Tag: iPhone

Air Check-in

Now there is an app that lets parachutists “check in” on Facebook as they free fall through the sky. 😎

Parachuting specialists Sky Company, wanted to promote their Facebook fan page. So with ageisobar Brazil they developed the Air Check-in app [iTunes Link] that allowed users to take pictures during their jump while recording their height. Then based on their 3G reception at the altitude post the details on the users Facebook timeline or store the check-in for later.

The check-in posts made by the app had a link to Sky Company’s Facebook fan page. So this not only helped boost their fan count on Facebook, but also helped increase the number of jumps with their team by 26%.

The above app also brought back memories of another parachuting campaign that was done by hotels.com in September 2011. This time the campaign was centered around the company’s high-speed mobile booking application, which allowed users to book rooms at its network of almost 140,000 hotels worldwide.

To promote their smart phone app they teamed up with extreme athlete and stuntman, JT Holmes, for a wild and exciting digital demonstration to prove just how easy it was to book a room while “on the fly”. 🙂

Coca-Cola: FM Magazine Amplifier

Coca-Cola to promote its FM app in Brazil allowed readers of the Capricho magazine to simply roll up the magazine and transform it into a portable amplifier for their iPhones. All the readers had to do was insert the iPhone into the spot indicated and tune into the Coca-Cola FM application. 😎

Why this is clever

The idea turns print into a functional accessory. No electronics. No QR-code dependency. Just smart physical design that rewards curiosity and makes the app the natural next step.

  • One simple action. Roll the magazine, insert the iPhone, hit play.
  • Instant utility. Louder sound is a real, immediate benefit.
  • Media becomes product. The magazine is not only a channel. It is the device.

What to learn from it

This is a strong reminder that “mobile activation” does not always need a screen-first mechanic. When you can create a physical trigger that is obvious and satisfying, you reduce friction and increase shareability. People demonstrate it to others because it is surprising, and because it works.

A few fast answers before you act

What is the Coca-Cola FM Magazine Amplifier?

It is a Capricho magazine execution in Brazil designed to be rolled into a tube that passively amplifies iPhone audio, used to promote the Coca-Cola FM app.

Why does a paper amplifier work at all?

The rolled shape acts like a simple acoustic horn, directing and concentrating the phone’s speaker output so it sounds louder.

What makes this effective as an app promotion?

The app is not advertised as a feature list. It is experienced. The physical utility creates a reason to open the app immediately.

What is the transferable pattern?

Turn media into a usable object, then connect that object to a single, obvious mobile behavior that completes the experience.

First Look of iPhone 5 with Jimmy Kimmel

The iPhone 5 still has some weeks to go before its officially available. But this little detail did not stop talk show host Jimmy Kimmel from giving random people on the streets of America a chance to test the iPhone 5…which actually was just an iPhone 4S. 😆