How Bluetooth Marketing works
Proximity hotspots are constantly sending marketing content via Bluetooth to your customers mobile phones. The only requirement is a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone of the Customer.
Communication goes through 3 quick steps
Phase
1, Device detection: Blue Link scans for Bluetooth-enabled
device located in a range up to 30/100 meters (100/330 feet) depending
on the hotspot and mobile phone type - read more about Bluetooth
range
Phase
2, Permission request: Blue Link sends
a request for permission to send files to every device (it looks like: Do you want
to connect with your-name-here?)
Phase
3, Content upload: once user grants permission, Blue Link
sends files (thanks to multithreaded software architecture and multiple
bluetooth radios installed, sending files to one Customer will not stop
detection of new Customers walking by the Blue Link hotspot)
Content schedule
You may define your own schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) of sending content files!
Content/phone model recognition
It is crucial to send content supported by specific models of mobile phones. Blue Link recognizes phone models and send the appropriate content.
E.g. different resolutions for images, movies to match target screen resolutions.
Remote control
Thanks to our web-based management of Bluetooth campaigns, we are able to control Blue Link hotspots remotely. The key functionalities provide:
- Hotspot monitoring (are all bluetooth hotspots working?)
- Instant content change (quick changes/corrections to content sent to customers)
- Instant schedule change
- Instant access to statistics
Blue Link can be monitored via:
- WiFi (wireless local network): if available (e.g. Shopping Centers)
- GPRS/EDGE (internet via GSM network): is used in case WiFi is not available.

Stats
Blue Link generates following stats:
- Number of established connections (by hour, day, week, etc.)
- Number and size of content sent (by hour, day, week, etc.)
- Content uploading time (by hour, day, week, etc.; average, shortest, longest)
- Recognized mobile phone models (by hour, day, week, etc.)