iPhone App: 3 reasons why your business needs it

iPhone App: 3 reasons why your business needs it


1. Everyone is mobile, iPhone App makes your business mobile
2. App Stores generate millions of searches per day; your business or brand should be a part of these searches. (basic SEO)
3. Gain Brand Loyalty by being on your fans/users iPhone; so you can be reached conveniently when desired.
iPhone Apps for your business is an excellent approach to engage more fans and clients and build Brand loyalty with the sheer facts of compatibility and convenience; after all smartphones and tablets sales were 50+ million units more than Desktops and PC’s in 2011, 165+ million last year and on pace to be over 200+ million more sales than the conventional Desktops and PC’s in 2013. Being Mobile and in your client’s pocket is the best way to building Brand loyalty.

Smartphone sales have increased 46.5% per year since 2011. Sales of Apple, Android and the newest but most rapidly increasing market Windows roughly make up the entire App market. Apple Apps store is made up of over One Million Apps in the market and has accumulating over 50 Billion App downloads. If you are a business that plans to be relevant in the future, Mobile Apps are for you. Apple has been around for a long time and assuming they will remain as one of the innovators of the IT world for decades to come.

300 Million devices are now running iOS7; that’s an astonishing number in the shorts span of time they released the update. Apple currently holds 53.6% of the Smartphone and Tablet Market.

There are many Benefits to why your business should be Mobile with an App, as most of your targeted audience 1.6 Billion people are already on smartphones and tablets.

Allure Apps is making iPhone Apps easy to understand but more importantly affordable for any business or brand to have one. With affordable monthly payments, we Design all custom apps, catered to your business and industry. Develop all the features and functionality that are beneficial to your business; and Deploy by submitting your custom app to the App marketplace and making your iPhone App live.

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Join Allure Apps and partners in helping the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines)

Join Allure Apps and partners in helping the Philippines and victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Our hearts go out to the millions of Filipinos who have been dislodged from their homes by this catastrophic disaster that is Typhoon Haiyan. News of this devastation hit worldwide Friday afternoon but it is only the beginning for the 600,000+ surviving victims distressed with no food and minimal water resources. To make matters worse, immediate relief efforts were obstructed due to roads and bridges being damaged or containing copious amounts of wreckage and debris.

Super Typhoon Haiyan, whose winds reached 195-200 miles per hour destroyed about 75% of infrastructure in its path as it raged through the Central Philippines. More specifically, the town of Tacloban was hit the hardest and the desolation of the typhoon has left them struggling on their own since food distribution is overwhelmed by the large crowds of survivors outnumbering the manpower to help aid the typhoon victims. Donations have been pouring in through all outlets of media where people can donate via text to Relief Programs such as the Red Cross.

Allure Apps has partnered up with several local businesses and non-profit organizations to gather goods such as food and supplies; A well renowned shipping company LBC has volunteered and offered to ship various donations of clothes, food and supplies at no cost in an effort to expedite relief efforts.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

You can do so by going to any of the following locations and there will be a box set up for you to drop off goods into. Deadline to donate / drop items off at the following location is November 22, 2013.

Rosenthal Estate Winery
http://www.rosenthalestatewines.com/visit
18741 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90265

Pedraja Law
http://www.pedrajalaw.com/

Mr.Scissors
http://www.mr-scissors.com/
18404 Ventura Blvd
Tarzana, CA 91356

Ballin for Peace
http://www.ballinforpeace.org/

Like a Bause
http://likeabause.com/

LBC Express
www.lbcexpress.com
13758 Roscoe Blvd
Panorama City, CA 91402

Or

126 S. Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004

It is truly heartbreaking to see the aftermath of this natural disaster. If you would like to donate money, you can do so through www.redcross.org.ph. The Red Cross is just one of the many charities and non profit organizations who are responding to the disaster that Typhoon Haiyan has done. Every penny counts and will make a difference. Our prayers are with the victims and families affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

 DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Allure Apps Adventures At SEMA 2013

On Wednesday November 6th, 2013, I walked through one of the biggest toy stores for adults. The Sema 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada was everything is was built up to be and more; packed with isle after isle of the most expensive and luxurious vehicles money can buy. Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys, just to name a few were taking spectators by storm as they were fully customized with custom paint jobs and rims that were out this world creative. It was the automotive world displaying all the new goods they built all year. And I got to say; here at Allure Apps, we are huge fans of creativity.

Networking with the various executives for the different brands and companies, I realized that although the automotive industry is very forward thinking in the sense of creativity, performance, and incorporation of technology to their automobiles. They have fallen behind in the technology game leaving their fans and followers a basic website for information and goods; hopefully Allure Apps will change that by Sema 2014. Most of the fans and followers are age ranging from teens to mid-late 50’s, becoming mobile and grabbing these potential clients is imperative moving forward.

There were too many cool cars to capture images of, too many beautiful ladies making the cars look even better than they already were, and too many people to mention that were a pleasure speaking and connecting with. The gratification of being invited to attend this event was more fun than work clearly and not to mention the additions I have now made to my vision board (refer to the movie “The Secret”). The following are some of the moments I was able to capture with my iPhone 5s, thanks to the millions the convention center spends on lighting, I felt like a professional photographer looking at the results. Sema 2013 was a huge success and I look forward to going with our full team next year.

New features for Spotify, thanks to Songkick.

Spotify, The Swedish music giant has made some new updates for their iOS app to help you, the fans follow your favorite bands and musicians. Already present in its desktop counterpart, gigs and tour dates have made their way onto iPads and iPhones thanks to live music-tracking service Songkick (which Allure Apps offer in our custom Mobile App Development for artists and bands). Spotify has also increased App search features, expanding its reach to include user playlists and profiles and also speeding the whole process of search making on the App more user-friendly and responsive.

Other countries such as Japan, Russia, and Indonesia are now using the Spotify App too, making Spotify worldwide. Little information has been released in regards to where they will expand their business next, but I’m sure it’ll be outside the United States as it seems to be hit with the world.

Spotify is a great tool for any music lover making music streaming easy and convenient regardless of your music style, location, or device you are using. They are spread across all mobile platforms and best of all it’s free. Main competitors are Pandora and the newly launched iTunes Radio. If you have an iPhone, iPad, Android, or a tablet; Spotify might be the music stream choice for you while you sit at work having to listen to your co-workers problems over the weekend or just simply bored watching the clock tick.

Field trip time.. With Google+ and Hangout

Field trip time.. With Google+ and Hangout

Field trips have always been a highlight of going to school. As a kid, we loved the idea of field trips and would be hyped up days before; knowing we weren’t going to sit in the same old classroom was a thrill on its own. Riding the bus to the destination, seeing new things and to do it all with your friends was a bonus.

Today, you can have multiple virtual field trips a semester thanks to Google, they have a tool for enabling virtual visits to educational stops near and far via Hangouts. The folks in Mountain View have launched Connected Classrooms through Google+: a project that brings destinations students may never have the chance to experience in real life within reach inside their classrooms. Now trips to Minnesota Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, and Solar Impulse hangar are the first three to sign up for the virtual tours with over 20 other partners.

Education is better grasped with interaction and visual effects; making this form of education a revolutionary form of our children being taught the various subjects that this beautiful earth has to teach us. Schools across the nation should embrace this form of field trips as it is cost efficient, less liability for the children’s safety and most of all, a great way to connect the world and classrooms. Google and Google+ are innovators in the field of technology and its nice to see them better our education system along the way.

If you are an educator, in the educations field of work, or simply know of someone who is, spread the word about Google and Hangouts and how they are making the education of our country better with integration of technology in the classroom. Sure it’s some will argue that its not like the real thing, but education is something that’s heavily debated and to incorporate tactics and technology to propel is a great gesture by the tech giant Google.