2010-05-12

Emergency Assistant' is the name of Zurich's first iPhone App, which helps to organize quick and direct help in case of an emergency. The insurance company hired mediaman to develop the application.

Emergency Assistant' is the name of Zurich's first iPhone App, which helps to organize quick and direct help in case of an emergency. The insurance company hired mediaman to develop the application.
The free application offers advice to people who are witnessing accidents or are involved into an accident. mediaman supports the launch with onsite- and social marketing activities.

The mobile assistance offers all relevant informations in case of an accident and explains necessary measures in text and images. The integrated GPS localizer shows the rescue time the way to the accident. Furthermore, the application offers emergency numbers for all European countries, integrates the camera functionality to secure evidence, and also includes a form-based assistance to collect all data of people involved and of the actual event.

The new application was very well received. 2,500 Downloads within the first 3 days made it a top-5 application in the Apple's AppStore.