Ann: GENERAL: IKE: ikeGPS expands growth for Spike in US sign industry

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GENERAL: IKE: ikeGPS expands growth for Spike in US sign industry

March 27, 2015
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ikeGPS expands growth opportunity for Spike in US sign industry

ikeGPS Limited (NZX:IKE) is experiencing significant growth within the sign
and banner industry, a 2015 estimated $1B market in the United States.
Spike, the world's first laser accurate Smartphone measurement solution,
allows a user to capture the height, width, and area of a building or its
features simply by capturing a photo with a Smartphone or Tablet. Since the
commercial launch of ikeGPS' Spike product in late 2014, Spike has already
been adopted by more than 100 franchise and independent sign companies.
Signage professionals are deploying Spike to dramatically speed up the
capture of measurements for the placement of a new sign or to replace an
existing sign, especially in locations that can traditionally only be
accessed by ladders, scaffolding, or aerial lift trucks. Sign companies find
Spike particularly beneficial during the initial site survey, for creating
estimates, designing proofs, submitting permits, and assigning installation
work orders.
Kyle Freeman, Production & Estimating Manager of Lightning Quick Signs based
in Waveland, Mississippi, says "We found Spike while looking for a way to
survey customer locations for signage without sending bucket trucks, cranes
and costly labor just to measure a potential customer's location. Now our
sales staff can easily take a photo, bring the tablet with the photo back to
the office, and then we have everything we need. Spike paid for itself in
less than one month."
ikeGPS continues to deepen its engagement in this market.  The company is a
preferred partner of Signworld, a commercial sign organization comprised of
over 260 sign company owners.  ikeGPS will be exhibiting at Signworld's
annual trade show taking place March 26-29 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ikeGPS is a member of the International Sign Association (ISA), a 2300-member
trade association whose members represent manufacturers, users, and suppliers
of on-premise signs and other visual communications products within the
United States and 54 countries around the world. ikeGPS will be exhibiting
and demonstrating Spike at ISA's International Sign Expo, April 9-11, 2015 in
Las Vegas, Nevada, which is expected to draw over 21,000 attendees.
ikeGPS is also a member of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA),
the international association supporting the leaders of the digital and
screen print community. The SGIA Expo takes place in the second half of 2015
in Atlanta, Georgia, where ikeGPS will be exhibiting.
"Spike is being adopted by different industry segments, but the sign industry
in particular is very exciting," says ikeGPS Chief Marketing Officer Jeff
Ross.  "Spike's ROI is incredibly strong for a signage professional looking
for a faster, safer, and more effective way to conduct site surveys and
prepare estimates for customers. International airports, shopping malls, and
conventions centers are also adopting Spike for signage and advertising
purposes.  ikeGPS has only scratched the surface for Spike's potential within
the signage market."

About ikeGPS
ikeGPS' mission is to revolutionize every measurer's day.  Its field data
collection and asset management solutions have been adopted around the world
and used in in a variety of industries including Utility, Telecom,
Government/Defense, and Engineering. The Company has a Trademark Agreement
with General Electric and markets its Electric Utility solution as GE
MapSight.
The company recently introduced Spike, the world's first laser accurate
Smartphone measurement solution.  ikeGPS' global sales and marketing
headquarters is based in Colorado USA. ikeGPS Group is listed on the main
board of the New Zealand Stock Exchange under the stock symbol IKE.  For more
information, visit www.ikegps.com.

Contacts:
ikeGPS
Jeff Ross
Chief Marketing Officer
Mobile: +1 303.222.3219 x700
Email: [email protected]
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