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Wireless Bluetooth Advertising Technology for Your Business Promotion

The internet and wireless technologies have formed enormously extending arenas for advertising and entirely new techniques for marketing that were unheard of a decade ago. One such strategy is 'Bluetooth Advertising' which is based on the wireless Bluetooth's technology.

A promotional Bluetooth is a listening device that is associated with cell phones. It receives not only cell phone transmissions that are anywhere within ten meters of it at any time. It is the basis of Bluetooth mobile marketing. Promotional advertisements are sent out from a certain location, and they could receive by any Bluetooth enabled device within 10 or 12 meters. Of course, the distance is limited so this application is also bit limited but retailers have found it to be a lucrative and effective market nonetheless.

Bluetooth mobile marketing is most useful for local merchants. It assists to capture the attention of people who are passing by and who may not otherwise stop in a certain store or restaurant. Potential customers come near, even if they are only on their way to somewhere else, and then are told that restaurant right over there is having a special lunch or the attire store has their favorite brand on sale.

One disadvantage of promotional Bluetooth advertising is that the user's Bluetooth has set to be discoverable for them to receive the coupon or advertisement, and several people don't leave their Bluetooth devices on this setting-precisely because they don't want to receive spam or unwanted messages. Experts advise that to combat this, small businesses simply post signs that request that Bluetooth users enable their Bluetooth setting so that they can receive coupon or gift certificate.

Bluetooth mobile marketing is new technique that is most ideal suited for shopping malls or downtown shopping districts, where several people meet and businesses are situated very near to each other. It won't be as perfect for areas where people drive more than walk, but it is proving to be a powerful new marketing strategy.