The Near and Far of Proximity Marketing: The Future of Marketing Exists at the Nexus of Digital Signage and Mobility

This paper discusses how mobile technology has changed marketing, focusing on proximity marketing as the physical and digital experience began to erode.

The Near and Far of Proximity Marketing: The Future of Marketing Exists at the Nexus of Digital Signage and Mobility

Alex Romanov

Introduction

When historians look back on this commercial and cultural period, they will likely describe it as a time when the barriers between the physical and digital experience began to erode. One of the hallmarks of this period will be the blurring of the lines between marketing channels, and the convergence and evolution into something new. Today, location awareness and mobility have added context to even the most ordinary actions, while social media and the mobile Web have...

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