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May 25, 2017

Is Amazon the Napster of Retail?

The digital tidal wave has and continues to alter the landscapes of most industries, and retail is the latest to find itself submerged in the sea of change. Like the rise of Napster permanently changed the way we listen to music, new technologies are now changing retail.

May 19, 2017

Presenting the Unacast Diversity Dashboard

In this blog post, I want to share with you how we think of diversity and why we think it's important. I’ll end the post by sharing a few ideas on how we can increase and improve efforts to hire a diverse team.

May 19, 2017

We are hiring! Presenting our improved hiring process

We want to share our hiring process with you as a prospective employee. One of our values is “Trust through transparency” after all. Sharing this openly will make sure everyone that wants to apply to Unacast has access to the same information as everyone else

May 15, 2017

Proximity Marketing in Retail - How does it work in practice?

This is the second blog post covering the rest of the Q1 2017 Proximity.Directory report. This time we have looked into the retail vertical. Get the newest information about the proximity industry, learn more about the importance of proximity technologies in retail and find the third PSPi ranking.

May 5, 2017

Proximity Marketing in the Retail Industry

The new Q1 2017 Proximity.Directory report is out and this time we cover the retail vertical. Get the newest information about the proximity industry and learn more about the importance of proximity technologies in retail

Apr 10, 2017

10 things I learned in my first year selling data at Unacast

I’ve been in the marketing and advertising world for 19 years, but it’s only in the last year, since joining Unacast and building the C2.Ventures portfolio, that I’ve really been embedded in data-as-a-service (DaaS) models. These are a few of things I’ve learned after 12 short months as a data guy.

Apr 3, 2017

«Even rotting corpses have culture»

A recent example of how culture is itself not the solution is, of course, the troubles of Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick. So, what went wrong?

Mar 31, 2017

Presenting our team - Hello, Tomas

In this blog series, we are to presenting our team. Next is Tomas Jansson.

Mar 24, 2017

Unacast Values - we used a mirror instead of binoculars

You don't have to create your values at day one. Create your values when you know who you are and why you are succeeding. And use a mirror rather than binoculars.

Mar 7, 2017

From zero to xerox – how we failed at diversity

I am torn as these thoughts rush through me like the windows in the boardroom were suddenly removed and the New York winter wind demands us to cool our heads and confess: We failed at diversity.

Mar 3, 2017

Presenting our team - Hello, Jarle

In this blog series, we’d like to present our team. Next up is Jarle Fosen.

Mar 1, 2017

Unacast wins best "Verticals & Marketplaces" at LSA17

Wow! Last night we won best "Verticals & Marketplaces" for our Real World Graph™ platform product at the LSA17 Ad to Action Awards in San Diego.

Feb 9, 2017

Smart Cities - The Q4 Proximity.Directory Report

In this edition of the Proximity.Directory report we are cover Smart Cities. Get up to date on the proximity industry with the newest numbers and real life use cases.

Jan 30, 2017

Why being an intern at a startup is the best investment you will ever make

My name is Romet Kallas, and I want to share my experiences going from a project manager intern in a startup to a product manager and now, moving to New York City as an account executive. Here's my story.

Jan 20, 2017

Presenting our team - Hello, Lars

In this blog series, we’d like to present our team. First out is one of our recent hires, Lars Bakke Krogvig.

Jan 9, 2017

Unacast and the Real World Graph™

This post is an elaboration of the keynote that I held at the SLUSH conference in Helsinki where, for the first time, I presented The Real World Graph™

Dec 30, 2016

Proximity to 2017: Predictions

2016 was not the year of Proximity, and 2017 will not be either. The reason being that Proximity is already all around us, hiding in plain sight, with proximity tech like Bluetooth beacons being implemented in all kinds of hardware.

Dec 11, 2016

The biggest thing at Slush was this tiny map

It's always cool to meet our partners in the wild and see how they are each and everyone sensor by sensor changing the world by connecting physical to digital. At the Slush conference in Helsinki, Steerpath showed us the way forward.

Nov 29, 2016

Apple Pay Should Pair With iBeacon

The last few years Apple has invested in the retail industry, primarily through the launch of Apple Pay and iBeacon. Both technologies address separate challenges for the customer experience and the store and they show a massive potential in revolutionizing our real world shopping experience.

Nov 25, 2016

High Performance Read API on Kubernetes using Redis

This post is best read with some prior knowledge to Kubernetes. You should be familiar with concepts like pods, services, secrets and deployments. Also, I'm assuming you've been working with kubectl before. Enjoy!

Nov 21, 2016

Introduction to Programmatic Advertising & Unacast

Here's a jargon busting introduction to programmatic advertising which will help you understand the proximity industry and Unacast better

Nov 8, 2016

Proximity Marketing in Airports and Transportation - The Q3 Proxbook Report 2016

Launching the Proximity Solution Provider index (PSPi) - ranking system of Proxbook profiles

Oct 23, 2016

Make API Documentation Great Again

Could we change the paradigm of how we build HTTP REST APIs such that great API documentation is a consequence instead of a chore?

Oct 14, 2016

Why Bluetooth Will Not Be an Obstacle for Beacon Adoption

Bluetooth is becoming more usual in connecting all of our devices together, and it will help to further increase the beacon adoption

Oct 4, 2016

Granularity vs Scale – Our Problem, the Industry’s Problem

Does scale matter in advertising, location targeting, attribution and does it contribute to success?

Sep 27, 2016

Did Apple sort of announce iBeacon 2.0 by removing the headphone jack from iPhone 7?

Apple being mostly quiet since their 2013 iBeacon release has lead to widespread speculation around the launch of iBeacon 2.0

Sep 20, 2016

The Red vs Blue Ocean Proximity Strategy

Are you willing to challenge your clients to stay ahead of the competition? What differentiates your proximity marketing solution?

Sep 9, 2016

Beacons & Privacy - You Can’t Afford to Miss This

Why should you care about beacons privacy and what happens if you neglect it

Sep 2, 2016

A gift from Proxbook: 55 Proximity Use Cases

Proximity technology is thriving in commercial settings. We have compiled some of the recent uses cases from Proxbook as inspiration

Aug 28, 2016

Location-based Marketing vs Proximity Marketing - What is the Difference?

The most successful mobile marketing campaigns are a combination of location and proximity marketing, but it's important to understand the difference

Aug 14, 2016

An Interns Life at Unacast

If you are looking for a predictable job with regular 9-5 office hours, then you should definitely not work at Unacast

Jul 28, 2016

Beacons Help Sports Teams Reclaim $1B in Lost Ticket Sales

The Q2 proxbook report - proximity marketing in sports & events

Jul 14, 2016

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 5

Part five of a blog post series where you will get to know all of the PROX partners one by one

Jul 1, 2016

Unacast Writes About Beacon Networks in the Definitive Book on Proximity

Key stakeholders from the proximity industry join forces to share knowledge on beacon deployments and more

Jun 24, 2016

All Eyes on Location Data - Recap From Cannes Lions

Top advertisers, agencies and ad platforms gathered at Cannes to talk about creativity, new technologies and where the industry is heading.

Jun 17, 2016

Unacast gets chosen to Unilever's Foundry 50 out of 4500 companies

We are proud to represent our entire PROX partner network to leading brands and marketers at Cannes Innovation

Jun 15, 2016

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry – PROX Partners Pt. 4

Part four of a blog post series where you will get to know all the PROX partners one by one

Jun 12, 2016

Proximity Expert Blog Posts Series - Past, Present, Future

Learn about challenges, technologies and trends that will disrupt the proximity industry

Jun 5, 2016

Marketing can be sooo boring! What else can you do with beacons?

Marketing is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to beacons, learn what else can you do with beacons

Jun 2, 2016

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry – PROX Partners Pt. 3

The third part of a blog post series where you will get to know all the PROX partners one by one

May 26, 2016

The Sensor API is Here

Learn how Unacast maximizes the quality of your proximity data for you

May 17, 2016

Unacast is Hiring: We Want Your Brain

After announcing new funding of $5 million we are ramping up our teams at our Unacastles in NYC and Oslo.

May 17, 2016

Unacast Raises $5M to Index the Physical World

Proximity marketing is maturing as US media veterans invest in Unacast together with European VC Open Ocean Capital

May 14, 2016

Shhh! This is Our Plan. Tell Everyone.

We have written quite a few articles on our product offerings and outlook on the industry, but I recently realized that we hadn’t shared the full plan.

May 10, 2016

Eddystone or iBeacon: Which Beacon Protocol suits your Proximity Marketing Campaign?

Detailed overview of the factors that businesses need to think through before deciding on a beacon protocol

May 4, 2016

Individual Targeting - Brands and Advertising Techs Are Misaligned

If individual targeting is the goal, why ad exchanges, DSPs and other advertising techs all seem to focus on audiences instead of people?

Apr 28, 2016

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 2

The second part of a blog post series where you will get to know all the PROX partners one by one

Apr 22, 2016

3 Key Takeaways From I-COM

Thomas Walle shares his main takeaways from I-COM, the global forum for marketing, data and measurement companies

Apr 21, 2016

Brands Achieving Impressive Results With Beacons - Q1 Proxbook Report

We are glad to celebrate our 300th member in Proxbook by launching the Q1 Retail themed proximity marketing report

Apr 17, 2016

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 1

The first part of a blog post series where you will get to know all the PROX partners one by one

Apr 4, 2016

Infographic: Why Proxbook is the No.1 Destination For Global Proximity Marketers

Check out our infographic on how and why Proxbook has become the No.1 destination for global proximity marketers

Mar 31, 2016

Advertisers Are Lining Up For Your Data!

Beacon data has been difficult to scale for advertising due to the fragmentation of the proximity industries, the PROX network solves that

Mar 23, 2016

Proximity Marketing - What, How, Why?

Learn why proximity marketing has become a top priority for global marketers

Mar 20, 2016

One year of Proximity – The Unacast journey

From 0 to 400 million beacons

Mar 13, 2016

What Jay Z and TIDAL Can Teach Us About Adblocking

History doesn't always repeat itself

Mar 7, 2016

The Ultimate Introduction To The World Of Proximity Marketing

Proximity Marketing 101: Learn about what proximity is and why this technology is so powerful

Mar 2, 2016

Opera and Unacast Partnership Finally Connects Advertisers to Global Beacon Data at Scale

Announcing our partnership with the world’s largest, independent mobile ad platform

Feb 28, 2016

How to Monetize Your Beacon Deployments

What can you do to turn beacon deployments into new and meaningful revenue streams

Feb 21, 2016

The Power of Beacon Networks

How could we already use the current amount of beacons in the most efficient and scalable way? The answer lies in Beacon Networks

Feb 12, 2016

Why Eddystone Support on Android Chrome is Huge for the Proximity Industry

Now that Eddystone will be supported on the Android Chrome we will hear a lot more about Eddystone going forward

Feb 9, 2016

Why Would Amazon Open Physical Bookstores? More Data, of Course

Data is the new oil, as Amazon is looking to match your physical self with your digital self

Feb 4, 2016

5 Common Misconceptions About Beacons and Proximity Marketing

2016 has started with exciting news in the beacon world, but there are still some misconceptions

Jan 27, 2016

Google's Eddystone is killing Apple's iBeacon

The launch of Proxbook Q4 2015 Report. Eddystone vs iBeacon, the world is being "sensored" up and more

Jan 25, 2016

Proxbook Re-Launches to Help Retailers and Brands get Started with Proximity Marketing

The launch of Proxbook 2.0

Jan 22, 2016

3 Take Aways From NRF "Retail’s BIG Show 2016" in NYC

Learn about the main takeaways from NRF 2016 related to beacon and proximity technology

Jan 17, 2016

4 Lessons to Master Mobile Engagement

Learn how to succeed with mobile engagement

Jan 11, 2016

Yes We Can! On Creating the Language of Proximity

Building a tagging taxonomy for the proximity industry

Jan 10, 2016

The 8 Best Blogs to Follow About iBeacon and Proximity marketing

Stay updated on the latest trends and insights regarding iBeacon and proximity marketing

Jan 3, 2016

10 Reasons Why Your Marketing Strategy Should Include Beacons in 2016

How to add value to your customers with proximity marketing and beacons in 2016

Dec 27, 2015

How to Greet Your Customers With Beacon Notifications

What is the most optimal way to use beacon notifications for greetings

Dec 18, 2015

7 Proximity Trends

These are the proximity and beacon trends you should know about in 2016

Dec 17, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About Beacon Security

A complete breakdown of beacon security to protect yourself from potential threats

Dec 13, 2015

From the Unacast Tech Blog: Data Modeling for Proximity 101

Read about how the Unacast demo tool works

Dec 6, 2015

6 Ideas for How Beacons Can Make the World a Better Place

Beacons for good - The finalists have been picked and now it’s time to vote for your favorite!

Dec 3, 2015

Unacast's Connection With the Ad Tech World

Learn how Unacast connects PSPs to the world of online advertising

Nov 29, 2015

Proximity Companies: Are You Tagging Beacon Data?

Why tagging the beacon data is important and how the proximity industry could benefit from it

Nov 25, 2015

Why You Should Use Beacons in Advertising

Beacons play an important role for the future of advertising

Nov 22, 2015

Do You Use Relevant Data to Create the Right Message?

To deliver the right message it is crucial to know the customer

Nov 18, 2015

Urban Airship Partners With Unacast

Urban Airship partners with Unacast and takes control of the mobile airspace

Nov 16, 2015

How BLE Beacons Deliver on the Potential That QR Codes Promised

Similarities and differences between BLE Beacons and QR codes

Nov 8, 2015

The Cost of a Beacon Project

Variables that define the cost structure of a beacon project

Nov 2, 2015

Status of the Global Proximity Marketing Industry

Read The Q3 Proxbook Report from Unacast

Nov 2, 2015

New York

New York - The future of customer engagement with proximity solution providers

Nov 2, 2015

PROX Partners

PROX partners are known as the most agile and adaptive players in the proximity industry

Nov 2, 2015

BeaconValley

Building Smart Cities with Proximity Beacons

Nov 2, 2015

Revealing the Secrets of Customer Behaviour

Cases from Proxbook that demonstrates why proximity beacons have turned out to be popular

Nov 2, 2015

Bob! Get in the Sled!

What is the most heavily discussed topic in the proximity industry?

Sep 30, 2015

Beacons for Good

Beacons For Good is a partnership program committed to providing solutions using IoT technology for people in need

Sep 28, 2015

The Pull of Proximity is Push

With Proximity we are finally seeing tangible potential in Internet of Things

Sep 22, 2015

The Ad Blocking Wake-Up Call

How do we position ourselves towards the rapidly growing usage of ad blocking?

Sep 16, 2015

Can We Predict the Future of Proximity?

The self predicting hardware

Sep 7, 2015

California, the Golden State of Proximity Marketing

Read about how proximity marketing campaigns are growing in size

Aug 28, 2015

Proximity Marketing

The art of personalization. Beacons are much more than location and push notifications

Aug 17, 2015

Solving the Concern of Privacy and Security

The importance of prioritizing the end consumer in the proximity industry

Aug 13, 2015

Proximity Equals Success

Coca-Cola radically increased click-through rates on online ads with the use of technology from Unacast

Aug 9, 2015

The Proxbook Report

The state of the proximity industry

Jul 29, 2015

Eddystone and Beyond

How could Eddystone impact the proximity industry?

Jul 22, 2015

Google’s Eddystone...

Is Google’s Eddystone the Donald Trump of The Beacosystem?

Jul 17, 2015

Google improving the beacon construction

Guiding retailers and brands to safe harbour.

Jul 12, 2015

Stats from Proxbook

Read who is gaining marketshare

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Presenting the Unacast Diversity Dashboard

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Proximity Marketing in Retail - How does it work in practice?

Proximity Marketing in the Retail Industry

10 things I learned in my first year selling data at Unacast

«Even rotting corpses have culture»

Presenting our team - Hello, Tomas

Unacast Values - we used a mirror instead of binoculars

From zero to xerox – how we failed at diversity

Presenting our team - Hello, Jarle

Unacast wins best "Verticals & Marketplaces" at LSA17

Smart Cities - The Q4 Proximity.Directory Report

Why being an intern at a startup is the best investment you will ever make

Presenting our team - Hello, Lars

Unacast and the Real World Graph™

Proximity to 2017: Predictions

The biggest thing at Slush was this tiny map

Apple Pay Should Pair With iBeacon

High Performance Read API on Kubernetes using Redis

Introduction to Programmatic Advertising & Unacast

Proximity Marketing in Airports and Transportation - The Q3 Proxbook Report 2016

Make API Documentation Great Again

Why Bluetooth Will Not Be an Obstacle for Beacon Adoption

Granularity vs Scale – Our Problem, the Industry’s Problem

Did Apple sort of announce iBeacon 2.0 by removing the headphone jack from iPhone 7?

The Red vs Blue Ocean Proximity Strategy

Beacons & Privacy - You Can’t Afford to Miss This

A gift from Proxbook: 55 Proximity Use Cases

Location-based Marketing vs Proximity Marketing - What is the Difference?

An Interns Life at Unacast

Beacons Help Sports Teams Reclaim $1B in Lost Ticket Sales

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 5

Unacast Writes About Beacon Networks in the Definitive Book on Proximity

All Eyes on Location Data - Recap From Cannes Lions

Unacast gets chosen to Unilever's Foundry 50 out of 4500 companies

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry – PROX Partners Pt. 4

Proximity Expert Blog Posts Series - Past, Present, Future

Marketing can be sooo boring! What else can you do with beacons?

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry – PROX Partners Pt. 3

The Sensor API is Here

Unacast is Hiring: We Want Your Brain

Unacast Raises $5M to Index the Physical World

Shhh! This is Our Plan. Tell Everyone.

Eddystone or iBeacon: Which Beacon Protocol suits your Proximity Marketing Campaign?

Individual Targeting - Brands and Advertising Techs Are Misaligned

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 2

3 Key Takeaways From I-COM

Brands Achieving Impressive Results With Beacons - Q1 Proxbook Report

Connecting the Physical World to the Advertising Industry - PROX Partners Pt. 1

Infographic: Why Proxbook is the No.1 Destination For Global Proximity Marketers

Advertisers Are Lining Up For Your Data!

Proximity Marketing - What, How, Why?

One year of Proximity – The Unacast journey

What Jay Z and TIDAL Can Teach Us About Adblocking

The Ultimate Introduction To The World Of Proximity Marketing

Opera and Unacast Partnership Finally Connects Advertisers to Global Beacon Data at Scale

How to Monetize Your Beacon Deployments

The Power of Beacon Networks

Why Eddystone Support on Android Chrome is Huge for the Proximity Industry

Why Would Amazon Open Physical Bookstores? More Data, of Course

5 Common Misconceptions About Beacons and Proximity Marketing

Google's Eddystone is killing Apple's iBeacon

Proxbook Re-Launches to Help Retailers and Brands get Started with Proximity Marketing

3 Take Aways From NRF "Retail’s BIG Show 2016" in NYC

4 Lessons to Master Mobile Engagement

Yes We Can! On Creating the Language of Proximity

The 8 Best Blogs to Follow About iBeacon and Proximity marketing

10 Reasons Why Your Marketing Strategy Should Include Beacons in 2016

How to Greet Your Customers With Beacon Notifications

7 Proximity Trends

Everything You Need to Know About Beacon Security

From the Unacast Tech Blog: Data Modeling for Proximity 101

6 Ideas for How Beacons Can Make the World a Better Place