Scotcomms Technology Group

Near Field Communications (NFC) is an emerging technology, set to change the way we all do business - and Scotcomms is NFC ready and able. NFC uses the same communications technology as that of contactless smart cards, a specific area in which Scotcomms has a wealth of experience. Whether you are a retailer or marketing company, we can help you with your NFC plans.

Near Field Communication will see applications in multiple sectors including sales, marketing, promotions, payment, transport, tourism, retail, events, and social networking. In anticipation of the impact on the industry, we are priming our existing solutions to easily integrate with NFC functionality.

TeamCard

Within the sport membership environment, electronic tickets with embedded access control can be delivered to a fans enabled mobile phone as a secure NFC token that can be read at the turnstiles, thus replacing smart cards. Promotional and sponsorship activity can be stimulated by NFC embedded marketing inventory, for example, in the form of NFC smart posters, placed strategically within stadiums. Attending members can collect rewards or vouchers via their NFC enabled handset which will entice further engagement within the club.

Town / Visitor passes

As with TeamCard, the traditional visitor pass could be replaced entirely with a secure entitlement token downloaded to their NFC-enabled phone containing the attraction entitlements. Further commercial enhancements may include passive tokens, in the form of NFC stickers, strategically placed to attract passing visitors, allowing them to collect added benefits such as vouchers for theatre, dining and accommodation.

Retail Reward

With extensive experience in the delivery of successful loyalty programmes in the retail sector, solutions can easily be integrated to introduce NFC Technology for retail reward. As with previous examples, NFC enabled smart phones would allow shoppers to collect targeted offers, from an individual retail outlet or within a shopping complex or mall, from strategically placed marketing inventory designed to capture the attention of, and engage with, potential clientele, thus encouraging further internal activity.

All Near Field Communication applications will still require a robust transaction management process to deliver the benefits to the customer and to carry out the back-office settlements with sponsors and providers. This is a specialised area of expertise that Scotcomms has in abundance.

Scotcomms existing solutions are managed from a centrally hosted architecture that delivers a principal service to all clients. We provide our clients with secure access to their transactional data along with a comprehensive a reporting suite and segmentation tools to enhance their marketing communications.

As always, we pride ourselves on our custom solutions services. If you have a commercial concept or requirement utilising NFC technology, or, want to find out more about what we can do in this specialised area – please get in touch.

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NFC Shopping Mall [pdf, 213kb]