Recent surveys suggest 42% of SMEs have built a mobile app. That number is expected to grow to 67% by the end of 2017 and move higher in 2018. The fact is that we now spend more time on our smartphones than we do our desktops. This tide is not going to change and the…
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Spar Virtual Reality App New virtual reality app. Celebrating their 100 year history, retail giants Spar and Blakemore Trade Partners present a concept ‘Store of the Future’. This fully 3D rendered VR tour shows a glimpse of the future, transporting you forward in time. Spar VR has been delivered by the innovative designers and coders…
READ MORESafer Roads Humber commissioned a report recently that evaluated the psychological and physiological effects that take place when viewing differing types of content. The results included that the playing of a 3D film against a standard 2D did increased impact on their 120 students who took part in the study. However the report also confirmed…
READ MOREBefore you engage with any potential development partner, you need to collate all your thoughts and aspirations for your app coherently ready for presentation. Don’t concern yourself with details such as what development language should be used, this is something the developers will manage and provide advice on. Your role at this stage is to…
READ MOREIf the development costs of your app are currently beyond your budget, and an MVP approach as discussed in episode 3 of this series is not a viable option, then building of a prototype with a Market Analysis Report to present to your board or chosen funding provider could be your best approach. It is also…
READ MOREAs the saying goes, this is the $1m question and in some cases a significant amount more! Lets consider Airbnb. A world famous app that at the current estimates cost in excess of £600m to develop increasing every day. This is excluding all other costs such as marketing, maintenance and support. Most companies or even entrepreneurs will not…
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What is iBeacon? iBeacon is the Apple solution for location awareness that is integrated with a customers iOS device and opens up a world of mobile business opportunities. It’s relatively new technology and those who can adopt this new standard in mobile advertising can quickly can steal a march on their competitors. The iBeacon hardware is…
READ MORERebrand your business so it’s ready for the mobile age You may have been using the same logo and brand identity for many years, and it has probably served you well. But all logos, even those from giants like Coca Cola or McDonalds have been revised, tweaked and updated over the years to keep them modern,…
READ MOREDoes your business really need an app? The simple answer is yes you do, otherwise your competition could gain a major business advantage over you. I guess you would expect us to say that but a business that has its own app can steal the march on its competitors by offering their customers the benefit of quick and…
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350 people attended the annual 2 day Historical Association Conference 2017 and they were in for a treat with the keynote address given by the author, lecturer, broadcaster and champion of history Michael Wood who spoke on the Anglo-Saxons and the making of England. You can find more here including links to their Twitter feed.
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