Location Based Advertising (LBA) is also called hyper-local mobile advertising. Tools in this section use geolocation and personalized promotion, noting when consumers come within physical range of a buying opportunity, or become prospects due to their proximity to an event such as a stadium concert or weather event. Beaconing, Geofencing & Near Field Communication (NFC) are all emerging LBA tools, all designed to target proximity shoppers. For tools specific to retail and physical locations, see In-Store Research & Intelligence.