Visitors and Locals are embracing iLandGuide Barbados

In advance of our local marketing campaign, this free travel app with up to date information and a sleek, easy to use interface is attracting a lot of attention in the app market.
 
Oct. 12, 2012 - PRLog -- The iLandGuide Local Marketing Campaign is slated to be in full swing by November 1st and the team promises engaging and fun user interactions, however in advance of these plans to reach download targets of 432,000 users each year, preliminary user statistics are quite impressive. Organic downloads average 15 per day with 74% of visitors accessing the app from abroad and an impressive 23% of Barbadian users.

According to Sales and Marketing Director Monique Welch "People are using the app! Not just looking at it and putting it down but picking it up and engaging with it for at least 10 minutes. We have a return user rate of 80.5%! Our engagement statistics are way higher than most websites, yet we work offline and give users all the information they want like where to shop, what to do and what's happening on the island, it could be tonight, next week or next month! On top of that, the information is free and gives them GPS mapping to their destinations. Why would someone not use it?"

What is a great tool for locals and visitors is also an excellent way for brands and local businesses to gain great exposure. Their featured ad placements are tasteful, not spam-like. The iLandGuide brand prides itself on being fun, tasteful and non intrusive and this is why their engagement rate is so high. The app is good for brands because it positions them as the "product of choice" on the island.

However, the app is not only effective for big brands but for small businesses. Welch says "Small businesses often cannot afford the rent in popular areas like the Sunset Crest or Hastings but they do have great services to offer. Because the app tells potential customers that these businesses exist and helps them to navigate to their location, it can increase customer traffic for these businesses significantly and this is one of our goals -  to help stimulate the local economy by connecting businesses and customers."

The iLandGuide Barbados app is available for download in the Google Play market and in the iTunes App Store. The app will be formally launched November 1st and boasts of more than 230 points of interest (so far!)
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