Historical Columbus, Texas Goes Mobile to Preserve the Past
Columbus, Texas, a town of 3,600 people goes mobile with an iPhone and Android app developed by BarZ Mobile Development. Columbus, Texas is a gem of a small town. The downtown area has beautiful late 1800 buildings that the Columbus Historical Preservation Trust is dedicated to preserve. In the 1800’s this was a wealth ranching community. The Preservation Trust and the...
Community/Chamber Success Story: Winthrop, Massachusetts Goes Mobile
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town with about 18,000 residents. It is located 20 minutes away from downtown Boston. It enjoys wonderful beaches and some of the oldest buildings in the country. The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is run by the Executive Director, Betsy Shane who works with the 230 or so members. Winthrop doesn’t have any industry; its business community is made...
Passport 2 Midland Gets New Media Partner: Big 2 KMID-TV
Big 2 KMID-TV is now the Official Media Partner for Passport 2 Midland. The ABC affiliate is providing access to news and weather content as well as valuable marketing support for the app, helping the app acquire and retain users. Television advertisements for the app, produced by the station, will be playing daily to increase brand awareness in the Midland community and drive app downloads...
The Official App of Odessa Texas Reaches Residents, Visitors and the Business Community
The new official app for Odessa, Texas, Our Odessa, is now available as a free download on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce partnered with zCivic, a division of Bar-Z Mobile Development, to create the comprehensive community resource. The app combines features and content from the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, the City of Odessa, the Odessa Convention...
The Fayetteville Chamber Connects the Community with its New Mobile Project
Connecting the Fayetteville, Arkansas community through mobile is one of the goals of the newly launched Fayetteville AR Connect app. A collaborative community mobile project, the app is now available for download on iOS and Android devices. The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce partnered with zCivic, our Bar-Z Mobile Development division focused on creating mobile solutions for civic...
Passport 2 Midland Connects App Users with the Business Community
The new official app for Midland, Texas, Passport 2 Midland, is now available as a free download on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. The Midland Chamber of Commerce partnered with zCivic, a division of Bar-Z Mobile Development, to create the comprehensive community resource. The app combines features and content from the City of Midland, the city’s destination marketing...
Simplify Your App Marketing with Google AdWords Universal App Campaigns
As we’ve written about in past blog posts, app marketing is an important consideration for generating app downloads and retaining app users. From optimizing App Store keywords to developing an app launch strategy, there are many ways that your marketing team can help to build your app audience. When it comes to paid digital advertising campaigns, Google AdWords offers several options to help...
How Community Portal Apps Can Connect A City
Mobile is the preferred method of communication these days, so it makes perfect sense that mobile apps enable cities to communicate more quickly and effectively with citizens. Whether it be a crime alert, or a voting reminder, mobile solutions can offer seamless, instantaneous communication from the city to citizens. Sharing information, offering mobile access to city services, and increasing...
iOS 11 Offers Big Gains in Productivity, Features & Some Other Cool Stuff
While the beginning of fall may inspire thoughts of cooler weather and pumpkin spice lattes in some, as a mobile development company, the end of summer means that we’re eagerly anticipating Apple’s new hardware and software launches. The unveiling of the much heralded iPhone 8 and iPhone X happened earlier in September. Now we’re shifting gears to analyzing what the new iOS 11, which launched...
Introducing zNewsroom
For over 10 years Bar-Z Mobile Development has been a trusted partner helping organizations connect with audiences with our customized native apps and mobile solutions. We pride ourselves on offering solutions that deliver location-based, interpretive and interactive content to audiences on the go. Over time, we have partnered with all types of publishers, broadcasters and media companies, as...
Non-Dues Revenue Opportunity for Chambers of Commerce
Bar-Z Mobile Development has long been in the business of creating innovative mobile solutions for civic organizations of all stripes. Our apps focus on connecting, communicating, engaging, inspiring and generally enabling organizations to reach their goals using mobile technology. In addition to the recent launch of our new zCivic division, we are excited to expand our product and service...
Introducing zCivic
Introducing zCivic zCivic is your new trusted partner for mobile solutions. Drawing on years of experience developing mobile solutions for cities and town, chambers of commerce, main streets and tourism organizations of all stripes, we’ve distilled our offering to focus specifically on the unique challenges and needs of your organization. While our solutions are still backed by the powerful Bar-Z...
App Marketing: Think Inside The Car (or Bus)
App Marketing: Think Inside The Car (or Bus) When it comes to marketing your app, nothing should be off the table. The rules are being written and rewritten constantly. Just because you're end goal is a 'digital' one (a new install) doesn't mean that you have to think only in digital terms. We live in an analog world. Where are your ideal users? What are they doing? When is the best time to get...
