1020 Placecast Media Center

Company Overview

 1020, Inc. is the developer and owner of Placecast™ Media, the first online advertising solution to target highly sought-after audiences using location-based information across the Web, mobile, and Wi-Fi. 1020’s groundbreaking Placecast service recently earned the company the “OnMedia Top 100” Award, given to game-changing companies in the marketing, branding, advertising, and PR industries.  Current advertisers include Microsoft Windows Mobile, FedEx Kinko’s, Avis and Budget Rental Cars and Hyatt Hotels. 1020 is funded by Voyager Capital and Onset Ventures.  For more information about Placecast, visit www.placec​ast.net.

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• Marketing: SMS is powerful marketing tool, location adds value

  160Characters Association, July 14, 2010

  

  A US survey commissioned by location based mobile marketing specialist Placecast suggests people are increasingly interested in mobile marketing, and that opt-in, location based mobile marketing by SMS has great potential.

• Amidst All The Hype Don't Forget SMS Advertising

  MobiAD News, July 13, 2010

  

  While SMS advertising may not have the "wow" factor of Augmented Reality, Location Based advertising, or a mobile app, it is worth remembering that sometimes - depending on the brand objectives - SMS advertising might prove to be the alternative that produces the best ROI!

• Catching Consumers With Mobile Messages

  Brandweek, July 13, 2010

  

  As marketers pursue a population that relies increasingly on mobile communication, they're hoping people will welcome sales pitches that catch them on the fly. Polling by Harris Interactive for 1020 Placecast (a company specializing in location-based mobile marketing) finds there is a willing audience.

• Tribune Media and Placecast team up to deliver more accurate location-based cinema show times

  Internet Retailing, July 12, 2010

  

  Tribune Media Services (TMS), a leading provider of entertainment information including showtimes for 44,000 cinemas in the UK, US and Canada, has formed a partnership with Placecast that will allow mobile application developers using the Placecast MatchAPI to easily integrate TMS movie showtimes and theatre locations into their offerings. As a result, mobile users running these applications will have access to the most accurate and up-to-date movie schedule information available for near-by theaters.

• MobileBeat panel: Most profitable markets for location services still unclear

  Venture Beat, July 12, 2010

  

  Who's going to be making money from location data? That's the question that got a lot of attention today at a breakout session in VentureBeat's MobileBeat 2010 conference.