Author: James Ewen

James is the head of marketing at Tamoco

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Best Guide To App Design, Mobile UX, UI and Engagement 2024

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Mobile app design

 

Principles of good mobile app UI

Consistency

A key component of good mobile UI is consistency. Designing an intuitive experience is fundamental to creating an engaging app.

 

Familiarity

Keep an app consistent requires the right balance of familiar screens and using known experiences to reduce the learning curve required to use your app.

For example, a newsfeed is a screen that can be extremely complex. However, many users are familiar with a newsfeed. They are used to using this kind of screen on desktop and mobile. This means that users are probably primed to use a newsfeed at a reasonably high capacity, even without being exposed to it before.

As an app designer, it’s important to embrace these familiar screens and create a design which is familiar to your users. Leveraging services like instinctools for web application development ensures intuitive user experiences through consistent and familiar design elements.

You can view more examples of this concept in action by heading to the screens section of this article.

 

Intuitive design

Similar to familiarity is intuitive design. Where familiarity focuses on using established design trends to drive app engagement, intuitively is slightly different.

When a user interacts with your mobile app, they should not have to think about the process.

The user experience should be intuitive – it should allow them to achieve their desired goal without dedicating too much time to the process.

To achieve this, designers must get into the right mindset and understand how users will interact with their app. This involves defining the user’s flow and focusing on minimising the amount of time it will take for users to understand and complete the steps between these.

Getting the intuitive design right is a crucial part of the mobile UI design process. Without it abandonment rates will be higher, engagement stifled, and churn rate will increase.

 

Minimalism and simplicity

Functional minimalism

Designing a mobile experience means understanding the concept of minimalism and applying it to your app’s experience. Simplicity is critical on mobile devices. There’s a small margin for error, so it’s best not to overwhelm your users.

Decluttering is a great example or minimalism in action. As a rule of thumb, if the information is not needed, then don’t include it. This rule doesn’t just apply to content, but menus and other functional sections of your app.

Overloading the user with too much at once is another no-no. An excellent solution to this is collapsible elements or progressive disclosure. That might sound complicated, but it’s a simple concept which allows the user to control the amount of information on the screen.

 

Towards a simple navigation

Minimalism should apply to user navigation as well as content and elements. You are helping your users to navigate your app in a simple and time efficient manner.

You will lose users if your app’s navigation is too complicated, takes too long or isn’t consistent with other elements.

To counter this, there are a few tips to follow when thinking about navigation:

  • Keep the navigation visible at all times.
  • Using standard components in navigation – this means on Android using the navigation drawer or utilising the tab bar for iOS.
  • Keep it consistent – don’t mix different patterns and keep a single navigation pattern across your app.
  • Allow the user to understand where they are. Achieving this means having the current place in the navigation visible at all times.

 

Minimising user input

Typing on a mobile screen is never going to be as comfortable as using a larger keyboard. Many issues with user input occur when the user is using a form. These are common in mobile apps and often can’t be avoided.

A common mistake is to take a form that was designed to appear on a desktop or laptop and repurpose it for mobile. This quick solution is not good practice – and in the mobile-first world we find ourselves, it’s vital to think mobile-first when designing these.

Some fundamental principles to stick to when user input is required:

  • Less is more – fields that are not 100% necessary can be removed. They are blockers and should be left out.
  • Autocomplete is a designers best friend when it comes to user input.
  • Dynamic validation is critical for mobile. There’s nothing more frustrating than waiting for a page to refresh before being told a field was incorrect. Perhaps a user will not bother going through the process a second time.

 

Control (put the user in control)

To create a great mobile UX the user must feel in control of their app experience. To achieve this, the app should deliver an element of control to the user, through consistent design and predictability.

 

Keeping elements consistent and predictive

If a user predicts how to use an app and this turns out to be true, then this gives the feeling that the user is in control. Creating this experience is a fundamental part of mobile UI and UX design service.

On mobile, users are not afforded the luxury of hovering over elements to see the kind of interactivity each element offers. That means it’s our job to create components that are consistent and help the user to understand what they want to do quickly.

The way that an element looks should inform the user what will happen when they use, tap, swipe or interact with it. Don’t cross over designs with interaction. Not doing this will lead to confusion and will quickly annoy your users.

 

We all make mistakes – addressing errors

It would be futile to suggest that apps should avoid errors. Eliminating all errors is impossible. Errors exist and mitigating these are a crucial part of mobile design.

Sometimes errors occur because of a failure in the app itself. Other times it may be the user. Whatever happened the experience is ruined if these aren’t handled in the right way.

The best thing to do is to explicitly state what went wrong and indicate what the user could do to stop the error from occurring again.

 

Back to where exactly?

A common mistake as apps grow and the number of screens and flows increase involves the back button. A poorly designed back button can severely hamper the flow of an app.

Poorly designed experience involves taking the user back to a home screen. Try and ensure that this process takes users back incrementally.

This rule ensures that users can navigate backwards to check inputted information or verify other content without having to navigate the entirety of the flow again.

 

Text, images, video and other technical mobile design tips

Text design

Text is the primary way that you will communicate information to your users. Therefore, it’s crucial that you get it right. The typography in your app should be easy to read and legible.

The following guidelines are a great start when considering a typeface to use in your mobile app:

  • Font family – remember when we talked about familiarity? This concept also applies when choosing your font family. Google uses Roboto and iOS uses San Fransisco. You’d do well to continue this into your app. However, while these fonts are functional, you should also consider incorporating some aesthetically pleasing and stylish fonts that can give your app a modern and unique flair.
  • Font size – I would recommend 16px. This size may change slightly depending on your typeface.
  • Contrast – It’s important that the contrast between your app’s typeface and the page contrast enough to make your content readable. Some like the idea of a lighter font on a grey background, but these are hard to read. Also, as many devices are used outdoors, screen glare may make low contrast content difficult or impossible to read.

In individual instances, the following will help you to keep your text legible:

  • Limit line length – this provides your user with the luxury of not having to pinch zoom while reading.
  • Capitalisation – is most cases it is better to avoid this.
  • Line spacing – getting this right creates a better reading experience. Too little and it appears squished, too big, and it feels expansive.

 

Side note – Be a jargon buster

Jargon busting is more of a design choice, but I guess it’s relevant here. Don’t create smart terms for regular expressions. Your users will get confused. Stick to home, buy or profile instead of new words that your users will have to learn to use your app.

 

Images

Mobile screens are now some of the most advanced and offer high quality, high-resolution displays.

To do these screens justice images must retain the aspect ratio. Stretched images are a real turn off.

The best solution is to have an adaptive solution. This process will detect the display size and adjust the resolution of the images in your app accordingly.

With new devices taking new shapes and the potential for foldable devices and other weird and wonderful innovations it will be more important to have an adaptive solution.

The iPhone X is probably the best example of this. The device utilises a different resolution to most other devices and part of this is hidden behind a bezel, making it technically dead space.

 

Video

Video is fast becoming one the of the most important mediums, especially on mobile. It’s pivotal that you get this right in your app.

Research shows that many users like to watch videos in portrait mode. This preference means that you will have to think about how your videos appear both in landscape and portrait mode.

Facebook live and youtube are probably the best examples of this.

 

Other mobile app design and development tips

Thumb zone

This concept helps designers to think about how devices are used practically. Thinking about this allows us to understand how the device is held and how this affects our design.

Many users hold their device in one hand. Sometimes this is in the left, sometimes the right. This choice means that only some of the screen is easy to reach with the thumb when the device is held in one hand.

This area is called the thumb zone. It changes between devices, based on the screen size.

Based on the image below try and stick to the following guidelines.

  • The green area is where navigation and other frequently used actions should be.
  • The reg area is where options that could cause damage to the user experience if incorrectly pressed should be.

 

Responsiveness and speed

With every advance in technology, we get more impatient. Loading time is therefore significant for user experience.

The longer your app takes to load a page the more likely you are to lose users. Now sometimes this is unavoidable. Luckily some tricks will allow you to create the illusion that your app is loading quickly.

Keep the following tips in mind if you can’ decrease the load time any more:

  • Clearly demonstrate when something is loading – blank screens will make the user think that the app is broken. The least that you can do is include a spinning animation or something similar. If anything routinely takes longer than 5 seconds to load, then opt for a progress bar instead.
  • Prioritise the visible area of the device – focus on loading the initial content that appears in the view when entering a page. The rest can load on scroll or in the background. This trick creates the illusion that the entire page has loaded quickly.
  • Other methods exist to help build the illusion of quick loading – an example is to provide an animation that also acts as a distraction.
  • Skeleton screens are understood by users to load quicker than a blank screen. Implementing them into your app design will help to improve the user experience.

 

Personalisation

There are countless ways to personalise your app experience and boost app engagement. It’s a fantastic way to connect with your users.

 

Push

Aim to keep your communication via push notifications personal. To create a great UX  and great UX copy there are a few different methods you can employ to ensure your app push notification strategy stays personal.

 

Location

Using location wisely is another way to provide a valuable user experience to users. Contextual experiences can be added by understanding the device location. Adding location support to your app can fuel personalisation of everything from push notifications to in-app content. All of this contributes to improving the app experience.

 

Accessibility

Designing for everybody

Considered design should allow users of all kinds to use your app. Consider how trouble hearing, seeing and other disabilities can affect the usability for your mobile app.

The following are things that you should consider when designing your app:

  • Colour blindness – around 5% of the world’s population are colour blind to some extent. The most common form is the inability to distinguish between red and green. Unfortunately, these are the most common colours to use for error and success messages. Adding a separate icon that indicates this will avoid the issue.

 

Screen and app examples

In this section, we will look at specific screens. Drawing on everything we have learned in the above sections we’ll focus on examples where designers have done a great job on these particular screens.

 

Splash screen

Remember what your mother told you about first impressions? Well, unfortunately, she was right. At least in terms of mobile UX.

Creating a positive impression on the first use of your app is incredibly important. Churn rate is highest in the initial days after downloading, suggesting that first impressions are crucial in boosting retention.

Enter the splash screen – the first screen that a user will see when opening an app. They are minimalistic and usually consist of a name or brand logo. These can help with loading times of the home screen.

Try and keep these screens to less than 5 seconds. A nice idea is to keep everything centred so that it looks great on all screens.

 

Onboarding

Onboarding is a significant screen (or set of screens) for your users. When a first-time user opens an app, they will usually be presented with an on-boarding journey. This screen will educate the user on how to use the app and get the most from the features.

The aim here is to demonstrate that the app is useful for the user. It’s crucial that your onboarding process is simple, effective and not too long or short. Here are some tips:

  • Custom illustrations are a good idea. They help to explain specific features and help users to remember them.
  • Many apps use a mascot to guide the user through the on-boarding process. Remember the duo-lingo owl before it begins sending you annoying notifications?
  • The copy is everything. Clear, concise copy is the most important thing to get right in an onboarding process. It should be helpful, short and easily readable.

 

Log in and profile

To create highly personalised apps requires that users make an account. Most user’s response to seeing a sign-up screen isn’t positive, so it’s important to get it right.

  • Keep the number of fields short
  • Offer simple, one-click logins (such as Google and Facebook login)
  • Remember that on log-in pages to include an option to sign up

At the heart of the highly personalised app is the profile screen. This screen allows the user to interact with your app in a customised way. The profile must be clear. It must profile personalised information related to the app. However, it’s important not to include too much information.

Working on the navigation system here is important. Make sure that the profile page is part of any tabbed menus. Researching your users and most common functions can help you to understand the best information to prioritise in a profile view.

 

Home screens (menus)

The home screen is potentially one of the most important screens in your app. It’s the go-to screen for your users to navigate. It’s where they will go to instantly perform critical tasks and interact with the essential parts of the application.

Because of this, the home screen will look entirely different between apps. Some key elements remain the same, however.

  • Many home screens contain a search bar or a search function to immediately let users get the right content or the right page. This search function should be placed clearly and centrally.
  • The home screen must contain clear navigational elements which allow the user to get the most important pages within your app quickly. These should be simple and easy to understand. Users don’t want to spend time figuring out what each term means.
  • Many home screens surface these selections in the content itself. Sometimes this is in the form of cards. If doing this, it’s important only to include the most important options. Too many can confuse the user.

 

Permissions

Permissions are important for many apps. However, designers must strike the right balance between asking for permissions and negatively affecting the user experience.

We’ve all opened a new app and have been bombarded with permission requests. This a quick way to increase user churn and hamper UX.

There are some toolkits to help with this that allow multiple preferences to be collected. They also will enable the developer to pre-determine situations where it is acceptable to ask for user permissions.

 

Ecommerce

An e-commerce app’s primary function is to entice users to buy and a product and close the purchase. There are a few screens that are unique to this kind of app, and there are some critical UI tips to consider when designing them.

 

Catalogue screen

The catalogue is the home of the e-commerce app. It can look slightly different from app to app.

Generally, in these screens products are arranged in columns (sometimes single columns), and the user will scroll through them. It’s the designer’s task to create a view that prioritises certain items and provide a quick and simple way for users to navigate multiple products.

More advanced catalogue pages display items horizontally with the user input being a swipe gesture left or right. This design works best when there are fewer items as the user can only navigate through one at a time. Adding separate navigation can help in this instance.

Some critical rules for this kind of screen are:

  • Photos and illustrations should be high quality
  • CTA (call to actions) should be present and easy to identify
  • The catalogue screen should have the CTA as well as inside the product page. This way users can add items to basket directly from the catalogue screen.

 

Product screen

This screen will educate users in more detail on the product. A product screen is important because it allows users to dig into the product, answer any questions they may have, and provide more information on the product to close the sale.

Key elements include:

  • High-quality feature image
  • The detailed description that’s easy to read
  • Product specifications
  • Reviews

 

Checkout screen

Mobile is quickly becoming the primary way that users make purchases. Mobile UX should make the process as simple and pain-free as possible. The checkout is the final stage in this process and should feel comfortable for the user.

  • Include visual elements that indicate that important personal information is secure.
  • Supporting quick checkout options can be an excellent way of keeping the experience pain-free

 

Newsfeed

The newsfeed is a crucial element to many social apps. However, many other categories of apps now use a newsfeed to convey changing content to users. You can prioritise a specific kind of content (such as new posts) to the top.

Some guidelines for these:

  • try to keep 1-2 items on the screen to avoid over-cluttering
  • A new trend in newsfeeds is to have two columns, but this can be very easy to get wrong.
  • Swiping horizontally to reveal different local feeds is a better way to include extra information. Think of how Instagram hashtags and previously Snapchat’s UI worked (before they changed it).

 

Testing and feedback

Designing great mobile UI and understanding UX involves testing and routinely updating your design based on user feedback and user behaviour.

Everything that we have discussed will help you to design a better mobile app experience. They won’t replace the need for robust testing and user feedback.

Testing your UX with real users in real-world situations is a must if you want to create a UI that keeps users engaged.

 

Feedback loops

User feedback is incredibly important for UX design. To get it in reliable quantities you must design the feedback product into your app.

There are countless ways to do this; the most important thing is that it works. It can be anything from a form to background analytics that records how users are interacting with your app.

 

Tools

A poor craftsman always blames their tools. However, with app design and development, it’s important to have the right set of tools to develop, implement and test your app’s UX. Although, you might think of hiring a UX agency that will give you all-around UX design services.

 

Prototyping and planning

Sketch

The place where most UX designers start. Many prototyping solutions offer direct plugins.

Zeplin

A powerful prototyping integration that allows you to go from design to code quickly.

Framer

An interactive and quick prototyping solution

Proto.io

Highly realistic prototype creator.

Origami Studio

A free prototyping tool designed by Facebook and used to create some of their apps.

 

Testing and feedback

UX testing

An all in one solution for user testing

Smartlook

User recording which helps you to understand how your users use your app

UX cam

Another tool which allows you to record user interactions.

Apptimise

UX testing based on quantitative data

 

Courses and resources

UX companion

An app for Android that gives you detailed definitions of every term associated with app UX design.

Fake it till you make it

An in-depth e-book for newbies to the UX world.

UX timeline

An excellent site which lets you view how some of the world’s best apps and products have adapted their over time.

Principles of UX design

A fantastic newsletter course which guides you through the guiding principles of mobile UX

UX quotes

A chrome addon which displays you a new UX related quote every time you open a new window.

 

Design tools

Iconjar

Enables quick access to your app’s logos and design collateral.

Material design

Ultimate guide with tools to help you get your design right.

 

Other tools

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Data

How Big Data Is Changing The Finance Industry

The finance industry is a highly competitive space. It faces a new generation of disrupting banks and regulations. It’s an industry that needs to utilise big data to drive personalisation, boost customer loyalty, security and fuel everyday investment decisions.

The financial services industry has always been at the forefront of technical innovation. The availability of new datasets has provided a powerful way to understand behaviour and offers new directions for the financial industry to be predictive.

Big data application in financial services goes beyond predicting share prices. New data types are revolutionising the space.

We’re going to break down some examples of how big data is being used in financial services.

 

Personalisation

Personalisation has long been a priority when dealing with consumers. This is true both inside the finance industry and across other verticals with a strong consumer presence.

Disruptor banks have begun to establish themselves in the finance sector. One thing that these banks have done well is personalisation.

By understanding users spending habits and behaviour, they can offer more personal spending products and recommendations.

For example, in the world of digital banking, if a bank had the right data sets around its customers, it could provide services that truly bring value to the end customer. If a bank understands what their customers spend, where they go and where they work they can, for example, suggest that a travel card could save them a lot of money each month.

It’s in these areas that financial services can learn from disruptor banks. With the right dataset, the banking experience can be personalised for customers. This will allow financial services to boost customer loyalty and drive cross-selling of their products much more effectively.

 

Security

There are few industries where security and fraud are more of a threat than in the financial services.

As technology has advanced those in the space must be smarter and better adapted to the fast-changing tactics of those looking for weak points in sometimes outdated systems.

Adding location intelligence to the equation adds an extra layer of security for customers and allows financial institutions to instantly provide checks based on where a customer uses its products.

Location offers a new way for security teams to identify fraud. Location data can help to educate security systems on customer behaviour and can form a strong base from which to detect irregularities in financial behaviour.

Financial services continually process an incredible number of transactions. A location overlay which includes operational rules can help to determine when to flag records as fraudulent.

These processes enable financial services to provide better safeguards to their consumers and clients.

 

Investment

The rise of big data carries enormous potential for investors. Many have implemented predictive systems that are designed to understand data sets, digest vast amounts of data and then inform investment decisions.

These data sets have proved successful, but accurate location data is rarely used to optimal effect in this area. Location intelligence provides a more detailed understanding of trends and ingesting these precise datasets can help investors to stay ahead of the competition.

Understanding how populations move and behave en mass is readily available in the online world. Location offers something slightly different. It helps to understand how consumers move in the offline world.

Using location allows minimal lag between an aggregated understanding of consumer trends and investors being able to forecast the performance of portfolios and financial markets.

This allows investors to act quickly and decisively. Location is a fantastic indicator of market, brand or individual behaviour. With the progress made in accuracy by some in the space, this will prove to be one of the next steps in predictive analytics for the financial sector.

 

Insurance

For insurance location underlies everything. Many insurers can immediately benefit from quality location data to better model risk and dramatically improve their underwriting and pricing.

In insurance, nearly every data point has a relation to location.

Crime data – understanding crime risk in specific locations including historical data and predictive solutions can provide significant advantages to insurers.

Catastrophe – using data analytics insurers can mitigate the risks involved with catastrophes based on a customer’s location.

Behavioural data – using new kinds of behavioural data, such as location, can allow insurers to understand consumer behaviour better. This helps to predict risk and assist with pricing.

These datasets are now available in large quantities. Precise location allows for more accurate insights and the ability to generate this data, as well as store and process it, has changed the game for the insurance industry.

 

New revenue

For financial businesses, consumer data also holds the key to new revenue. It allows companies to maximise revenue from existing channels.

For example, using precision data marketing financial companies can identify products and services that are a much closer match for specific customers. This provides more value for both customers and branded partners.

Understanding customers behaviour allows companies to understand which type of person is more valuable for their business.

Using this data, it’s possible to build lookalikes and use this to drive more targeted marketing activity to customers that represent a greater potential for higher revenue.

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App Design vs Functionality – Which Is More Important – App UX and UI

Finding the right balance between design and functionality when creating your mobile app can be a challenge.

The last thing you want is a dull and boring design; you want an app with stunning aesthetics that dazzles users and makes you stand out from your competition.

On the other hand, you don’t want your app design to come at the expense of the user experience.

In this article, we’ll discuss how design and functionality go hand in hand and which one you should invest in when building a mobile app.

Functional mobile app design – enhancing the experience

Ideally, design and functionality should work together. You should design your app in such a way as to enhance the user experience.

For example, you should design the menu in such a way as to make it easy for your users to navigate the app and access the most important features, without distracting them with too many options.

Minimalism and functional design

When creating an app design with functionality in mind, you have to find the right balance between minimalism and enough features.

Some people will try to spice up with their app with all kinds of shiny features. Too much choice can be a source of distraction for visitors and prevent them from finding the essential information.

On the other hand, some will aim for a minimalist design, opting for a sleek design with plenty of white space. However, getting too caught up with creating a minimalist design can sometimes cause you to leave out relevant information.

Let’s look at some popular sites to make this point. Google’s homepage is an excellent example of how minimalism can work. The site was designed for a single purpose – inputting a query into the search engine – and that’s precisely what their homepage is designed to do.

But if we look at something like Amazon, it is far from a minimalist website. But, all of their features all work together towards a single goal.

Think about Amazon’s features. You can read reviews, find recommended and related products, look at product information and details, add products to your wish lists or shopping carts, and much more.

However, these features are all designed with one goal in mind – nurturing you towards to purchasing a product.

Functionality over design

There may be times when you only have the resources to invest in either the app’s functionality or its design. At that point, you’ll have to decide what is more important for your users.

Think about it this way: A poorly designed app may not entice new users the same way an app with a stylish design would. On the other hand, an app that is stylish but is difficult to use and figure out will probably have a low retention rate.

When comparing the two, functionality should generally be your main priority. If your app isn’t good at fulfilling any purpose, it won’t matter if it is aesthetically pleasing.

Taking inspiration from the web

Many successful websites don’t have much when it comes to design, but they are successful because they are so great at fulfilling their purpose and function. They know how to optimise their site, introduce a PWA or go for a mobile app.

Take Google, for example. Their main website is still mostly a search box in the middle of an almost-empty page.

Craigslist is one of the most popular free advertising sites (it’s number one in the Shopping > Classified category according to SimilarWeb), and its design hasn’t changed much for a long time. It’s outdated and it is as a bit of an eye-sore, but it serves its purpose.

Reddit is another example. Both their website and their mobile app feature a simplistic design, without many bells and whistles. However, Reddit is one of the most popular social media sites – according to Alexa, it’s the fifth most popular site in the United States across all categories.

Reddit doesn’t need to be aesthetic. It’s designed for reading, and their simple design is best for that purpose.

Reddit’s recent redesign cleans up the site, gives it a modern look and makes it more aesthetically pleasing without interfering with its simplicity, functionality and ease of use.

The same main essential functions are still in place – threads from SubReddits you are subscribed to appear on the left side of the page, the button for creating a new post is on the right side, your profile and inbox are in the upper-right corner, and homepage search filters are in the upper-right area.

Even the old site, which looks quite outdated, is still preferred by many users and can be accessed at old.reddit.com.

This shows you that you can update your design without changing the way users navigate and use the site.

Of course, if you are focusing on functionality over design, your app has to be useful and fulfil a real need.

That way, even though users may not be dazzled at first glance, they will still stay around once they see the benefits of using your simple app.

Design over functionality

If you focus on design and neglect functionality, it will be a lot harder to bring in functionality in later on.

Good design won’t help you if the user experience is terrible. Users may be impressed initially, but they’ll get frustrated and delete the app if there are too many distractions or it is hard to figure out how to get things done.

While the design can always be updated, it will be hard to fit functionality into an app design that wasn’t built for it. At that point, you’ll have to make fundamental changes, which may end up ruining the work that you have already done. Make sure you check multiple UX designer portfolios before you focus on design. 

The case for design

For app developers design is still essential. Google, Craigslist, and Reddit were all unique innovations when they came out.

They didn’t have to set themselves aside from the rest because their function already distinguished themselves. 

However, you need to stand out from your competitors and build up a brand image, and a great way to do that is through your design.

If the function were the only thing that mattered, all e-commerce websites would look exactly the same, and all blogs would look like one another. There would be nothing to differentiate from one to the next.

That’s not to say that design should be your top priority. As mentioned above, functionality should generally be given priority.

However, if you do have the resources available, it’s worth setting aside at least some of your budget and effort into creating a unique design. It doesn’t have to be fancy; it just has to be something that reflects your brand image. You can also try gamification in business as a strategy to improve your design.

What to consider when redesigning your app

As mentioned, if you have limited resources, it’s best to focus on functionality first.

Some organisations will redesign their app in an attempt to bring back users when download and usage rates are going down.

At that point, you have to take into consideration the effects of creating an entirely new experience. This could make it difficult for existing users. These users may be used to the old design and might not welcome new changes.

Let’s go back to Reddit as an example. The new design is more aesthetically pleasing, but it doesn’t affect the primary functions of the app.

The app displays topics on the left-hand side. Clicking on a title will take you to the threat, where you can browse through comments and leave your own.

To create a new post, click on the button on the right side. You can find your inbox in the top-right corner.

You can still upvote or downvote threads on the left side of the home page. And so on.

Not only that, but Reddit gave users who prefer the old version the ability to continue using it. This way, everyone is happy. New users see an aesthetically pleasing design and old users can stick to what works for them.

What to avoid

Snapchat, on the other hand, changed the functionality of their app with their latest redesign.

The redesign moved stories together with messages. The order of the stories also got changed, making it harder for many users to find stories of the people who interested them most.

There was also the introduction of the Discover feature, where users could discover news updates about pop culture and stories from celebrities.

This led to many users complaining about how they prefer the old version. According to TechCrunch, 83 per cent of user reviews bashed the new design.

Unfortunately, there was no option for sticking with the old version; the redesign update affected all users.

According to the Verge, the redesign cost Snapchat millions of users in just a single quarter.

Conclusions and key takeaways

So, what can you take away from this article? Here are some points to consider:

● If you can only afford to focus on one, focus on functionality first.

● Where possible, create a simplistic design at the beginning that sets you apart from your competitors without allocating the majority of your resources to it.

● The design can always be updated once your app is functional.

● When upgrading your app, be wary of entirely redesigning its look. Instead, try to retain its core features, functions, and navigational settings.

Function and design go hand in hand. The need for one doesn’t negate the need for the other. It’s all about setting priorities and allocating your resources accordingly.

 
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The Challenges Facing Location Data & Location Intelligence In 2020

What is location data and location intelligence

In 2019 the number of connected devices will continue to grow to its highest ever. With more devices and increased sensors, the amount of data generated will explode.

It will be more accessible than ever before to use data to inform everything from business intelligence to advertising. Location-based data will be more accurate than ever before. These factors will mean it be used more commonly in areas where big data can have a profound effect.

Across a wide range of industries location data and location intelligence is helping to maintain a competitive edge. It is being used to deliver insights that have previously been inaccessible.

Location intelligence is the practice of using location data to achieve business outcomes. The process uses mobile devices and sensors to visualise and enrich understanding of how devices move in the real world.

The growing amount of precise data available will provide some challenges for those in the industry.

Privacy concerns will remain front and centre as they have done for most of 2018. Data quality is still an issue that many providers need to address. Businesses will need to find an effective and seamless method of consuming and getting the most value from location data.

Here’s what we think will be the biggest challenges facing the location data and location intelligence industry.

 

Challenges in location data

With this in mind, what are the biggest challenges that location faces in 2019?

 

Consent and privacy concerns

2018 saw the introduction of GDPR in Europe.  In the US the upcoming CCPA act data privacy will still be front and centre in the data community. We are quickly moving towards a world where each individual will have control over their data.

Businesses using location data will need to take a similar approach. It’s pivotal to allow the individual to take control of their data. Companies must inform users of how their data is used. They must provide clear opt-in and opt-out solutions so that transparency can be placed at the centre of the big data revolution.

Businesses that utilise location data will need to be clear on how they collect and use consumer data. Location data providers need to have a clear opt-in process that allows consumers to understand how their data is used.

Data providers should provide solutions at the point of collection which allow them to manage consent preferences all the way through to the point of data use.

 

Data quality and standardisation

Many businesses look at a lack of accuracy in the location data that fuels location intelligence as a big challenge for the industry.

With the growth of geodata, many new providers have offered sub-par datasets with limited accuracy. These providers often have little transparency in how their data is collected and how accurate it is. For the proper application of location data, businesses need to be able to verify the data collection methodology.

The most accurate providers will be able to verify their first-party data sets. They can provide a detailed explanation around data collection. Accuracy in location data can be useless when it is just a metre out.

To avoid these poor data sets, location intelligence solutions should actively verify and remove inaccuracies in the data. The space requires a clear and transparent process for data users to see the entirety of the process, from collection to use.

For example, Tamoco is providing an extra data set which provides a clear and transparent rating for every data point collected. Our visits dataset demonstrated the accuracy of each datapoint. It can be used by business to filter out inaccuracies. It also provides transparency, allowing the end data user to understand data collection and data methodology.

 

Being ready to consume the data

More industries are looking to benefit from location intelligence. It will be more critical than ever for these businesses to be ready to consume the dataset.

For some, the use of location data to understand movement patterns will be a new data source. Providing a dataset that is ready for instant consumption will be a crucial challenge for many location intelligence providers.

Another challenge will be creating a solution that allows business to combine and manipulate location data alongside current datasets. This will maximise the effect that location intelligence can have on business functions.

There will be a move towards integrated solutions that will work as a service for location intelligence. With standardisation, it will become easier for companies to ingest large amounts of location data.

 

Effectively cleaning and normalising the data.

Many businesses that are interested in location data have concerns when processing data. Location data can be a challenge to clean and normalise for a business’ analytics or other functions.

These challenges usually involve transforming the data into a workable format. Verifying the data is up to date, and accurate is another issue for companies using location data.

A related but slightly different challenge is being able to understand when the data is appropriate for specific analytics.

At Tamoco we are working closely with our partners to create a data source that is thoroughly verified and cleaned. Our sensor driven approach makes us industry leading concerning accuracy and provides a more precise base to clean our data for customer use.

In 2019 location data providers will need to work closely with their customers to understand the data cleansing process. They must provide standardised documentation and solutions that help partners to get the most from the data.

The potential for location data remains enormous. In 2019 challenges in data collection and processing will need to be addressed. Fine-tuning a robust process that addresses security concerns will be the highest priority. Developing and managing the standardisation of location data will be another.

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Location Data And Location Intelligence In 2021 – What To Expect

What is location data and location intelligence

In 2019 the number of connected devices will produce more data than ever before. As this increases the data will become fundamental to many industries and businesses.

Data will fuel everything from city planning to advertising and marketing. Location-based data will be more accurate than ever before, and it will be used more in areas where big data has already had an initial impact.

Across many industries, location data and location intelligence is proving to be a powerful tool for companies looking to maintain a competitive edge. It is being used to deliver insights that have previously been inaccessible. In 2019 accurate and precise location data will be leveraged to generate new insights and power better understandings of behaviour and movement.

Location intelligence is the practice of using location data to achieve business outcomes. This uses mobile devices and sensors to visualise and enrich understanding of how devices move in the real world.

These interactive data sets are used alongside a business’ current solutions to create a powerful competitive edge and optimise business functions.

With strong roots in advertising location data and location intelligence are increasingly being utilised in new verticals from finance to planning and construction. In 2019 location data will be more commonplace, and location intelligence solutions will be fundamental to the success of many different businesses.

 

The future of location intelligence in 2019

With the rise of location data and location intelligence businesses will see new use cases and more powerful datasets.

Changes that we expect to see in the space will include the following:

 

Combining datasets

The next step for location data sets is combining with extra information to enhance the value for data users.

In 2019 data providers will provide more detail around datasets as standard. Demographics and other metadata will add value out of the box. As well as this there will be an increased number of businesses that will combine their datasets with identifiers in the location data to improve functionality and create new ways of understanding existing datasets.

This also means that it should be clear and transparent which data sets are used. Providers should have a standardised way that business can filter and understand which data points should be ingested and used alongside the correct datasets.

In 2019 location data will be more transparent and more accessible to use alongside existing customer datasets to maximise business functions. By linking location data businesses will instantly have a more detailed view of their customers or relevant segments.

 

More uses

Location intelligence is beginning to gain prevalence outside of the marketing industry.

A considerable majority of marketers (82%) are now planning on upscaling their use of location data over the next two years.

As location data use in marketing reaches a critical point, we will begin to see it adopted more readily in other industries and feature in new use cases.

As more organisations document and formalise their use of location intelligence the value of these datasets will become more apparent and are adopted outside of the traditional verticals, such as marketing and advertising.

While marketing and advertising are still the most common use case for location data and location intelligence; there is a dramatic increase in both the number of industries that say they will invest more in the technology and those that already have.

Expect to see location data involved as a fundamental part of any effective BI strategy. Understanding device movement with precision will fuel predictive capabilities. Location intelligence will be widespread in everything from City planning through to logistics, automation and investment.

New use cases will emerge. Location data will be used to understand global trends for journalistic purposes to understanding environmental changes and populations.

 

Data accuracy and quality

New industries will require better accuracy and a better way of consuming the insights that location data can provide.

In 2019 we will move away from talking about postcodes and large scale geofencing. Instead expect to see granularity, three-dimensional location and precise location intelligent solutions.

Businesses must take advantage of a focus on accuracy in the industry and start visualising and analysing datasets at a deeper geographic level.

Many businesses are currently using geographic boundaries such as postcodes or large geofences around more extensive areas.

The technology is now much more granular than this and businesses should be aware of the new and custom functionalities that the leading location data solutions can provide.

Expect to see more detailed datasets that include variables to filter out inaccuracies and other data points that are not useful for the end data user. These processes will become automatic in 2019, and the best providers will be able to boast systems that can automatically detect these outliers in the data.

 

Analysing the data

As big data becomes fundamental to many organisations, more datasets will be available.

More data types mean better unification is needed for customers because of this 2019 will see the emergence of LaaS (Location as a service).

Ready to use location platforms will empower businesses to leverage the unique insights that location data offers. It will allow them to visualise and digest insights easily. It will support manipulation of data and provide functionality to integrate these into current business functions and solutions.

These platforms will be closer to real-time than before and provide more granular insights that will allow businesses to act immediately on these insights.

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5 Amazing Ways Big Data is Transforming the Education Sector 

Big data and Education are closely interconnected as it helps school, colleges, universities, institutions and many more educational organizations to make the overall decision about in the organization’s overall outpace, scholastic outreach, and much more. 

Big data analytics in education will not only help in academic performance but also increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the faculty as well as technology. 

The educational Sector these days prefer big data in education as it makes sure to reduce business expenditure which will eventually be beneficial for the organization. 

Not only the present time, but data for education will enable you to predict different trends that will be adopted in the future in the respective industries. It leads the employees to have better planning which will help in the overall development of the education sector. 

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As rightfully said by Chris Lynch, an American Writer of Books “Big data is at the foundation of all the megatrends that are happening.” So, your educational institution and students will for sure benefit from big data. 

Importance of Learning About Big Data

Big Data helps all learners, students, professors, teachers and individuals involved in the educational sector to understand the overall strategies as well as the individualized learning process.  

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Let’s get familiar with the importance of studying/researching big data in the education sector: 

  • Big data helps to map student learning by measuring the teaching-learning process of the classroom. 
  • According to Salt Lake Tribune data for education not only helps teachers and students but is also equally significant for financial and administrative management. 
  • In general, the cost-saving process will be quick, simple, efficient and easy to adapt with not much confusion. 
  • You can do individual manual searches or studies based on the initial search as per your own preferences and requirements. 
  • Along with big data and affordable writing services, you can increase accessibility and save costs. 

The list simply goes on and on so we have concluded the importance of learning about education data analysis in the best five points. 

Ways Big Data is Transforming the Education Sector

Even today many people think and assume that big data is significant when it comes to only business. But this is not a precise piece of information. 

Not only in business but big data is important for the financial market, detection of fraud, newly adapted smart traffic system, the healthcare industry, the government sector, media and much more. Along with all these sectors the Education sector is one of the most important sectors. 

As we already know about the importance of big data, let’s get familiar with all the ways big data is transforming the education sector. 

Find Out Strengths of Students 

Learning about big data doesn’t only solve short-term problems rather it focuses more on long-term things. It will help students to analyze, influence, discover and ascertain long-term goals. This will eventually help them out in the future. 

Big data can be helpful for students and teachers as it will help them gain better information about all the possibilities that are likely to appear in the upcoming days. This way they will get better to sort of thing and tackle all of the hassles that come through their path. 

Not only about the overall prospects but big data will also help them have a better understanding of themselves. 

Improve the Grading 

When an educational institution decides to let big data foreplay in their institution, they will be able to gain information about all the tracks and records of the students. 

This way the teachers will be able to gather all the fields that interest students through which creativity and collaboration will increase in the learning process. Students can gain what they want and teachers can get the proper feedback through which they can help students improve. 

Not only this but it has a long positive impact as this way they can gain all the necessary skills which will eventually help them in their career path. Hence, this way big data will help to transform the overall education sector. 

Targeted International Recruiting 

The application process is considered one of the most important factors in the education sector. More the number, the better as when more students enroll for better education more amazing students will gain quality education. 

This education will eventually help them to gain better jobs which will eventually improve their lifestyle and increase the overall economy of a nation. 

The application process can be made better using big data analysis in education by analyzing and guessing all the possible and essential factors. When analyzed better things can also be planned in a better way. 

Minimizes the Dropout Rate 

As everyone will get what they need, especially the students will be satisfied. This will eventually decrease the dropout rate of students from schools, colleges and universities. 

Sometimes even bad results discourage students, but that’s not the case once the education sector starts using big data. It is said that the analysis made with the help of big data will help both teachers and students understand problems and find out solutions without any hassle. 

There is less rate of error found after using the big data, not only that it will eventually help students to improve their overall academic performance. Hence it will improve their rank and performance which will eventually result in a deduction of the dropout rate. 

The Efficiency of Technology in Education 

In the 21st era, technology plays an important role as it provides opportunities for people to change their overall life. One without technology information can actually be a brick on the wall. Due to the use of big data in education, all the individuals involved in this sector will gain basic knowledge about it. 

Not only the teachers and students but other sectors of an educational institution like finance and administration can utilize them properly. 

This will eventually lead to bringing effectiveness, completeness and overall productivity in the overall education sector. Moreover, along with great learning, they will also get creative by predicting all the future aspects. 

Hence there are hundreds of way big data can transform the education sector, but we along with our research team has read and selected the 5 best ways. We made sure to include the most important ones so it turns out to be helpful for our readers. 

Wrapping Up: 

This is the end of our article ‘5 Amazing Ways Big Data is Transforming the Education Sector‘ We hope this article helped you learn about the importance and the way big data can bring positive impact in the education sector if used properly. 

Moreover, if you have any more points that are valuable, feel free to share it with us in the comments section below. 

Big data can actually be a precious gift in the education sector in the upcoming days if used properly. So, make sure to use the big data properly and shine out!

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The best guide to outbound lead generation for 2023

Your outbound lead generation is manually targeting, finding, and acquiring leads or customers. Quite simply stated, does going to a customer your service or products, regardless of if the customer shows an interested party or otherwise? 

The methods used to create outgoing referrals include making cold calls, bulk emails, sending out direct mail, and using and showing commercials. 

Outbound and inbound lead generation

Below, we’ll look at the three main differences between outbound and inbound lead generation. 

№1. Interaction control

The key distinction is in who controls where and when all actions, i.e., sharing and consuming information or content, occur.

Inbound flow strategies enable prospective clients to select the way they engage and interact with your channel by choosing which medium of information they prefer to engage with and the right time for them. For instance, SEO, Social media marketing, etc. 

Lead generation refers to the strategy that lets you, a business, choose when prospective clients receive phone calls, emails, and see ads.

№ 2. The value of marketing assets

Exit drives have a much quicker life span than incoming drives. For instance, in Outbound Lead Generating, ageless Content can produce Leads long-term after they’ve already occurred, thereby giving you a significant long-term ROI for your marketing endeavors.

Outbound leads generated, on the one hand, are short-lived due to high-risk content and high cost. Most of the resources created are not utilized once the company’s launch of the marketing campaign is complete.

№3. Campaign Cost Profile

Lead inbound campaigns cover a wider time frame of time and lower costs. The traffic is earned, not purchased, so there’s no requirement to purchase a return on investment method.

Standard Outbound cost profile cost is high and has short timelines. High costs are due to needing management of rejection risk as well as the relatively greater expense of delivery vehicles used such as soft callers, ads, etc. Lead costs tend to remain the same but can occasionally go up. If the creatives are not up-to-date, then the content will become dull for your intended audiences. You want an SEO firm that will stand by you, will work hard, helps you develop your business, and delivers outstanding quality results.

Outbound lead generation strategies worth trying in 2023

Below, we’ve compiled five basic strategies for attracting potential customers that everyone should try.

№1. Cold emails

A Cold letter is a message you give to a prospective client who doesn’t yet have heard of or know a great deal from your company. A Cold Case Letter builds an opening to begin to build a relationship for years to come. 

An effective cold email contains the following: 

№ 2. Social Media

Using networking social networking sites to market a product or a service to prospective clients can be a great strategy. Prospective clients would be more probable of seeing a message on social networks rather find it easy to contact and communicate efficiently than open an e-mail.

№3. Syndicated content

A portion of this content that is reposted on sites apart from the original site is called syndicated Content. The aim is simply to gain new clients and increase content exposure. 

№ 4. Events

Choose from a variety of events that inform potential buyers about your product:

  • Online courses;
  • Webinars;
  • Live broadcasts; 
  • Seminars;
  • Exhibitions;
  • VIP Impressions;
  • Conferences;
  • Product Launch Parties;
  • Festivals;
  • Networking Session.

№ 5. Paid advertising

Meaning you’re purchasing ad space, commonly known as Pay-per-click ads, where a publisher is paid when the ad is pushed. Advantages included front Page Impressions, a targeting focus, big branding features, constant and instant targeted driving, and measurable traffic, and easy-to-measure analytics.

When you find that leads acquisition drives are consuming you too long, you can use managed search and retrieval (SEO) Services from a reliable SEO agency. That way, you will have more time to get to the bottom line of your core activities at the same time as having your SEO affiliate generate qualifying leads and leads for you.

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What To Learn To Become A Professional Analytic

Professional analytics collect, clean, and analyze data to aid business choices. To work as an analyst, you need to analyze data effectively and draw conclusions from massive amounts of information. Opportunities abound in this field. The reason for this is the massive investment in big data by businesses of all sizes and sectors. If you’re interested in becoming a data analyst and learning more about the job and the industry, keep reading.

 

Required Soft Skills

People who work in this sector need to have a strong intrinsic motivation to study new things and figure out how they work. Analysts must remain abreast of industry developments even after moving up the ranks. Current and future analysts make use of analytical essay ideas, gaining inspiration and new reasons for their logical conclusions. Disclosing analytical essay topics also helps train systematic thinking. Messy information is useless to everyone. Analytics experts who want to extract value from data must have the skills to translate and display data clearly and straightforwardly.

 

An excellent expert in business analytics may be defined as capable of effectively conveying ideas and information. To ensure that all parties comprehend insights and can put suggestions into effect, it is essential to deliver results in a clear and straightforward way. Speaking clearly and effectively in front of an audience is a prerequisite for anybody working in analysis.

 

Analytics experts address issues and advance businesses by using a variety of methods. So being a problem solver by nature is also one of the requirements for a data analyst. Professionals in the field of business analytics must constantly exercise critical thinking. They’re supposed to sift through all the information and emphasize the bits that will assist in making choices. Reading books on the topic is a must.

 

Let’s move from soft skills to hard ones. What makes an excellent professional on a knowledge level? Read on to find out.

Gain A Foundation In Data Analytics

Learning SQL, Python, R, Spark, and Hadoop will help you crunch numbers. Tableau, Matplotlib, and ggplot2 will teach you how to create stunning visuals that bring data to life. These are the initial steps toward becoming a professional. 

 

How to become a data analyst? Specialized programs may be an exceptional method to pick up these foundational skills. They provide a solid grounding on all these platforms. This experience allows a student to get some hands-on practice with the following:

  • data administration
  • formulation of statistical tests
  • syntax of programming languages
  • purifying data
  • graphical representation of info.

Exercise Your Data Analytics Skills With Project Work

Learning to use fundamental resources is essential to pursue a career in the field. To be successful, data analysts need to be abreast of the most recent developments in data analysis technology. Writing a research paper, browsing through thematic websites, and reading new professional literature are habits of a pro. Develop sample projects that include all aspects of data analysis. Your work should include things from the initial company and market exploration to defining the specifics of the data to be gathered and cleaned. 

 

Finally, visualize the findings you’ve uncovered. Try putting them into a dashboard that will let others engage with your information. Take on various practice projects to hone your skills and showcase your knowledge of data mining across several formats.

 

How to get a data analyst job? One of the most crucial tasks is figuring out how you will show your expertise. Building a professional portfolio is important. A good place to start is by posting the code you’ve created to demonstrate your skills. One method to present skills and impress prospective employers is to complete a perfect data project. Select a topic that piques your interest, formulate a related query, and see if you can find an answer using data.

Reasons To Become A Professional Analytic

It’s work that fulfills you. This job is rewarding since you solve challenges and see your ideas come to fruition using a computer. With great demand comes hefty compensation. Companies have a hard time filling open positions for data analysts because of the high demand for their services. An average data analyst salary is around $52000. Also, career options may be adjusted to fit your needs. You may work from home, for a startup, an agency, or a huge corporation. There are a number of flexible settings.

Conclusion

It may be challenging for professionals to determine where to best direct their development efforts. Despite the dynamic nature of the sector, a thorough grounding in a few areas is essential for any professional’s success. We hope that our article and presented examples helped you discover crucial steps to a successful career as a data analyst.

 

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Top 5 traits of a good SEO consultant in London

Every business wants to be in the top positions in the search results. You will reap enormous benefits if you can get there, you’ll get more customers and improve your bottom line almost instantly.

But this is hard, and many businesses struggle to achieve this.

You can work in house to reach this goal, or you can outsource this work to an SEO consultant in London.

But how do you know if a consultant can really get you to that top spot? Here are 5 traits to look out for to help you answer that question.

How long have they been working as an SEO?

Always ask this question. A great SEO consultant will have worked on many sites over a number of years.

Look for around 10 years minimum. This will be enough to have experienced a lot of what Google can throw at you.

Reviews, reviews, reviews

Why not check reviews of the SEO consultant you are looking to hire? Knowing that other businesses have worked with this consultant can rest your mind.

You can see what the results of those working relationships were and use this information to understand if the professional will be a good fit for your project.

A genuine passion for SEO

You really want to work with a consultant that is passionate about the industry they work in and the services they deliver.

Does the consultant you are looking to hire regularly attend conferences? Do they have a social media account where they are engaging with the SEO community?

The founder of SEOtagg in London is regularly attending these conferences and posting tips and tricks on his Twitter account. This shows the passionate site to his SEO work, and is what leads to great results for his clients.

Do they guarantee results?

Of course you can’t guarantee this. But a good SEO will tell you what you can expect and offer some kind of guarantee around this.

This could be as simple as just showing ranking growth. But it can’t hurt to ask your SEO consultant that guarantees they can give you.

Will they talk to you in person?

Another greta way of telling the truly great SEOs form the average is to have a call with the head consultant.

James says that he personally introduces himself to every potential client, ensuring transparency and ensuring that he can provide what the client needs.

These calls are often the most revealing part of the onboarding process, and they ensure that both client and consultant are on the same page for the project going forward.

There you have it, look for these traits next time you are in the market for a great SEO consultant in London.

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Apple Special Event – Support For NFC Without Third Party Apps Is Huge

 

Hidden away in the countless announcements during the latest Apple special event was some news in relation to NFC.

Apple has already declared support for third-party application to read NFC technology. But these latest announcements offers support that is more closely aligned with iOS.

Users were previously required to launch a third party app to read NFC tags. The latest Apple NFC update means that new models will be able to read tags in the background. This allows users to simply walk up to an NFC tag, wake the screen and the device will read the tag.

This will materialise in the form of a notification on the home screen, or in the feed if the phone is unlocked. Tapping this notification will automatically take the user to the correct app for the NFC function. This provides a simpler way for those who struggled to understand how to use NFC to get the most from the technology.

 

What does Apple’s latest NFC update mean?

At Tamoco we’ve always taken a sensor agnostic approach when deciding which proximity sensors to support on our network. Tamoco’s long-term support for multiple proximity sensors is further validated by the announcement.

The ways that consumers interact with the physical world is always changing. By supporting multiple sensor types Tamoco provides support for clients to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds.

The latest update in the NFC provides fantastic benefits when working with Tamoco, including:

 

More interactivity with NFC

The most obvious benefit for those interested in consumer engagement via NFC is the potential to interact seamlessly with NFC in the real world.

In the past iOS users have been required to download a third party app to use NFC. This provides a huge barrier to interaction.

With this update, Apple has removed this obstacle and this provides brands with the opportunity to reach more people, more often with NFC campaigns.

Whilst this will only be available for Apple’s newest range of devices, this still presents a great opportunity to create a more interactive experience for consumers.

 

Direct access into the notification feed

Support allows the NFC tag to be read and display a notification to the user. These notification dialogues use part of the native iOS notification system. This is a great way to reach users in a trusting and powerful way.

A user gets the opportunity to tap the notification and the device will head to the right app, depending on the content type.

This means that brands can offer consumers multiple types of media and be sure that the experience is seamless on an iOS device.

This provides a powerful, direct and interactive channel in which to reach consumers with relevant content.

 

Better opportunity for users to connect with the physical word

The announcement shows how far the link between physical and digital has come. Apple has realised that consumers want their digital devices to connect to the real world around them.

They want this connection to be simple and quick. NFC has always provided this opportunity, but the developments mean that this connection is now available at scale.

NFC carries huge potential as it has already been adopted in the payment and travel spaces. It seems like this new announcement will have a large impact and will be pivotal in the way that users can use their devices to connect with what is around them.

 

About Tamoco and NFC

Tamoco is the leading sensor driven location company. We help businesses to reach consumers based on context and provide extensive support across a wide range of technology. Our aim is to provide the content to consumers in the right moment and providing the vital link between the digital and physical worlds.

To find out more about what you can do with NFC and Tamoco’s powerful network, please get in touch with one of our campaign managers.

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