Uniting Independent Jewelers with Technology
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When you compare our IAJE App to a traditional app the marketing benefits become pretty clear:
Business Advantages:
Consider the customer-engagement barriers in marketing via a traditional app:
1. User visits your site and you say 'please download from the app store (assuming you've actually paid to develop an app that works for their phone or tablet)
2. User clicks to download
3. User enters their app store login information
4. Waiting while the app downloads and installs
5. App appears on home screen
6. User has to then start the app - and search just to see your content!
7. The traditional pain of high costs on the business / operational side of things:
a. Expensive, traditional pay per platform model (android, iphone and tablets.
b. Many weeks to months of development time, per platform and high expense.
c. Finally got an app? Great, now wait at least two weeks each on app store submission and approval which is not always approved.
d. Need to update? Get the developer involved, pay them again, resubmit, finally the user has to wait on updates to download on next use of the app preventing access.
Here's why IAJE Apps changes all of this:
· A IAJE App launches instantly from a site URL or from a marketing-use "QR Code"
· A IAJE App works on any popular touch phone or tablet (iPhone, Android, iPad, etc.)
· A IAJE App updates instantly as you update your site. IAJE updates are automatic.
· Features include lead-generating integrations - forms, social, etc.
· All mobile visitors can instantly share your IAJE app with others - by QR code, by twitter, by Facebook, Google Plus and more!
IAJE Delivering the future of apps - today!
The powerful 'reach' of multi-phone and tablet device compatibility (one app that works for all popular touch phones and tablets) as well as the simplicity and low-cost of long-term maintenance is why every single industry model today predicts dominant growth in 'web app' technologies.
IAJE Apps is at the front of this curve and we look forward to creating more great things in the future to continue to benefit our membership!
Portio Research (March 2013) estimates: 1.2 billion people worldwide were using mobile apps at the end of 2012. This is forecast to grow at a 29.8 percent each year, to reach 4.4 billion users by the end of 2017. Much of this growth will come from Asia, which will account for almost half of app users in 2017.
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Users of mobile apps worldwide by region 2012-2017 according to Portio Research |
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2012 |
2013 |
2017 |
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App users worldwide |
1.2 billion |
N/A |
4.4 billion |
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Asia Pacific |
30% |
32% |
47% |
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Europe |
29% |
28% |
21% |
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North America |
18% |
17% |
10% |
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Middle East & Africa |
14% |
13% |
12% |
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Latin America |
9% |
10% |
10% |
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Source: © Portio Research (March 2013) |
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Each member receives their exclusive mobile app to their business and a unique QR code which can be added to all of your advertising offering smartphone users a direct mobile link to your business. It is a good thing when you first meet someone to offer a gift of value. Your business mobile connection is FREE as our gift to you!
There will be 1.4 billion smartphones in use by the end of this current year, according to a new study by ABI Research. With the world population at 7 billion that will mean one phone for every five people in the world.
You are also invited to become a part of the International Alliance Jewelry Exchange (IAJE). The IAJE is an invitation-only membership group comprised of some of the best jewelers and designers in our business. We encourage members to work together as a fraternity to enhance the business opportunities for all members of IAJE.
However, we must limit our membership in order to provide the most effective service to our members; only a select few are represented in each market. This ensures that your business is always on the first page of our search results: if we grow too fast, we dilute our focus on service and quality. By joining the IAJE you become part of a very select group, the most trusted dealer network in the world.
There is a revolution going on and it's happening on a global scale. Buyers are migrating to digital channels (mobile, social, email, web) and this has profound implications for your business. Either you join the revolution, or it will pass you by.
It is also true that many of the traditional marketing and advertising methods (i.e. yellow pages or print ads) are not as effective as in past years. The Internet, smartphones and other technologies have changed the way we do business.
This is a quandary for those who do not have the expertise to be on top of the fast changing mobile and social media marketing environment. Today you need to be taking advantage of QR codes, apps, marketing analytics, email automation, search optimization, blogging, Facebook and several other important social media outlets because it is one of the most valuable opportunities to find new customers and is effective and inexpensive compared to traditional marketing.
By joining the IAJE you connect with the global power of our worldwide membership, bringing effective forces to substantially increase the potential profitability of your bottom line.
Just one new customer directed to your business would in almost every case completely cover the entire cost of annual membership several times over!
The benefits of membership are so numerous you would be unwise to pass on this one-time invitation to membership. The IAJE does not open its membership enrollment very often because it is important to our members that they have some exclusivity in their given markets.
Now you can market knowing you have the expert guidance required to utilize IAJE's “Tech Marketing” to keep your business competitive with mobile, social and online technologies for less than a night out at a good restaurant!
The International Alliance Jewelry Exchange is proud of the standard of excellence our Executive Account Managers bring to the IAJE. Collectively, they have more than 100 years of service with the finest brands in the jewelry industry, and the other half of our Executive Account Managers are experts in technology, marketing, sales and world class customer service to the business community. Together, they bring a unique balance that ensures our fraternity of member dealers will always receive the highest quality of service, unequalled by any business organization.
The smartphone world is expanding at an incredible pace. There are already more than 91.4 million smartphones in just the USA and over a billion smartphone users in the world.
Is your business mobile ready? The IAJE is pleased to offer your customers a mobile friendly experience when searching on smart phones to find your business. Even if your business's website is a mobile ready website and you use QR codes (quick response code), the advanced search directory of the IAJE is the best mobile experience for your business.
Since the IAJE knows these assets are essential to the growth of your business we provide them free of cost to all our members, saving you thousands of development dollars.
Although we could charge you for your exclusive QR code and development of your direct mobile link for mobile search, we feel these assets are so very important for all our members that we provide them complimentary with membership.
Even if your do not have a website or have no sufficient traffic of new customers to your website NOW, you can leap into the 21st century's mobile explosion. These unique and valuable tools are provided complimentary to you as a reputable jewelry merchant by the IAJE. You do not even need a website to benefit from this advanced technology provided by the IAJE.
A first-class mobile experience is essential for your current customers and future business. With your mobile listing, QR code, and IAJE's exclusive search capability, all your customers are assured of a mobile friendly experience, every time. This is critical for the growth of your business.
Why is the IAJE app superior to apps costing thousands of dollars more? Plus it is free to you!
For More Information:
Please select a time to schedule a call at your convenience from the appointment calendar below: Introductory calls normally require 15 minutes of your time and if possible you should have Internet access during the call but it is not required. We look forward to speaking with you.