IndustryWhy you should invest in location-powered workforce optimization
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Julia Parker on November 22, 2022
For product teams tasked with building mobile app solutions that increase visibility into employee productivity and field performance, location tracking can provide the data necessary to identify and resolve workforce inefficiencies.
Read MoreIndustry4 in-store mobile app experiences for the 2022 holiday season
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Julia Parker on October 26, 2022
Product teams have an opportunity to drive app engagement, retention, and customer spending while providing more convenient customer experiences this holiday season.
Read MoreIndustryNew Forrester Consulting research commissioned by Radar finds that location is essential for building world-class customer experiences
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Hanna Woodburn on October 18, 2022
We are excited to announce our newest commissioned study, “Deliver world-class customer experiences with location infrastructure.”
Read MoreIndustryBuild the experiences customers expect with foreground location signals
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Arek Sokol on October 11, 2022
Unlock stellar customer experiences with foreground-only location.
Read MoreIndustry Build vs. buy: geofencing and location infrastructure
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Brett Guenther on May 18, 2022
Explore the differences between building and buying geofencing and location infrastructure to help determine which is right for your business.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: How to drive engagement through SMS from Attentive, Bounteous+Hathway, and Radar
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Jessie Chen on May 6, 2022
Radar's CEO and Co-Founder, Nick Patrick, joined partners at Attentive and Bounteous+Hathway for an interactive webinar to discuss a range of topics from cultivating an audience of customers that opt-in to executing on an omnichannel strategy.
Read MoreIndustryBuilding blocks for location-based app experiences
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Sam Fader on March 31, 2022
Building an app of which location is a core component is complicated as well. You have a lot to think about: user experience, a permissioning flow, and the value that location access will bring your users.
Read MoreIndustry3 restaurant technology trends from MURTEC 2022
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Jessie Chen on March 18, 2022
During MURTEC, we heard from marketing, technology, and operations professionals about new developments in the space and how location data can help restaurant brands increase customer satisfaction and engagement, operational efficiencies, and revenue.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: The Drive-Thru Has Changed Everything
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Radar Team on November 11, 2021
Our CEO Nick Patrick recently sat down with experts in the restaurant industry to discuss how the drive-thru and off-premise dining has paved the way for the restaurant of the future.
Read MoreIndustryDeliver real-time messages for travel customers with Radar and Braze
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Radar Team on September 27, 2021
With the right tools and right approach, travel and hospitality brands can provide relevant and valuable customer experiences at every step of a customer’s trip.
Read MoreIndustry4 ways travel brands can use location data to deliver out of this world experiences
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Radar Team on September 14, 2021
Travel companies can build next-level guest experiences through their app with location technologies such as geofencing and beacons.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: Why digital technology is the key to great customer experience in a post pandemic world
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Radar Team on July 19, 2021
After teaming up with Mobiquity to conduct a consumer behavior study in April, we hosted a webinar to share how convenience stores can meet consumer experience by leveraging digital technology.
Read MoreIndustryTop geofencing strategies for air travel brands to boost retention and revenue streams
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Amanda Vandiver on July 1, 2021
A lot is up in the air on travel day, but airlines and related providers can best serve travelers with location-based mobile experiences. Geofencing can help alleviate friction in the traveler experience to increase revenue and retention.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: How to capture and convert traffic post-COVID with Radar, Yext, and OpenTable
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Radar Team on June 29, 2021
We teamed up with Yext and OpenTable to share strategies to capture the post-COVID surge in demand for in-person experiences.
Read MoreIndustryTop geofencing strategies for hotel chains to improve guest experiences and cultivate loyalty
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Amanda Vandiver on June 22, 2021
Here are the top ways hotels can use geofencing to power exceptional experiences that keep guests coming back and spending more.
Read MoreIndustryBridging the physical and digital gap in a post-COVID world
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Radar Team on June 18, 2021
Watch Radar's keynote session from Brand Growth Summit 2021: As consumers move through the physical world again post-COVID, winning brands will exceed new consumer expectations by seamlessly bridging the digital and physical.
Read MoreIndustryTop geofencing strategies for grocery chains to foster loyalty and improve operations
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Amanda Vandiver on June 4, 2021
Geofencing holds a great deal of promise for grocery chains to create customer loyalty and in-store engagement, as well as streamline their own operations.
Read MoreIndustryHow Radar can help travel and entertainment brands reactivate users on-premise
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Amanda Vandiver on June 1, 2021
It’s never been more important for entertainment brands to connect with their customers in real time and surface features that make them feel more comfortable on-premise, and location-context is what makes these experiences possible.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: Building better BOPIS experiences with Airship and Radar
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Radar Team on May 20, 2021
In this webinar, learn how Radar’s location solutions and Airship’s customer engagement platform work together to power a seamless BOPIS experience.
Read MoreIndustryWebinar: E-commerce optimization best practices with Taplytics
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Radar Team on May 12, 2021
We teamed up with our friends at Taplytics to bring you a masterclass in shopping personalization out-of-store, on the way, and in-store.
Read MoreIndustryThe guide to Play Store background location approval
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Nick Patrick on March 17, 2021
Starting on March 29, 2021, apps submitted to the Google Play Store must receive approval to access location in the background. Learn tips and best practices for getting approved.
Read MoreIndustryLocation data privacy checklist
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Radar Team on February 23, 2021
In this post, we share a ten-point location data privacy checklist to help you collect location data and build location-based experiences in the right way.
Read MoreIndustryRetail showdown: Safe curbside pickup at Home Depot versus Lowe's (plus free worksheet)
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Radar Team on January 21, 2021
In this five-round showdown, we evaluate how home improvement competitors Home Depot and Lowe's rolled out curbside pickup in a hurry at all their locations.
Read MoreIndustryHow to thrive with curbside: lessons from the nation's leading restaurants
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Radar Team on January 13, 2021
We've sampled nine of the nation's largest restaurant chains to find out what ingredients make a Michelin-Star curbside experience.
Read MoreIndustryHow to build a winning loyalty program in QSR and Retail
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Coby Berman on December 15, 2020
With personalization and relevance as the cornerstone of a winning loyalty program, we’ve put together a framework to help QSRs and retailers evaluate their technology strategy.
Read MoreIndustryHow retailers should be thinking about BOPIS this winter
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Amanda Vandiver on December 3, 2020
Buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) orders now make up around 40% of total retail orders. Location can help the end-to-end experience for retailers and their customers by communicating arrival information to both parties.
Read MoreIndustryWhy QR codes are cool again (and what to expect next)
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Nick Patrick on November 18, 2020
QR codes are cool again because they're a lightweight, contactless way to unlock a digital experience tied to a physical location. But many large retailers and QSRs are turning to another, more powerful technology: geofencing.
Read MoreIndustryHow to win at mobile order-ahead with Curbside 2.0
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Coby Berman on November 5, 2020
Curbside 1.0 is falling short of its promise to meet consumer expectations for convenient pick-up experiences. This winter, the spotlight will shine on the QSRs and retailers who have the right infrastructure in place for live tracking with Curbside 2.0.
Read MoreIndustryUnderstanding approximate location permissions in iOS 14
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Nick Patrick on July 6, 2020
iOS 14 allows users to share only their approximate location with apps rather than their precise location. In this post, we explain the changes and how to prepare.
Read MoreIndustryStudents build apps with Radar to address the world’s biggest challenges
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Radar Team on May 12, 2020
Over the last few months, we’ve seen aspiring engineers and student hackers from across the world use Radar to build projects that help society and improve lives.
Read MoreIndustryWe can't solve the problems of tomorrow with the tools of the past
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Radar Team on January 16, 2020
Radar and nine other independent software companies united to declare that CRM systems are no longer enough for the digital era.
Read MoreIndustryDiscussing all things location context on the MapScaping podcast
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Radar Team on September 19, 2019
Our CEO sits down with the MapScaping podcast to talk location context, creating great app experiences, and the future of mobile.
Read MoreIndustryThe Radar guide to location prompt best practices
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Radar Team on August 13, 2019
Our best practices when prompting for location services, plus examples from 8 apps that do it well.
Read MoreIndustryUnderstanding new location permissions in Android Q and iOS 13
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Nick Patrick on June 10, 2019
Android Q and iOS 13 introduce new location permissions. In this post, we explain the changes, as well as best practices for building with location on iOS 13, Android Q, and beyond.
Read MoreIndustryThe future of marketing is context-driven. Here are the winners and losers.
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Coby Berman on August 8, 2018
Digital marketers have always aimed to deliver the right message to the right customers at the right time. But in recent years, the bar has been raised.
Read MoreIndustryFive questions to ask when choosing a location platform
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Coby Berman on October 10, 2017
Radar is a location platform for mobile apps. But what is a location platform, and how should you choose one?
Read MoreIndustryMaking sense of new background location restrictions in iOS 11 and Android O
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Nick Patrick on July 17, 2017
iOS 11 and Android O, still in developer preview, introduce new background location restrictions.
Read MoreIndustryIf you're only geofencing in the background, you're missing out
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Coby Berman on January 18, 2017
Geofencing can increase user engagement, not only by pushing contextual information to users in the background, but also by pulling contextual information for users in the foreground, no tapping or searching required.
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