Tapit Partners with Telstra for NYE Celebrations

SYDNEY, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global leader in NFC marketing, Tapit Media, has joined forces with Telstra to distribute the official Sydney New Year's Eve mobile App to the public using NFC technology. As of today, a simple tap of a smartphone on Telstra phone boxes and Telstra retail sales materials specially marked with a 'Tapit' symbol, now instantly installs the App on the user's mobile phone.

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The App, created in partnership with event producer City of Sydney, allows users to not only connect with family and friends at midnight, but to also do things like submit a text message for the opportunity to have it projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons during the night's festivities.

Essentially, it's the 'must-have' App for Sydney NYE revelers, and through the partnership with Tapit, accessing it is now easier than ever. Across Sydney, there are 1,100 Telstra phone boxes, 1300 Lanyards (worn by Telstra retail staff) and many other point of sale materials that have been 'Tapified' -- i.e. Have been NFC-enabled and display the Tapit logo. A simple smartphone 'tap' will download the App.

The App was launched on 26 November 2013 as part of Telstra's NYE campaign. It is the second time that Telstra has released a NYE App, but the first time they are using NFC technology to distribute it. The campaign brings consumer-brand interactivity to a new level.      

Jamie Conyngham, CEO of Tapit said: "It's all about immediacy and ease of use. Telstra are using their phone box network as a way of distributing Telstra mobile content to people while they are out and about. "

"Like impulse buying, this is impulse content. You see something you want while you're walking around, so you Tapit it and then you have it. It's that simple. It's a great example of the physical world merging with the digital world.

"At Tapit, that's what we are all about -- connecting the physical and digital worlds in the easiest and quickest possible way. "

For Tapit, the Telstra NYE campaign follows a Telstra phone box campaign during October and November, promoting an Anchorman II competition. Entrants were given the opportunity to interview Will Ferrell or attend various Anchorman II pool parties. In this campaign, phone boxes were Tapit-enabled in all major Australian cities. Together Tapit and Telstra are turning the phone boxes into an interactive media asset for Telstra's own services. The reach of the network is unparalleled, as Telstra phone boxes are everywhere.

About Tapit Media Pty Ltd

Tapit digitally enables physical objects with Near Field Communications (NFC) so that people can interact with them using their mobile devices. By doing so, Tapit gives people a rich, convenient and simple way of getting digital content and gives clients a new and easier way of engaging people on their mobile phone.  To complete the ecosystem, Tapit has created a cloud based NFC platform for delivering content and measuring real world interactions with everything that is digitally enabled by them.  Founded in 2011 Tapit is headquartered in Sydney Australia with international presence in Japan, UAE, Sweden, France, US and UK. http://www.tapitww.com  //  @tapitnfc

For further information or to speak with Tapit or Telstra spokespeople, please contact:
Tara Prowse
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