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Target Customers On Verizon’s Visual 411

by Employee ‎05-24-2012 08:43 PM - edited ‎05-24-2012 09:13 PM

v411 -- DroidMarketArtwork.pngGuest post from Marty Caproni, director of marketing and Technology at Verizon LiveSource.

 

We all know 4-1-1, dial it to get phone numbers and address information.  As more and more people turn to their mobile phone to search for info, we made an app for that and we call it Visual 411.

 

Available as a free mobile app in Google Play, Visual 411is the one app to use to search for business listings. This free app can be downloaded from Google Play or accessed by pointing your mobile web browser to: m.verizon.com/visual411.

 

My team developed this app not only to offer consumers with a feature rich application that empowers their lifestyle while also helping them save time and money; but also toprovide a means for merchants and vendors to reach and attract potential customers.  So the Visual 411 directory app is valuable to both consumers and businesses.

 

In a recent report on available directory apps by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, it stated that Verizon’s Visual 411 app is notable because it provides directory services that look and operate the same across televisions, PCs and smartphones.

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Mark W. Adams

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