{"id":10583,"date":"2014-10-22T15:08:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T22:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/?p=10583"},"modified":"2014-10-22T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T22:08:59","slug":"coming-soon-to-a-store-near-you-a-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/coming-soon-to-a-store-near-you-a-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming soon to a store near you: a survey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we have all experienced, surveys have changed a lot over the years. What for decades existed primarily as agency-based paper surveys conducted by telephone, later migrated to the web; with app usage outpacing mobile web usage we now have tablet and smartphone apps for administering surveys, and more.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here at QuestionPro, we like to think this evolution looks something like this. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survey_evolution.jpg\" alt=\"survey evolution\" width=\"408\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And now, location-based technology is making waves &#8211; spread spectrum, frequency hopping, full-duplex, 1600 hops\/sec, 2.4 GHz ISM waves to be more precise. Otherwise known as Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0is exactly what hyperlocal technology provides: the precise location of a shopper while they&#8217;re in a store. It also knows when the customer walks out the door.<\/p>\n<p>While bluetooth-powered, location-based technology has been around for some time, with Apple recently adopting the technology and publishing a set of standards, it&#8217;s now gaining momentum, yet one of the main barriers is still the level of complexity required to launch a solution.<\/p>\n<p>But that is all about to change!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ibeacon-logo.png\" alt=\"ibeacon-logo\" width=\"100\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Introducing: QuestionPro + iBeacon<\/h3>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 40%;\">\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10583-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ta-Da-SoundBible.com-1884170640.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ta-Da-SoundBible.com-1884170640.mp3\">https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ta-Da-SoundBible.com-1884170640.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>(click for appropriate audio)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>QuestionPro has integrated with iBeacon to make conducting hyperlocal research &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; easy.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on November 12th, 2014 at 11am Pacific\/2pm Eastern as QuestionPro&#8217;s CEO Erik Koto is joined by industry experts Jeffrey Henning and Chandika Bhandari, and we debut this new solution.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Webinar: Hyperlocal Research Made Easy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/mobile\/ibeacon.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/register_now.png\" alt=\"register_now\" width=\"233\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we have all experienced, surveys have changed a lot over the years. 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