Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Promote Your Brands With iPhone and Android Apps

Promoting goods and services can be cost-effective and an easy task to do when using up-to-date technologies. Iphone and Android devices are really helpful when you want to expand your business and let more people know about it. Promoting brand goods is not an exception, modern gadgets work for them too. Make your brands popular and people will talk about you by obtaining such an app. Here is a short list of what apps can make:

Map – provide directions
Contact- call – email – access to website
Benefits – describe benefit of using a brand promoter
Services/techniques – describe different services and techniques used to promote brands
Clients – share existing client success stories
Feedback – customers can provide feedback helping you to improve your business
Appt request – allow potential clients to request meeting with you
Push Notifications – provide useful tips to your clients/prospects
Test run new products and get customer feedback
Leverage social networks- Twitter,Facebook, LinkedIn
Loyalty program-use QR code coupons to reward your customers
mCommerce -make it possible to purchase items using PayPal


As you can see first of all iPhone and Android apps will help your clients easily look up all the info about your company, get in touch with you due to social media and contact details, find the nearest locations e.g. shops and convenient stores, see your selling items and choose among them and even purchase them. With the help of Forum users will be able to communicate with each other and ask you questions regarding your business, people feel more likely and are attracted when they get some personal attention. Your business becomes closer and you can even strengthen their interest by sending personal push notification not only to announce Specials and new commings but also wish a good weekend or congratulate clients on special occasions. It does matter a lot and will help you succeed. Review similar apps in the App Gallery or download Snappii Preview app. Everyone can get such an app by filling out the App Request Form. Let Snappii create a useful app for your industry quickly and inexpensively.

Monday, May 28, 2012

How To Make A Merchant's App

Are you a merchant who would like to promote his business but doesn't know how? How to make your business visible so that except your existing customers new and new people will be attracted? One of the best solutions to achieve high results in this field is getting a mobile app. You ask why- here is the short list of what merchant's app can do.

- show your business locations on map and using Nearby functionality
- give your clients and prospect all the contact info about you including email, phone # and etc.
- provide opening hours
- allow you to get feedback regarding your business, let them ask you questions and interact with each other using Forum
- keep users updated about special event sales like black Friday, back to school, spring into spring, buy local
- send Push Notifications – when business is slow send users sale notification – also send reminders about black Friday, father’s day specials, mother’s day specials
- show your list of Products offered
- purchase goods and products using PayPal functionality, sell goods online
- offer Specialty items – what makes you unique to other shops like you?
- use QR codes and coupons– let your customer download your app right in your store –loyalty program - expand loyalty program via a mobile app
- let app users register in the app – find out when their Birthday is – when are they getting married, when is their baby due – offer special coupons
- connect clients to your Social Media Channels like FB, Twitter and LinkedIn
- make surveys – find out what your customer likes to buy – what they wish you carried
- take pictures – your customers can take a picture of that great item at a great price they just purchased from you and share it – what a great marketing tool
- submit lots of electronic forms to eleminate paper usage and save time and money. Let users order via apps.

Iphone,iPad and Android apps are popular today, most have them on their own and having your own merchant's app in the Appstore and Google Play will help you promote the business and succeed. Be noticeable among numerous competitors and order such a useful app already today on Snappii site. If you need another app feel free to find apps in the App Gallery or preview custom apps using Snappii Preview.

Friday, May 25, 2012

How Insurance Companies Benefit From iPad and Android Tablet Apps


Insurance agencies and their clients can easily benefit from using iPhone,Android and especially iPad apps. The process of reporting issues takes quite a lot of time and paper work. Using custom form apps will simplify this task as there is a possibility to fill out all the forms on devices and send them immediately to any email address or server side. Such forms allow uploading and/or taking pictures, no matter how many ones you want to send- a single or a dozen. Just a click on a location field will specify the spot where you are at. It will save much time as there is no need for adjusters to arrive on locations. They can look at the damage first using their iOS and Android gadgets and only then decide if it is crucial to go there or not. All other details are submitted with the help of electronic forms as well - date,contact info, names. Multichoice fields allow to choose already listed options, it is really convenient especially on various Android tablets and iPads due to bigger screens. Besides mobile apps can do the following:

Map – provide directions to claimant
Contact- call - email – access to website
Claims – file claims
Pictures – take a picture of damage done
Questionnaire – Claimants can fill out required forms

Insurance apps are easy and quick to create if you know an appropriate web service for it. There is Snappii which helps non-programmers as well as businesses make custom iPhone/iPad and Android apps. You fill out the form at the site with your requirements, get response shortly. In the following 48 hours you will already have a prototype of your app which you will be able to test using Snappii Preview app. Take a look at the apps Snappii created.  Snappii is cost-effective service enabling you to get needed app in a matter of days. With Snappii your business can get mobile apps faster to market and maintain them at lower cost of ownership. Using mobile apps you can make more and save more money.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

How Hospitals Benefit From Having iPhone/Android Apps

IPhone and Android apps are used in various spheres of life, they stress the idea that modern world can't do without using up-to-date technologies. The main advantages mobile apps and gadgets can offer are flexibility and speed. Practically all activities can be performed by using apps from Appstore and Google Play. Hospitals are not different, they need special applications as well as other services and industries. There are plenty of tasks to be fulfiled with the help of iPhone or/Android applications. Let see what each app can do:

Map – provide directions from
Provide Er wait times – if individuals don’t have true emergency the posted wait times could encourage a Ready Care visit verses an ER visit allowing physicians to focus on true emergencies
Er – sign-up form – administrators would spend less time filling out forms, freeing up their time to complete other tasks.
Call us button- patience would not have to look up phone numbers - saving time in emergency situations
My data form- information could be filled out easily and provided to the appropriate individuals – eliminating much of the manual input – and saving time
Find a Physician – Find a physician closest to you, or who specializes in your illness
Basic First aid information – eliminating many calls to the ER room
Location Data – capture location data of critical personal

As you see the benefits are huge. Except saving a lot of time everyone can eliminate paper usage and submit all the info by filling out electronic forms. Appointments have never been so easy to make, a necessary visit just a few clicks away to arrange.  These apps are helpful both for doctors and their patients as time sometimes has an especial value and every minute counts. If you wish to get such an app feel free to send us your request form here. Snappii creates apps which cover every industry, choose your from the list of custom apps and get it live in the Appstore soon.

Monday, May 21, 2012

How To Make An App For Your Night Club

There is a great amount of night clubs in big cities. Young people adore going out Friday and Saturday nights.  How to make them choose your club among numerous competitors. There is a way out of the problem. Apple gadgets and smartphones are really hot among youngsters as devices keep them updated and allow to communicate with their friends. Time spent on watching TV has been declined rapidly as young people get all the necessary info from web, listen to music, watch films, download a huge number of apps for fun and study and etc. It is obvious that creating specific mobile apps for night clubs will greatly increase a chance to be found and stay out among others. Put all available info into your app including opening hours, special parties, menu, contact data and etc. to make it easier for people to find you. Every download from the Appstore or Google play will lead more youth to your club. You can even send them Push Notifications to let them know that there is a cool party in the evening or a special menu.

Nearby functionality will allow users to find your location in seconds without searching it. Having a reservation form in your app will enable them to book tickets and tables. They will just fill out the form and email it to you. It is convenient, isn't it? Adding a discussion forum to your app will let young people discuss different issues, exchange opinions, ask you questions or assist others if they know the answer. That is a good way to get feedback and see what to change to become even more attractive. iPhone,iPad or Android app will save a lot of money and time as it will both promote your night club and help you communicate with visitors. If you provide a way for your customers to communicate with you via an app it cuts down on your phone calls giving you more time to tend to other tasks that need to be done to prepare for the day and or evening.

Besides you can reward your frequent guests by implementing QR code coupons into your app. Let them get discount for drinks or even a free entry if they come and scan QR code several times already. Due to PayPal release app purchases are available, let users pay for tickets via app, they will be pleased to get such an option.
Feel free to fill out App Development Request form on Snappii site if you decide to get this app. Your requirements will be reviewed and you will have the app you really want shortly. Some of Snappii apps are available in the App Gallery and Preview app too. Check this out to figure out the opportunities and advantages Snappii web service can offer.

Friday, May 18, 2012

How iOS and Android Apps Assist Equipment Inspecting

We continue reviewing the ways how mobile apps can simplify working process of many industries.
Every business should use up-to-date technologies to promote themselves and make the work quicker. Let's take a look at equipment inspecting industry. Equipment inspecting is necessary as cranes, heavy machinery, trucks and other kinds of equipment cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The process usually takes a lot of time as requires much paper work and reaching distant locations. How to eliminate paper forms and make sure what has to be fixed and where. And there is a real way out of the problem - mobile apps. iPhone/iPad and Android apps allow operators to check in daily so that locations are known. Using various types of forms workers can easily send reports containing all the necessary information including an exact location, pictures of equipment problems, comments on the issues and so on. All such apps due to Nearby functionality and form enhancements can easily track the equipment. Identify and document what type of inspections have taken place and when the inspection took place. Useful apps created by Snappii will eliminate manual process and paper.

If you are interested in such an app and want to get one for your iPhone,iPad or Android feel free to let us know about it here. Snappii builds a lot of apps to work on different platform simultaneously for every industry. Go download the Snappii Preview app and see which apps are already there. Don't forget to visit App Gallery in where the best apps are included.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

How iPhone/Android Apps Can Promote Your Travelling Agency?

Summers are the high time to go abroad and have a good rest after long period of working. It takes sometimes quite a lot of time to find an appropriate place for your vacation or holiday. There are many countries where to go but one must know for sure which hotel he will stay at, what is included in the bill, insurance issues, all of the details do matter especially if you are traveling with your children. Travel agencies are established to help people find the needed routes to go according to clients' wishes and wallet opportunities. Travelers usually look for the info on various websites but it is more convenient to download only one app which will tell you all about traveling. Let's list the features which iPhone/iPad and/or Android app supports:

Map – provide directions to your facility
Contact- call – email – access to website
Emergency number – your client is in route your - office is closed but they need to contact you
Feedback – customers can provide feedback helping you to improve your business
Specials – Announce specially priced packages
Bookings – allow clients to book through app
Special coupons – allow app users to take advantage of discount coupons offered
Calendar – provide schedule of upcoming vacation packages – cruises –tours
Travel guide lines – documents needed – arrival times (how early should I arrive on the dock/pier – at the airport)
Pictures – take pictures and email them – post pictures
Push Notifications – send push notifications about last minute specials
Social media buttons – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Travel suggestions – before you start your vacation we have a few suggestions for you – make sure you have all necessary documents – all emergency numbers with – you understand what you can and can’t bring on the plane
My Trip – allow clients to discuss the fun they had on the trip – or what a great job your agency did in taking care of all the details

All these options make traveling apps really helpful. No need to search the web for hours, look up contact info. Such an app will definitely save you tons of time and money. If you are an owner of traveling agency this app can become a great promotional tool for you. Most people have smartphones and tablets and spend hours online, they will for sure download your app and install it on their devices to prepare for their journey. If you want to attract new clients to your business, don't lose time and send Snappii your App Development Request. Snappii apps are available to see in Preview app and App Gallery. Just spend some minutes and find the app you want to get. It will be created quickly for you. Snappii knows how to make iPhone and Android apps.