Tapps: Create apps without coding
Business professionals today are constantly seeking innovative ways to engage with customers and streamline operations. Tapps is a unique platform that combines the power of a website with the convenience of an app, allowing businesses to create and launch their own Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) or mobile websites in minutes. Features
Tapps offers a range of features designed to make app creation and usage seamless and efficient. With no coding required, users can easily add links, videos, files, forms, contact information, widgets, and more to customize their apps. The platform is mobile-first and desktop-friendly, making it universally accessible like a website while also providing the functionality of an app for instant access, even offline. Companies of all sizes can benefit from Tapps, as it allows for the creation of digital business cards, training guides, event apps, dynamic QR codes, recruiting apps, and more. The platform also provides powerful metrics to track app usage and engagement, helping businesses make data-driven decisions. Tapps utilizes PWA technology, which enables fast loading times, offline functionality, and easy access through a home screen icon. Major companies like Amazon, Google, and Starbucks have embraced PWAs to enhance user engagement and streamline their operations. Whether you’re looking to generate leads, grow engagement, capture metrics, or deploy apps at scale, Tapps provides a versatile platform to achieve your business goals. With customizable branding options and the ability to white-label the platform for your business, Tapps offers a professional and user-friendly solution for creating and sharing tailored apps. In conclusion, Tapps is a comprehensive platform that empowers businesses to create custom PWAs and mobile websites without the need for advanced coding knowledge. With features like lightning-fast load times, custom branding options, and a variety of content choices, Tapps offers endless possibilities for businesses to engage with customers, streamline operations, and achieve their unique goals. Whether you’re a small business looking to create digital brochures or a large enterprise in need of scalable app solutions, Tapps provides a user-friendly and versatile platform for all your app creation needs. Pricing
Tapps offers a free plan with features like unlimited contact actions and 500 push notifications. Paid plans start at $7.50/month for Pro2, which includes 2 apps and 10K unique end users. The most expensive plan, Pro400, is $200/month for 400 apps and 250K unique end users. Visit get.tapps.to for more.

Tapps: Create apps without coding

Technology firm pioneers new category that gives people a revolutionary in-app browsing experience and gives marketers new tools to engage visitors
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - March 16, 2017) - BKON Connect, Inc., a leading technology innovator that advances consumer digital engagement, has launched a robust platform and software development kit (SDK) that turns any mobile app into a browser for the internet of things, allowing people to join digital experiences in physical spaces -- any content, activity, app, location, or digital touchpoint. BKON's new PHY platform enables apps with "touchpoint browsing," which lets people browse digital touchpoints in physical places, see instant previews of the content and control whether to select the content ( click here for demonstration ). Owners of brick-and-mortar locations can engage visitors with interesting information or fun interactive content when they have an enabled app. "We have opened a new door to the mobile internet," said Richard Graves, founder and CEO of BKON. "This enterprising technology allows internet-like browsing for the physical world, giving consumers a powerful new tool for instant previews of available content, while for marketers it allows content to be dynamically managed per audience and measured for impact. It's a revolutionary browsing experience." Touchpoint browsing combines into one application/SDK all the touchpoint technologies that are customer directed -- including Physical Web beacons, QR codes and NFC tags. This means people can have digital experiences wirelessly, visually, or by touch, and they can use the interface that most conveniently or accurately fits the context of their environment. This pioneering technology reimagines the entire customer engagement experience. This is the first time that customer-directed engagement through a range of digital touchpoints has been combined into a single SDK to enhance any mobile app, and into a single platform for easy deployment and campaign management. Advantages are:
Content and interactions can be distributed through multiple touchpoints, of any variety, located anywhere. The PHY platform can update any touchpoint instantly -- one at a time, in bulk, on a schedule, or via an Application Programming Interface (API). The digital interactions available from touchpoints can be different for different apps. This is useful for A/B testing, delivering different content to different audiences, premium content for users of your app, and more. Impressions can be measured independent of click-throughs for instant attribution with a closed feedback loop. This integrated approach also reveals a magical user interface, where users smoothly move from one touchpoint to another, while seeing image-rich previews of available content and interactions. This experience is faster, more private and more secure than alternative interfaces. Another major benefit of these three customer-directed touchpoint technologies is that they are all open and URL-based. This means that touchpoint content deployed for app users will also be available for users of popular apps like Chrome, Snapchat, and Twitter. BKON's PHY platform marks a strategic departure from current proximity marketing tactics that use mobile apps to track a smartphone's location and push messages to it. Instead, the PHY platform introduces customer-directed engagement. Different industries can take advantage of this innovative new approach to proximity marketing. For example:
Museums and aquariums: BKON's technology will deliver a reimagined digital experience to visitors at OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, the largest aquarium in the Southwest -- spanning 200,000 square feet and holding more than 2 million gallons of water in an entertaining, interactive, and educational theme-park-style setting. Higher education: Visitors to Vanderbilt University in Nashville can discover BKON technology at the Owen Graduate School of Management and the Wond'ry, the center for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. "The browsing experience just works -- and the platform made it easy to create and change content on the fly as we learned what worked and what didn't," said Dr. David A. Owens, professor for the practice of management and innovation. "The proximity marketing space lacks a 'customer-controlled' approach, and BKON provides the tools that work with any content, any app, any location, any touchpoint." Events: Entertainment technologist Ken Gay has worked on large-scale events, like Madonna's 2012 Super Bowl halftime show and musical sets for Saturday Night Live, but he loves how BKON technology can delight people in new and creative ways. "To provide the ability for attendees to walk up to any activation piece and engage with that brand in a wholly entertaining and educational way is priceless," said Gay, of ProximityPro. "Thanks to BKON Connect, it's simple to take our clients' events from merely engaging… to transformative." The PHY platform is built on the Physical Web, an open source project from Google and a dimension of the internet that allows direct engagement with consumers when they are nearby. The technology can be integrated into any app with a few lines of code to unlock touchpoint browsing. Check out this video to see the innovative platform in action. About BKON Connect
BKON Connect, Inc. is a Nashville-based technology company that makes software and hardware tools that enable people to digitally browse the internet of things. BKON's PHY Platform is an enterprise class, end-to-end platform that manages all types of digital touchpoints, including Physical Web beacons, QR codes, and NFC tags in 40 countries worldwide. With the PHY platform retailers, galleries and venues of all types can quickly and easily change content across multiple locations and for multiple audiences, driving the ultimate proximity customer engagement and interaction. Learn more at BKON.com. Contact Information

BKON Launches 'Touchpoint Browsing' for the Internet of Things with PHY, a Customer-Directed Engagement Platform

Physical Web Destined to Win the Hearts and Smartphones of Consumers and Businesses Because of Simplicity, Ease of Use and Familiarity
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - Dec 22, 2015) - Proximity marketing beacons are already revolutionizing retail and how consumers experience the world. But one marketing technology expert says the real debate about how the shopping, working, eating, playing and living experience for consumers will improve in 2016 comes down to two words: "web" vs. "app. " And a new dimension of the Internet, the Google-inspired Physical Web, stands squarely at the debate's center. In his most recent blog , Richard Graves, co-founder of BKON , a tech start-up that produces beacons and software that help retailers and content owners in 40 states and 18 foreign countries manage beacons and their messages, says that for 2016, Physical Web beacons offer a broader experience and far more opportunities than apps. "I don't think consumers want 20 more apps, with 20 more downloads and 20 more passwords to manage," Graves said. "They're also annoyed by the constant stream of push messages to an already crowded Smartphone. Certainly, apps have a purpose, but they take a tremendous amount of effort and expense for content owners to develop and market and their life will be limited in the long run because of the steps required in using them. On the other hand, the Physical Web is infinitely scalable and super-simple to manage and use. "
A relatively new component of the Internet and a critical delivery vehicle for proximity marketing, the Physical Web uses an already familiar Internet as a universal way for consumers to interact with nearby smart devices using a browser and a single touch of a finger to their Smartphone instead of using an app. A cue to the Physical Web's presence in restaurants, stores, malls, concert venues, or similar venues is usually the Physical Web symbol on a window or door sticker. Google's Chrome is the most prominent browser to support the Physical Web so far. "As something of the Internet's discovery service, the Physical Web is fostering big changes in how we interact with the world around us," Graves said. "There are thousands of ways these Bluetooth Low Energy beacons are being used to give consumers a more diverse experience. From restaurants displaying menus and delivering coupons, to teachers enticing students to read by linking a book to an engaging video about the book's stories, to grocery store brands giving far more detail about a product than an end cap ever could. All enticing... but it's the ease and familiarity of access to this information that will help the Physical Web and Physical Web beacons win out over the iBeacon in 2016. "
Other industry experts including Jason Parker, digital strategy director, Leo Burnett, have similarly projected that the Physical Web and Physical Web beacons will be huge in 2016, the next big thing for mobile. Graves' post "Is 2016 the year of the Physical Web? " confirms this point in no uncertain terms. About Richard Graves
Richard Graves is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a background in telecom and technology start-ups. He is a past founder or co-founder of Lodging Data Systems, Digital Transmission, Inc., American Telephone Network (ATN), DTI Networks, Spring Valley Development and Aerobic Cruiser Hybrid Cycles. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. About BKON
BKON uses the newest dimension of the Internet -- the Physical Web -- and Bluetooth® Low Energy beacons to help deliver content -- information and experiences -- to Smartphones and other mobile devices in the hands of consumers who are nearby. It's the heart of proximity marketing. wwww.bkon.com
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Tech Start-Up Executive Asserts: Physical Web Beacons -- Not iBeacons -- Will Dramatically Change Marketing in 2016

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Built by a team of experts in hardware engineering, software development and enterprise business development, BKON is introducing the easiest way for retailers and marketers to create and manage a Physical Web presence with PHY.net. And, with Google’s recent announcements regarding EddystoneTM and Chrome’s support of the
Physical Web, there is now an immediate audience for anyone who would like to share relevant content. PHY.net is:
Fast — Don’t miss opportunities: Using PHY.net, a content owner can provide nearby visitors with relevant information almost immediately. For example, a retail manager could see it is raining and update their Physical Web beacon to promote a rainwear promotion, rather than a sandal promotion, in fifteen seconds. Easy — Don’t waste labor: Other Physical Web beacons have to be disassembled, reset and paired to a URL before being deployed. With BKON’s PHY.net-friendly beacons, content owners can simply reassign a new URL from any browser without ever touching the beacon. Remote — Don’t waste time: Retailers can change content from anywhere; there is no need to be in close physical proximity, so franchise owners can control Physical Web beacons for all of their locations without ever leaving their company headquarters. Traditionally, the only way for retailers to effectively create a mobile presence and engage with nearby customers has been to create an app, which is expensive to build and implement. The Physical Web is bringing browsers back to the forefront of mobile engagement, so the cost barrier for retailers has dramatically decreased. Now, instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on an app, BKON allows retailers to create a Physical Web presence, quickly, and for less than $50. “The fact that it will no longer cost tens of thousands of dollars for business owners to create a mobile presence that people actually pay attention to, is an absolute game changer for small business owners,” said BKON’s CEO Richard Graves. “Store owners who thought they could never afford to engage in proximity marketing with their customers will now be able to reach those people for a fraction of the cost.”
Content created and broadcasted through the Physical Web will not be sent to a consumer via unwanted push notifications. Instead, consumers can access the relevant content they want as they come across it, and they’ll know when the content is available after noticing a universal Physical Web logo displayed by a retailer; however, as people learn about the valuable and interesting content on the Physical Web, curiosity will eventually drive their search. “People are getting tired of the privacy concerns that come with apps, as well as their push notifications,” said Graves. “Consumers know the information they want and when they want it. The Physical Web makes it easy for them to find and access nearby information.”
PHY.net is a full platform of tools for marketers, educators, business owners, entertainers and anyone else wanting to establish a presence on the Physical Web. For more information about PHY.net, visit http://PHY.net. ABOUT BKON
BKON’s founding team is made of experts in hardware engineering, software development, manufacturing, marketing and product design. They have extensive experience working with brands including AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and LEGO. For more information about BKON visit http://bkon.com. For more information about BKON’s A1 hardware, visit http://bkon.com/a1. ABOUT THE PHYSICAL WEB
The Physical Web is part of the larger Internet of Things (IoT). Researchers at Gartner are saying that the influence of the IoT will grow to 25 billion devices in just the next 5 years. Other researchers at Cisco anticipate that number to be 50 billion. For more information about the Physical Web, visit http://bkon.com/the-
physical-web.

BKON is Launching PHY.net to Make it Easier for Retailers to Engage  With Customers

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Nashville, TN (PRWEB) July 23, 2015
Built by a team of experts in hardware engineering, software development and enterprise business development, BKON is introducing the easiest way for retailers and marketers to create and manage a Physical Web presence with PHY.net. And, with Googles recent announcements regarding Eddystone and Chromes support of the Physical Web, there is now an immediate audience for anyone who would like to share relevant content. PHY.net is:
Fast -- Dont miss opportunities: Using PHY.net, a content owner can provide nearby visitors with relevant information almost immediately. For example, a retail manager could see it is raining and update their Physical Web beacon to promote a rainwear promotion, rather than a sandal promotion, in fifteen seconds. Easy -- Dont waste labor: Other Physical Web beacons have to be disassembled, reset and paired to a URL before being deployed. With BKONs PHY.net-friendly beacons, content owners can simply reassign a new URL from any browser without ever touching the beacon. Remote -- Dont waste time: Retailers can change content from anywhere; there is no need to be in close physical proximity, so franchise owners can control Physical Web beacons for all of their locations without ever leaving their company headquarters. Traditionally, the only way for retailers to effectively create a mobile presence and engage with nearby customers has been to create an app, which is expensive to build and implement. The Physical Web is bringing browsers back to the forefront of mobile engagement, so the cost barrier for retailers has dramatically decreased. Now, instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on an app, BKON allows retailers to create a Physical Web presence, quickly, and for less than $50. The fact that it will no longer cost tens of thousands of dollars for business owners to create a mobile presence that people actually pay attention to, is an absolute game changer for small business owners, said BKONs CEO Richard Graves. Store owners who thought they could never afford to engage in proximity marketing with their customers will now be able to reach those people for a fraction of the cost. Content created and broadcasted through the Physical Web will not be sent to a consumer via unwanted push notifications. Instead, consumers can access the relevant content they want as they come across it, and theyll know when the content is available after noticing a universal Physical Web logo displayed by a retailer; however, as people learn about the valuable and interesting content on the Physical Web, curiosity will eventually drive their search. People are getting tired of the privacy concerns that come with apps, as well as their push notifications, said Graves. Consumers know the information they want and when they want it. The Physical Web makes it easy for them to find and access nearby information. PHY.net is a full platform of tools for marketers, educators, business owners, entertainers and anyone else wanting to establish a presence on the Physical Web. For more information about PHY.net, visit http://PHY.net . ABOUT BKON
BKONs founding team is made of experts in hardware engineering, software development, manufacturing, marketing and product design. They have extensive experience working with brands including AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and LEGO. For more information about BKON visit http://bkon.com . For more information about BKONs A1 hardware, visit http://bkon.com/a1 . ABOUT THE PHYSICAL WEB
The Physical Web is part of the larger Internet of Things (IoT). Researchers at Gartner are saying that the influence of the IoT will grow to 25 billion devices in just the next 5 years. Other researchers at Cisco anticipate that number to be 50 billion. For more information about the Physical Web, visit http://bkon.com/the-physical-web . Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/PHYnet/Chrome/prweb12866340.htm .

BKON is Launching PHY.net to Make it Easier for Retailers to Engage With Customers Through Physical Web Beacons with Support for Eddystone

Tapps operates in the digital solutions sector. The company provides a platform for creating and launching progressive website applications and mobile websites, with a focus on user-friendly Quick Response (QR) scanning and digital linking to physical objects and places. Businesses of all sizes primarily utilize its services. It was formerly known as BKON Connect. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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