr finds Google - and $1 million; Irisys' Gazelle 2; Tapestry of Hope with Jane Goodall and ESRI; PlaceIQ and IRI team up; Walmart's mobile payment play; Download the Sears app to get free shipping; Dwolla & Seamless work on P2P payments together; Gamesto…

Welcome to episode #262. On the show: You can't hide from racist tweets; Bfonics launches WiFi beacon; Mobify acquires Donde; UberMedia's LROI; Tyrers Department Store tests the Digital Clothing Rail; Aruba Networks launches Mobile Engagement 2.0; Domino's Easy Order button; Placemeter's new Sensor Technology; Soundpays launches their mobile wallet…

Welcome to episode #261. On the show: Star Wars infiltrates bus shelters; Placester raises $27M; Beretta's bluetooth gun; L&PM Editores gives away subway tickets in books; Kantar Shopcom partners in data with 4INFO; Book your room at the Air Canada Centre thanks to AirBnB and MLSE; Tapad partners with VisualDNA; Royal Caribbean's #ComeSeekLive Peri…

Welcome to episode #260. On the show: Millennial Media works with Rentrak to match TV ads with mobile; Western Union partners with WeChat; America's Movie Night courtesy or RedBox; National Geographic launches "Find your park, love your park"; Carvana's car vending machine; SenionLab launches StepInside; Gravy + ROIChecker creates VisitCast; Roamin…

Welcome to episode #259. On the show: Jet.com entices employees with virtual reality; Uber partners with TomTom; PillPack wraps pills in location; PriceLocal launches in Charlotte; SingPost opens a mall; Coke's Wish In A Bottle campaign; Google Maps go all in on offline; Verve partners with Moat; Blippar's British poppy appeal campaign; Spotify rec…

Welcome to episode #258. On the show: A fleet of starship...delivery robots; LISNR raises $$; Amazon kills product dead; MediaSignage geotargeting moving vehicles; Rodilla gives away lunch; Facebook let's brands know who's nearby; Walgreens marries rewards and Apple Pay; Apple testing new indoor survey app; Google puts DoubleClick on billboards; Sw…

Welcome to episode #257. On the show: Tommy Hilfiger brings VR to the store; eeGeo launches global 3D mapping platform; MLB using SnapChat geofilters for the World Series; Taggalo blends beacons with facial recognition; Sochat lets you text anyone nearby; Lowe's opening a hardware store in space; Sears introduces you to experts; IBM to acquired the…

Welcome to episode #256. On the show: Zikit's now or never coupons; Paying with sounds; Short stories by ShortEdition; Unmapped; Pixie; Google's shopping insights; UNICEF Kid Power with Target; Uniqlo's U-Mood; GPS-based metering in NYC; MapQuest's refresh; Gimbal whitepaper - Unlocking the future of OOH.…

Welcome to episode #255. On the show: Pinterest says location for every pin; Westfield and Commbank beacon Australia; Get yer booze really easy see from Drinkeasy; Cat mapping; MoveLoot does the heavy lifting; Pikato acquired by RetailNext; SIM Partners + Show Carnival; Niantic Labs raises $20M; #OpenUpTheFun with Tostitos Canada; Gimbal gets Phigi…

Welcome to episode #254. On the show: Ordering pizza from the street; LOCALiz from Bulzi; Droneports in Rwanda; Sunshine weather app; Your opinion pays in Portland; RevTrax patent; Walgreens' discounts for steps; Salvation Army's Human Needs Index; eyeQ update; Walmart's "Magic" service called Simple Text.…

Welcome to episode #253. On the show: Easy location for SMEs thanks to Localistico; Walkbase teams with Samsung for in-store analytics; Amazing Amazon's Flex; On demand clothes alteration by Air Tailor; Nescafe brings virtual reality to...coffee; BestBuy's robot Chloe; Google acquires Jibe; Foursquare adds OpenTable integration; Rentrak merges with…

Welcome to episode #252. On the show: Eastsa removes waiters from the restaurant; Fujitsu partners with iProximity; Panama does location video sharing; Goodwill's GoBin; Oscar Meyer is your new...matchmaker? Thinknear's ThinkPolitical; Starbucks rolls out "order & pay" everywhere; Coke-moji's; Canadian Tire mPay & Play app; MoBeamQuity. Rob's new g…

Welcome to episode #251. On the show: Apple buys Mapsense; Wycombe Wanderers add GPS trackers to their players; Lipton's Taste of the Brightside campaign makes it rain; Pokemon Go; Mapkin's natural language driving app; UnderArmour and Sports Authority team up around MapMyFitness; Where2GetIt rebrands as Brandify; SocialGist and Foursquare team up;…

Welcome to episode #250. On the show: Didi Kuaidi goes to war with Uber in China; CartoDB raises $23m; Toshiba moves into wearables; Drive Smart in New York and get rewarded; Refugees Welcome helps find homes for refugees; New research from Zebra; Estimote's Nearables; BP's Give a Reward, Get a Reward; Auntie Anne's partners with Postmates for pret…

Welcome to episode #249. On the show: SmarTone Telecom complicates the KISS principle; Ikea Canada powers discounts with Twitter vending machines; SeeLight helps the blind cross the street; Area360 raises $3.5M; Yogrt rakes in $3M; Untold Music Festival trades tickets for blood...in Transylvania. Member news includes items from Mondelez Shopper Fut…

Welcome to episode #248. On the show: Uniqlo's Style Your Life campaign with WeChat; Kagulu tells everyone the value of your car; Verizon makes dumb cars a little smarter; Square partners with Apple for P2P payments; Shazam your vodka. Industry news about United Airlines, Macy's Blue Bite and the Gap.…

Welcome to episode #247. On the show: Asif's Jamaican journey; Wrapify wants to pay you when you drive your car; Sensewhere partners with Tencent in China; Latis works on smarter notifications; Fishbrain helps catalog the world's endangered fish; Intellibins locates recycling for New Yorkers; Ahlens of Sweden uses Instagram in a unique way; DoubleD…

Welcome to episode #246. On the show: Peaceful walking by Walkonomics; Forbes and Tinder partner for networking; Blind French hikers trek 80km without a guide; AwareCar helps you avoid parking tickets; Embarcadero Technologies launches BeaconFence. Member case studies from Target, Coke and the Hampton Inn. Special Guest is Thomas Walle Jensen of Pr…

Welcome to episode #245. On the show: Anonymous proximity messaging with NOD; Visor let's you see what's happening around the globe; Michigan University opens up MCity to test driverless cars; Beacons + WeChat test from Chow Tai Fook brings in $16m; Hipcamp's landsharing services. Member news from Canadian Tire, Placed and Wendy's. Full show notes …

Welcome to episode #244. On the show: Monetizing ears; UberMedia launches Location Visit Optimization; The world's first virtual reality theme park called The Void; The world's first artificially intelligent ad; MotorMood's emoticons for drivers; Audi, BMW & Daimler acquire Nokia's Here; xAd's Global Location Snapshot; Nordstrom's rooftoop Instagra…

Welcome to episode #243. On the show: Location-based soundtrack on the Williamsburg Bridge; The Great Escape; Google's Eddystone beacon initiative; Spotify's musical map of the world; Enplug's digital signage app marketplace; CrispMedia partners with Taste Of Home for hyperlocal content in grocery stores; Swrve and Plot Projects partner; NTT DoCoMo…

Welcome to episode #242. On the show: AOL/Verizon may be Millenial Media; Shape-changing interfaces; Big Gay Ice Cream uses beacons; Gimbal's new U-series beacon; Rubicon Global's quest to be UBER for your trash; Bulmer's #livecolourful bar; MakersCafe; Spark's Women on the map; Waze's RideWith ride sharing; Hands-free Tinder for Apple Watch. Chuck…

Welcome to episode #241. On the show: Avaya's bus shelter soccer shootout; Beacons on busses by Proxama & Exterion Media; Apple patents high fives & location-based tasks; The ATM for food by Oasis24Seven; Selfridges Tiffany & Co brings flagship store to augmented reality; Starbucks taps Lyft for free frap deliveries; Systeme U's transparent food; T…

Welcome to episode #240. On the show: We take a look at tools, services and technologies that will make your summer vacation better - no babysitting included. We feature stories about: Google Photos; Mr. Everything; PayPal and Uber; Foursquare's mayor mea culpa; the KeepTrax app; Google's Sidewalk Labs; Trending places on Instagram; Samsung's safet…

Welcome to episode #239. On the show: Parkour Method; Roku & Innovid team up; VenueLabs acquired by Groupon; Amazon testing On My Way delivery service?; Ted Baker launches online virtual store with 360 degree panorama technology; Reachi uses a mesh network to help the Red Cross; Snapchat's Geofilters become ads; Lanes for texting in Antwerp; AdTile…

Welcome to episode #238. On the show: Thync's digital drug; Google's Location Aware Search; Indoor Atlas partners with Aisle411; Marriott and Netflix Travel Brilliantly together; Nomadic Gifts brings back the carrier pigeon; Verve Mobile acquires Fosbury; Facebook gives away beacons for free; Le Petit Chef entertains on your dinner plate. Our resou…

Welcome to episode #237. On the show: Samsung & Jurassic World offer Best Buy exclusive content; Pinterest's "buyable pins"; Alibaba tests new QR codes for a nifty idea; Periscope's map view; Zopper raises $20m; Google's connected fabric Project Jacquard; Geotraq's patent for Cell-ID module; Facebook Messenger turns off location; Baidu invests in V…

Welcome to episode #236. On the show: The contagious billboard; Ubimo and Autograph raise rounds; Apple acquires augmented reality company Metaio; Carrefour's 2.5km of LED location lights; XploR smart cane with facial recognition; Lenovo Yoga Tablet's #lightandseek; AdNear and Roy Morgan partner; Shazam everything; Tweeting potholes; Sell advertisi…

Welcome to episode #235. On the show: Girl detection billboards; KFC's tray tapper; Project Lynx; Next generation QR codes; CHOZ app; O2 acquires Weve; Drink activated coasters against domestic abuse; Apple buys Coherent Navigation; Humagrams power Ticketmaster Canada. Full show notes can be found here.…

Welcome to episode #234. On the show: Fujitsu's Ubiquitouswear; SocialRadar's LocationKit; Domino's order by tweeting an Emoji; Tunity App; JCDecaux punks Belgium Marketing Directors; Auto-cue's car movie scenes re-enacted with augmented reality; The Doghouse Virtual Reality movie; ooVootique; Dunlopillo's connected mattress; Geoconquesting in real…

Welcome to episode #233. On the show: Banjo closes $100 million in funding; Pizza Hut lets you track your pizza; Gimbal partners with Tillster for restaurants; SpotMe App lets you pay and track debts; Battersea puts dogs on digital screens; Wall's Ice Cream brings the truck inside your office; Ice Men campaign for organ donation; Departures NYC; Sh…

Welcome to episode #232. On the show: Don't EVER litter in Hong Kong; Samsung in Italy uses VR to transport sick kids to Movieland; ByteLyte acquired by Acuity Brands; the city of Jun does all its business on Twitter - all of it; Signpost and Unacast raise money; GBG acquires Loqate; David Chang's Maple foods; Westfield launches their own OOH netwo…

Welcome to episode #231. On the show: Viewswagen wants to sell ads in Uber and Lyft; Density brings local establishment crowd numbers to mobile; Twitter invests in Swirl; Gannett pours millions on Gravy; Track your luggage with BagJourney; Order your rickshaw in India with Chaloge Kya; MomCo helps mothers connect with each other and local businesse…

Welcome to episode #230. On the show: WatchQuest for your AppleWatch; Foursquare's PinPoint + Yahoo! rumours; Pay with your Jawbone if you have an American Express; John Moose gives away their music if you are in the woods; Planet Labs' constellation of satellites for humanity closes $118M; BlowUp Media wraps buildings in temporary screens; Toronto…

Welcome to episode #229. On the show: xAd launches Global Blueprints; MedNav tries to be the OpenTable for medical appointments; Coke Zero and Carlsberg pour out from a billboard; Sponda uses RFID to add location to malls; Freckle IOT partners with BlueBite; ShopperTrak partners with Shopkick; Patagonia will fix your torn clothes; StudioTime tries …

Welcome to episode #228. On the show: Pac-man Easter egg from Google; Amazon's Dash button; MasterCard partners with KIIP; Adobe partners with Vibes Media; The National Baseball Hall of Fame brings history alive; London's underground helps the visually impaired; AirBites - the AirBnB for home-cooked meals; Tworlds shows is the grass is greener over…

Welcome to episode #227. On the show: Message on a Medea bottle; Audi's steam-powered billboard; Co-working in your best friend's mom's basement; Revmetrixs brings all your data together; Plenti rewards loyalty; Five Boros Chocolate map packaging; Oreo's solar eclipse; E-lance for dog walkers; TransitScreen does what it's name says; Pivot brings th…

Welcome to episode #226. On the show: Spayce App; Cold Savings from Mark's Work Wearhouse; Ambygear smart watch for kids; Glympse for cars; Pay with a smile from Alibaba; Ocean Outdoor partners to help bring awareness to spousal abuse; Tag Heuer says they want to launch a smart watch (but Rob doesn't believe them); Virtual Beacons from SmartFocus (…