February 10, 2006

Outdoor Screens, Controlled by Mobile Phone

locamoda2.jpg Any marketer wanting to reach mobile subscribers must contend with the size problem: How do you create powerful interactive experiences on a device with the approximate dimensions of a remote control? Clickz reports on a company who's found the answer.

"LocModa , which launched this week with a handful of clients, has staked its business model on connecting mobile phones with out-of-home digital screens.

One of its applications, called StreetSurfer is a mobile-enabled interactive marketing application for retail, real estate and travel and tourism industries. StreetSurfer enables users with mobile phones to ‘remote-control’ Internet connected screens in retail and real estate storefront windows, hotel lobbies or city streets.

So far the platform is only designed to help real estate agents market homes."