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TableofContents
1. Introduction………………………………………………. 1
2. MobileDevices……………………………………………. 3
3. WhatisMobileMarketing…………………………… 5
4. MobileMarketingTrends……………………………. 7
5. WhyMobileMarketingisImportant……………. 10
6. WhoNeedsMobileMarketing…………………….. 15
7. ArePeopleUsingMobiletoBuy?………………… 18
8. WhyYouNeedaMobileFriendlyWebsites…. 19
9. MobileFriendlyWebsites……………………………. 21
10. MobileMarketingTools………………………………. 23
11. QRCodes………………………………………………….…. 27
12. Summary…………………………………………………….. 29
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Introduction
Okay,let’sfaceit!Mobilephones,smartphones(Blackberry,Android,iPhone,etc)yes,they’reheretostay!
They’vegonefromthebrick‐sizedversionthatweighedaton,tothestylish,chicversionthatfitsinanypocketandgoeswithyoueverywhere.Youliterallywon’tleavehomewithoutit!Infact,you’llturnaroundandgobackhomeforit.Mobilephonesareeverywhereandareinthehandsofconsumersofallages!
MobileMarketing,anewmarketingtrend,istheresultofthegrowthintheuseofmobilephonesandothermobiledevices.
I’vewrittenthisguideforthebusinessownerwhoisreadytotakeadvantageofthisnewmarketingtrendthatissettotakeofflikearocket.Mobilemarketingisforthebusinessownerwhowantstobeaheadofthetrend‐insteadoftrailingitlongafterit’sbeenaroundforyearsandusedsuccessfullybyothers.
Ifyouownasalon,acoffeeshop,anautorepairshop,apizzashoporanyotherlocalbusiness,youknowthataregularpayingcustomerisworthmoretoyouthanacustomeryouhavetoacquire.Youmaynot,however,haveanywayofkeepingtrackofyourcustomers–whotheyare,howmanyofthemyouhave,whattheybuywhentheycomeintoyourshopandtherefore,youhaven’tbeenmarketingdirectlytothem.
Youdoyourmarketingtheold‐fashionedshotgunway–blastthemarketwithadvertising,hopingyou’reaimingattherightpotentialcustomerswhoneedyourproductorservice.
Inthisreport,we’regoingtofocusonlasertargetingyourmarketingtoyourlocalcustomerbaseinanaffordable,veryeffectiveway–usingmobiletextmessagemarketingtosendthemwhattheywantandgetthemtalkingaboutyouandcomingtoyourbusiness.
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Wewillcoverthefollowingtopics:
• Mobiledevices
• Whatmobilemarketingisandwhatmobilemarketingisn’t.
• Trendsinmobilemarketing
• Whyyou,asabusinessowner,shouldbeveryconcernedaboutmobilemarketing.
• Whoneedsmobilemarketing
• Mobilefriendlywebsites
• Mobilemarketingtools
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WhatisaMobileDevice?
Amobiledeviceisawireless‐enabledcomputingorcommunicationsdevicethatwillmaintainitsfunctionwhileonthemove.Ittravelswithyouanywhereyougo.
Mobiledevicesincludetwobasictypesofdevices:phonesandnon‐phonemobile‐enableddevices.
Thefeaturephoneisthebasicmobiledevicewe’reallfamiliarwith.Featurephonesmakeupabout75%ofmobilephonesanditisimportanttorealizethat.Thesephonesarelimitedintheircapabilitiesandthereforetheyplacelimitsonthestrategiesthatcanbeusedtomarkettothem.Wecanreachcustomerswhocarryfeaturephonesusingtextmessaging(SMS),multi‐mediamessaging
(MMS),voiceandlimitedmobileinternet.
Thesmartphoneisanewdevicewhichcombinesthefunctionalityofaphonewithfeaturesweusuallyassociatewithapersonalcomputer,suchastheinternetandemail.Mostofthesephonesalsohaveacamera.
Thisisanexcitingcategorytomarketto,butit’simportanttorememberthatsincesmartphonesrepresentonly25%ofthemarket,featurephonesarestillthemajorityofphonesbeingused.Wewanttorememberthemajorityofphoneshaveamorelimitedaccesswhenwecreateourmarketingcampaigns.
Theconnecteddeviceisthethirdcategorywewanttoknowabout.ThisdeviceisnotaphoneandincludesiPads,e‐readers(Kindle,Nook)andportablegamingdevices.Weareabletomarkettothesedevicesaswell.
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IDC.com–July14,2010‐Smartphones,orMobiledevices,willsoonbecomethedominantcomputingplatformforhumanityandsupplantthePC.
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WhatisMobileMarketing?
AccordingtotheMobileMarketingAssociation,mobilemarketingis
“asetofpracticesthatenableorganizationstocommunicateandengagewiththeiraudienceinaninteractiveandrelevantmannerthroughanymobiledeviceornetwork.”
KimDushinski,amobilemarketingexpert,enhancesthisdescription:
“MobilemarketingisbusinessesCOMMUNICATINGwithconsumersontheirmobilephoneswiththeirexplicitpermissionattherighttime,attherightplacewhileprovidingrelevantvalue.”
Thekeytobothofthesedefinitionsisthatbusinessesarecommunicatingwithconsumers–thisisnotaone‐waymessageorapushmarketingcampaign.Youareinvitingconsumerstoinitiatecontactwithyoubycallingortextingyou(knownas“opting‐in”),givingyoupermissiontocommunicatewiththem.
You,inreturn,willbeprovidingsomethingofvaluetothem.Thismaybebasedontheknowledgeyou’veacquiredaboutyourcustomersandthatistheexcitingaspectofthistypeofmarketing.Customershaverequestedyourresponseand
thatresponsewillbereceivedwithanticipation,oftenresultinginaction.
AWordofCaution:MobileMarketingisaNOSPAMZone!YoudoNOTwanttosendunwantedmessagestoanyone!Mobilemarketingisusingmobiledevicesasthemethodtodistributeyourmarketingmessage.
Itisjustonetoolinyourarsenalofmarketingstrategies.
Whilemobilemarketingisaverypowerfultool,itshouldbeusedinadditiontotheothermarketingtechniquesyou’realreadyusing.
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Youneverwanttocountonjustonemarketingstrategytogetyourmessageout.
TheInternationalTelecommunicationsUnion(ITU)hasfound.
AccordingtotheUnitedNations‐runorganization,awhopping6.1trilliontextmessageswillbesentbytheendof2010.Thatfigure,whichhastripledinthepastthreeyears,meanspeople
aroundtheglobearesending200,000textmessageseverysecond.
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MobileMarketingTrends
Mobilemarketingisexperiencingtremendousgrowthglobally.Itisestimatedthatby2012,10trilliontextmessageswillbesentanddeliveredtomobilephones.
Mobilemarketingisaveryacceptedmarketingstrategyinmostpartsoftheworld.Japanwasoneofthefirstcountriestoembraceit,withEuropeandotherareasfollowing.TheUnitedStateshasbeenlaggingbehindandisjustnowstartingtotakeaseriouslookatthisstrategy.
Whyismobilemarketingsoimportanttoconsiderusing?Statisticstellthestoryandyou’llbeamazed!
Astheworld’spopulationapproaches7billion,thenumberofcellphonesubscriptionscontinuestogrowandisexpectedtohavereached5billionbytheendof2010.Thisisover70%oftheworld’spopulation!
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IntheU.S.alone,over250millionAmericanscarrymobilephones–morethan80%ofthenation’spopulation.Infact,over20%ofU.S.householdsare“mobileonly.”
Now,ifyousubtracttheveryyoungpopulationandtheveryelderlypopulation(whoarenotlikelytousemobilephones)fromthetotalpopulation,youcanseethatalmosteveryoneelsehasamobilephone–everyonewhohaspurchasingpower.Thisishuge!
Ontheotherhand,therearelessthan2billioninternetusersglobally.Whichsizepopulationwouldyouratheraimyourarrowsat:2billionor5billion?
Insomepartsoftheworld,themobilephoneistheonlyconnectiontotherestoftheworld.TherearefewPCsandfewlandlines.Furthermore,withtheonsetofthesmartphones,mobilephonesarebecomingtheconnectiontotheWorldWideWeb–likeacomputercarriedbypeopleeverywheretheygo.
• About1.3billioninternetusersuseemail.
• About3billioncellphoneusersusetextmessaging.
• Bytheendof2010,6.5trilliontextmessageswillhavebeensent.
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• Theglobalmobileadvertisingmarketwillbevaluedatover$16billionby2011.Source:M:Metrics,CommonShortCodes:CrackingtheMobileMarketingCode
So…whatdoallthesenumbersmean?Basically,mobilephonesarequicklybecomingthepreferredwaytocommunicatewithaconsumer,overthepersonalcomputer.SurveysshowthatemailuseonPCsisdecreasingatthesametimethattextmessagingoncellphonesisincreasingatahugerate.Advertisersarerecognizingthistrendandareplanningonputtingmoreandmoreadvertisingdollarsintothemobilemarket.Mobilephonesareheretostay.MobilephoneuseisgrowingexponentiallyandisalreadybiggerthanPCuse.Marketingtocellphoneusers,usingdifferentmarketingtools,isdefinitelyoneofthekeystoyourfuturebusinessgrowth.
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WhyMobileMarketingisImportant
Mobileisnowconsideredthe7thmassmedia–theother6beingPrint,Recordings,Cinema,Radio,TelevisionandInternet.Theyarecalledmassmediabecausetheyreachoutandtouchnotonlytheelitebutalsothegreatermasses.
What’ssospecialaboutthemobileindustry,thenewestmassmedia?
Itisthefirstmassmediathatiscapableofdoingeverythingtheothersixcando.Wecanreadnewspapers,watchmovies,listentomusicandwatchTVshowsonoursmartphones.Yes,wecanevensurfthewebonmobiledevices.
Moreimportantly,mobilephoneshavebenefitsthattheother6mediadon’thave.
• Itistheonlymediathatistrulypersonalandcarriedconstantly.Mobilephonesarenotsharedwithothers–evenourspouses!
• Mobileistheonlymediawhereeachconsumercanbeidentifiedindividually–bytheirphonenumber–withadegreeofaccuracynotavailablewithanyothermedia.
• Mobileisthefirstandonlymediathatisalwayson.Messages,news,andpromotionsaredeliveredinstantlyandcanbeaccessed24/7byconsumers.
• Themobilephoneistheonlymediathatisconstantlywiththeowner.
7outof10peoplesleepwiththeirphoneswithinarm’sreach.Andyes,I’msureyou’veheardpeoplespeakingontheirphones,eveninpublicbathrooms.Peoplehavebeenknowntoreturnhometogettheirforgottenphones.Itisanincrediblyintenserelationship.Youjustdon’tleavehomewithoutit!
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• Mobilephoneshavebuilt‐inpaymentmechanisms.ClicktoBuyisHUGE!!Youcan’trunuptothemoviescreentobuyashirtyouwantorclickonyourradiotobuytheproductbeingadvertised.Evenontheinternet,youneedtosetuppaymentoptionssuchasPayPal.Liketheringtoneonyourphone?ClicktoBuy.Likethebookyouseeonyourphone?ClicktoBuy.Payformovietickets,iTunes,insuranceorpizzawithyourphone?ClicktoBuy!!
• Andthemostincrediblebenefitofmobileisallthiscanbedonewithoutwaiting–atthattimeofintenseimpulse!Noneedtopowerupthecomputer.Noneedtodownloadthepicturefromthecamera.NoneedtoturnontheplayerandinserttheDVD.Noprintingthecoupon,cuttingitoutandwalkingittothestore.Nowaitingtogotothestoretobuythebookyouwantrightnow(thankstoClicktoBuy).YoucanhaveitNOW!
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Mobileisthenewestmassmediaandithasthepotentialtobecomethemostinfluentialmassmediaofalltime.Okay.You’reconvincedmobilemarketingisimportant.Buthowdoesmobilepertaintoyourbusiness?
1. Well,ifyou’reexperiencingasmallermarketingbudgetduetoeconomicconstraints,mobilemarketing,donecorrectly,canbeamoreaffordableandeffectivewaytobuildyourclientbasethantraditionalmarketing.You’resmarttoreadthisreportandlearnmoreaboutnewmarketingstrategies.
Youdefinitelywanttoconsultamobilemarketingexperttohelpyouwithyouradvertisingcampaignsandyourbusiness’mobilepresence.Theywillhelpyouavoidexpensivemistakesandasteeplearningcurve.
2. It’sbeenfoundthatallagecategoriesareaccessingemailsthroughmobilephonesinlargernumbers.Theproblemisthatemailsareoftenconsideredtobespamandnotallofthemareopened.
Ontheotherhand,click‐throughratesandconversionratesaresignificantlyhigherfortextmessagesthanemailsandinternetdisplays,despitethelattertwohavingalargerpieceofmarketingbudgets.
Evenmoresignificantly,“about90%ofalltextmessagesarereadwithinthreeminutesoftheirdelivery,andover99%ofalltextmessagesarereadbytherecipient,”accordingtoawhitepaperonconversationaladvertisingbySinglePoint.
Thisdataillustratesthattextmessagingthroughmobilephonesisbecomingthepreferredwaytoreachcustomers.Textmessagesareopenedandreadalmost100%ofthetime.
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Textmessagesdon’thavetogothroughspamfilters,they’renotignoredandthey’renotautomaticallytrashed.Textcouponscanhavearedemptionrateof10‐30%becausetheyarealwaysavailableonthephone,asopposedtoemailorpapercoupons.
Asabusinessowner,youarealwaysstrivingtobecomeawareofthenewestmarketingstrategiesyoucanusetogrowyourclientbaseandincreasesales.Youwanttostandoutfromthecrowd.
Well,mobilemarketingisthenewestmarketingstrategythatcanhelpyoustandoutfromthecrowd.
It’seffectiveandaffordableanditprovidesconstantaccesstoyourcustomersbecausepeoplealwayshavetheirphoneswiththem.Youcanalsoexperienceveryquickresultsfromyourmobileadvertisingasopposedtohavingtowaitforprintadvertisingorothermethodstoreachyourclients.Inaddition,theseresultscanbetrackable.
Withmobilemarketing,youcansendmessagesaboutasaletocustomerswhohaverequestedtobecontactedaboutaparticularproductandwhenitgoesonsale.You’remorelikelytogetabetterROIonthatpieceofadvertisingthanifyoumailedoutadirectmailadtoarandomselectionofhouseholds.
AccordingtoAdvertisingAge,
“It’sclearthatretailersthatdon’tembracemobilephonetechnologyinthecomingyearwillbeleftbehind,muchasthoseretailerswhosatonthesidelinesintheearlydaysofdigitalorsocialmediaarenowplayingcatchup.”
Clearly,ifyourbusinessisn’tonthemobileweb,youarelosingclientsand,more
significantly,thoseclientsarelikelytogotoyourcompetitors!
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WhoNeedsMobileMarketing?
First,letmesaythatnoteverybusinessneedsmobilemarketing.Ifyoudonothaveanadvertisingbudgetthatcanhandleexperimentationlossesfromusinganewtechnologyyou’renotfamiliarwith,youdonotneedtobedoingmobilemarketingatthis
time.
Ontheotherhand,ifyouengagetheservicesofamobilemarketingexpertwhocanhelptomitigateanysuchpotentiallosses,youshouldcertainlyconsiderusingmobilemarketing.
Inaddition,youshouldnotconsiderusingmobilemarketingifyourproductorservicefocusesprimarilyonatargetdemographicthatwouldnotbeusingmobilephones.
Manybusinesses,however,dohaveproductsorservicesthatareidealcandidatesformarketingusingmobile.
Retail,aboveandbeyond,isanichewhichcanbenefitthemostfrommobile.Anyonewitharetailbusinessshoulddefinitelyhaveamobilefriendlywebsiteandshouldtakeadvantageofmobileadvertisingstrategiesoryou’llbebehindthe8ball.
Themobilemarketingopportunitiesforaretailbusinessareendless!
Therearemanyotherbusinessnicheswhichcanbenefitgreatlyfrommobilemarketingandtheyinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
• Travel• Nonprofits• Sports• Legal• Foodandbeverage• Healthcare
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• Education• Consumerelectronics• Apparelandaccessories• Automotive• Artsandentertainment• Consumerpackagedgoods• Education• FinancialServices• Government• Homefurnishings• Media/publishing• Politics• Realestate
Imaginethebenefitsofofferingcoupons,recipes,surveys/feedbackcampaigns,fanclubs,loyaltyclubs,movietimes,ticketsales,classschedules,detailsofapropertyforsale,lastminutetraveldeals,sales,storeevents,donationsites,emergencyalerts,newpublicationsbyafavoriteauthorormusician,healthtips,carry‐outordeliveryordering,theaterlocations.
Clearly,thelistcangoonandon.Youcanmodifymanyoftheofflinepromotionsyouarealreadydoingtomakethemworkonmobile.Youcanalsocreateandexecutenewpromotionsthatdonotworkoffline.Therearenolimitstousingyourcreativitywithmobilemarketing!
It’sbeyondthescopeofthisguidetodiscussindetailallthewaysyourbusinesscanmarketusingmobile,butamobilemarketingconsultantisabletohelpyouplanyourmarketingcampaigns.
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ItAllSoundsGood–ButAreTheyUsingMobiletoBuy?(ShowMeTheMoney!)
AccordingtoareportpostedbyeMarketer,mobilephoneuserelatedtobuyingactivitiesincreasedsignificantlyin2010,withanevengreaterincreaseduringthelastquarter‐the2010holidayshoppingseason.
Consumersnotonlycheckedtheirphonesforcouponsandsales,sharedgooddealswithfriendsanddidcomparisonshopping,butyes,theyboughtproductsusingtheirphones.
SmartphoneActivitiesPerformedDuringtheHolidaysAccordingtoUSSpmartphoneOwners,Dec2010
SourceGfKRoper
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WhyYouNeedaMobileFriendlyWebsite
Whenyouplanyourmobilemarketingcampaigns,youwill,atsomepoint,besendingconsumerstoyourwebsite.Ifyourwebsiteisnotmobilefriendly,consumerswillnothaveagoodexperienceandwillleaveyoursite.
Reasonswhybusinessesneedamobilefriendlywebsiteinclude:
• Peopleusetheirmobilephoneseverydaytosearchforinformationonbusinesses.
• Yourwebsiteloadsfasteronthemobilephonewhenitismobilefriendly.Peopleareusuallyinahurryandnotwillingtowaitforawebsitetoload.They’dratherclickoffandfindanothersitethatloadsfaster.
• Yourbusinessinformationiseasilyvisibletoconsumersinamobilefriendlywebsite.Youcandisplaya“ClicktoCall”buttonora“ClickforDirections”button,amenuorsimple,pertinentfeaturesofyourbusinessthatareeasilyvisibleonaphone.
• Travelersusetheirmobilephonestofindhotels,restaurantsandotherbusinesseswhenindifferentcities.Youwantyourinformationtobereadilyavailabletothosetravelers.
• Whenyouhavetwoversionsofyourwebsite,youcanofferyourinformationtotwodifferentsetsofsearchers–thoseontheroadwhoareinahurryandthosewhoaresittingathomewithtimetodoresearch.
• Amobilewebsitegivesyouanothersitetomarkettosearchenginesanddirectories,increasingyourbusiness’rankingsontheweb.
By2014,itisestimatedthathalfofAmericans’webbrowsingwillbedoneontheirmobiledevices.Itiscriticalforyoutomakesureyouhaveamobilewebpresenceandthatyourmobilewebsitesareworkingproperly.Asasavvybusinessowner,youwanttogetthejumponyourcompetitorsandnotwaittilleveryoneisusingmobilemarketing.
Yourpotentialcustomersexpectyoutohaveamobilewebsite:
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“Whenaskedwhethertheyexpectsitestheyvisitfrequentlytoprovideadedicatedmobileversion,aresounding84percentrespondedintheaffirmative.”–iCrossingStudy
You’llwanttoengagetheservicesofamobileinternetmarketingconsultanttohelpyoudomobilesearchengineoptimizationforyourmobilewebsite.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhavea.comora.mobiwebsite.Ifitcan’tbefound–you’relosingcustomers.
TheTulsaZoowebsiteisanexcellentexampleofallthefeaturesyoucanincludeinyourmobilefriendlywebsite,inaclear,easy‐to‐readformat.
Featuresincluded:
• “DonateNow”buttonandlink• “Directions”link• “Hours&Admission”link• “Contact”link• Linktomainwebsite• Linkstocurrenteventsandexhibits
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MobileFriendlyWebsites
Youknowyouneedamobilefriendlywebsite,butwhatexactlyisamobilefriendlywebsite?
Apictureisworthathousandwords.Seebelow.
.comwebsiteonaPCscreen
.com
Non‐mobilefriendlywebsitespresentobstaclestoaconsumerwhoissearchingforinformationaboutyourbusiness.ThelargePCsitesrequirescrollingandaconsumerislikelytoscrollrightpasttheinformationthey’relookingfor(phonenumbers,addresses,etc.).
.comwebsiteonamobilescreen
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.mobi
Mobilefriendlywebsitespresenttheinformationinaveryclear,easy‐to‐navigatefashionwithlinkstopertinentpages.Thereisaminimumofgraphicsandextensiveinformation.
.mobiwebsiteonamobilescreen
PleaseNote:Lessthan1%of.com,.netand.orgsitesaremobilewebfriendly.Thismeansthere’sa99%chanceyourwebsiteisn’tmobilefriendly!
Amobilemarketingexpertcanhelpyoucreateamobileversionofyourcurrentwebsite.
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MobileMarketingTools
Okay.Itworks.Youthinkit’sworthconsideringusingmobilemarketing.
Howdoyoudoit?
First,youneedtodecidewhichstrategyyou’llbeusingtogetyourmessageoutandthenyoucancraftyourmessagetofitthestrategy.
Thereareseveralmobilemarketingstrategies/toolsyoucanusetoreachyourcustomersontheirmobiledevicesandwe’lllistthemhere.It’sbeyondthescopeofthisreporttogointoextremedetailforeach.Yourmobilemarketingconsultantwillbeabletohelpyoumaketherightchoicesforyourbusiness.
TextMessaging(SMS)
SMSstandsforShortMessageService,alsoknownastextmessages.Mostcellphonesarecapableofsendingandreceivingtextmessages.You’relimitedto140charactersandthatisenoughtogetashortmessageout,linktoawebsiteorsendoutacoupon.
We’vealreadytalkedaboutthegreatopenratesandconversionratesfortextmessages.Thisisdefinitelyonestrategyyou’llwanttokeepinmindwhensettingupyourmobilemarketingcampaigns.
MultimediaMessagingService(MMS)
Inadditiontosendingtext,youcanalsosendaudio,picturesandvideoinanMMSmessage.Youcangetquitecreativeherewithyourmarketingmessageanddistributeiteasilythroughphones.
MobileE‐Mail
Despitetheincreaseinpopularityoftextmessaging,emailsarestillagreatwaytogetamessageout.You’llobservepeoplecheckingtheiremailsalldaylong,ina
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varietyoflocations,becausetheyhavetheirmobilephoneswiththem.Thisisanaffordableandacceptablewaytomarketviamobile.
MobileInternetSites
Theincreaseinsmartphoneswhichhavetheabilitytosurfthewebmeansthatyourwebsiteshouldbeformattedtobemobilefriendly.Peopleonthegotendtosearchforbasicinformation,suchasphonenumbers,addresses,andhoursofoperation.They’retryingtomakequickdecisionsanddonotusuallyhavethetimetoreadacomplicatedwebsitewhenonthego.Youneedtomakesureyouhaveappropriate,easilyfindableinformationonyourmobilefriendlywebsite.
MobileApplications
Mobileapplicationsarecomputerprogramsthatareinstalledonmobilephones.Theyareusedtoprovidecapabilities,suchaslookingatacheckingaccountbalanceorplayingagame.Applicationscanalsoincludeyourmarketingmessage.Theycanbeagreatwaytogetyourmessageout.
InteractiveVoiceResponse(IVR)
Withallthecapabilitiesavailableonthemobilephonesoftoday,wemightforgetthattheirprimarypurposeistomakeandreceivevoicephonecalls.IVRtechnologyallowsustosendandreceivevoicecallsfrompeoplewithouthavingalivepersonanswerthephoneatyourend.
MobileSocialMedia
Socialmediahasbeenadrivingforceinthegrowthofsmartphones.It’sveryeasyforfolkstoparticipateinsocialmediaconversationsthroughoutthedayusingtheirphones.Youcantakeadvantageofthistrendbyincorporatingamobilesocialmediastrategyinyourmarketing.
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MobileAdvertising
Mobilephonespresentagreatopportunitytoadvertisetoabroadpotentialcustomerbase,inadditiontoyourtargetedcustomerbase.Google,recognizingtheimportanceofthemobileindustry,recentlyboughtAdMob,amobileadvertisingplatform.YouknowifGooglethinksit’simportant,weshouldalsopayattention.
Mobileadvertisinginvolvesplacingadsinmobileapplications,onwebsites,andintextmessages,tonameafew.
MobileCommerce
Itispossibletoarrangeforanimmediatepurchaseofnotonlydigitaldownloadableproducts,butalsoofretailproductsusingyourmobilephone.Yourmobilephonecanliterallybeusedasadigitalwalletusingbarcodescannersandmobilepointofsalesystems.You’llwanttoconsidersettingupamobilecommerceprogram,ifyousellanyproductswhichcanbedownloadedorshippedout.
ProximityMarketing
Mobilephonesarecapableofshowingtheexactgeo‐locationofthepersonusingthephone.Thiscapabilitycanbeusedtotargetbuyersinspecificgeographiclocationswithmessagesappropriatetotheirlocation(e.g.mallstoresofferingcouponstomallshoppersorrestaurantstextinga2for1dinnerspecialtothoseintheirvicinity).Thistypeofmarketingisreceivingattentionbecauseofthepotentialfortimingthepromotionsasneeded(e.g.slowdayforarestaurantorclearancesaleinastore).
Thegeo‐locationcapabilitiesofphonesareagreatreasontofocusonlocalinternetmarketingforyourbusiness.Youdefinitelywantyourmobilewebsitetobefoundwhenconsumersaresearchingforalocalbusinesstogoto.Youalsowanttoinviteconsumerstocommunicatewithyou,whentheyfindyourwebsitebecauseofyourgreatlocalwebpresence.
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Alocalinternetmarketingconsultantcanhelpyouwithyourlocalinternetmarketingprogram.
Mobile‐EnabledTraditionalMedia
Mobilemarketingcanonlybedonewiththeexpresspermissionofyourcustomer.Youcanusetraditionalmediatoinvitethemtoopt‐intoyourlist.AnexampleofthiswouldbeasigninyourstorewindowornearthecashregisterinvitingthecustomertotexttoanumberwhichwillrespondwithacouponcodeorscanaQRcodewhichwilltakethemtoawebpagewheretheycanopt‐in.
QRCodes
QRCodeswillbeexplainedinthenextsection.
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QRCodes
QRCodesareagreatmobiletooltouseandtheydeservesomeexplanation.
TheQRCodeisabarcodethatwasdevelopedinJapanandiscommonlyusedinmuchoftheworld.
QRstandsforQuickResponse.
IfyouhaveaQRscanneronyoursmartphone,youcanscanthecodeonthispage.
ThedifferencebetweenaregularbarcodeandtheQRcodeisthattheQRCodestoresdatawhichcanbereaddigitally.TheQRcodeisreadbyscannersinstoresorbyusingthecameraandaQRcodereader(availablefree)thatisinstalledonyoursmartphone.
AQRCodecanbeusedtoprovidealinktoawebpage,acouponordetailsonanewproductandcanbeprintedonanything–event‐shirts!TheusesforaQRCodeareendless.
QRCodesareusedextensivelyoutsideoftheU.S.andarebeginningtocatchonhere,too.I’malreadyseeingtheminprintadvertisinginmagazines,onstorewindows,insomedirectoriesandonotherwebsites.Youcanaddthemtoanyprintadvertisingsuchasbusinesscards,tovideos,andtoanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Whenscanned,itwillprovideatextmessage,takesomeonedirectlytoyourwebsiteorlinktowhateverelseyoudecidetosendthemto.
InJapan,McDonald’sincludesQRcodesontheirproductpackaging(HappyMealboxes,sandwichwrappers).MagazinesareincorporatingQRcodesintotheirprintadvertising.CanyouthinkofhowyoumightuseaQRCode?
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YoucandownloadyourGooglePlacesQRCodefromyourGooglePlacesDashboard.TheGooglePlacesQRCodelinkstoyourPlaceslisting,whichprovidesimportantinformationaboutyourbusiness.
SomeonewhoisfamiliarwithQRCodeswillappreciateusingthem.IfsomeoneisnotfamiliarwithQRCodes,they’llaskaboutthemwhenthey’reinyourstore–openinguplinesofcommunication.
QRCodesareagreattoolforinvitingaconsumertoopt‐intoyourlist,inexchangeforsomethingofvalue(coupon,salesevents,linktoadownload).
You’llbeseeingmoreandmoreQRCodesandyou’llbeusingthemyourselfinyourmobilemarketingcampaigns.
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Summary
Mobileisthenewestmassmediawiththegreatestcapabilitiesandgreatestmarketingpotentialforthebusinesscommunity.Mobilephoneuseisgrowingatarapidpaceandthisgrowthreflectsagrowingcustomer
base,whichabusinesscanpotentiallytapinto.
IfyoucanimaginewhatitwaslikebackwhenTVwasinfringingonradioandtheexplosionthatresultedfromthat,you’llrealizethatmobileisinfringingontheinternetandthereisanexplosioncomingfromthat.
Areyoureadyforthemobileexplosion?
Therearetwothingsyoucandorightnowtomakeyourbusinessmobile.
1. Createamobilefriendlywebsite.25%ofthepopulationhasasmartphoneandtheycanaccessyourwebsite.
2. Startatextmessagemarketingprogram.Themajorityofpeoplehave
mobilephoneswhichcanreceivetextmessages.Thisisadirect,personalandcost‐effectivewaytocommunicatewithconsumers.
Thereareseveralinexpensivetextmessagemarketingplansavailabletosmallbusinessowners,somestartingaslowas$10amonth.Youwanttobecarefultoprovidevaluetoyourcustomerswhenyoutextthem.Aseasilyastheyopted‐in,consumerscanopt‐outbytextingSTOPiftheyfeelyourtextmessagearespam.
Textmessagemarketingisanincrediblemarketingopportunityforsmallbusinesses.Ifyoucantype,youcansendatextmessage.
Themobileindustry,asawhole,isnotunderstoodbymanyandisinaconstantstateofchange.Consideringthemultitudeofmarketingtoolsavailableinmobile,
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asabusinessowner,youneedtoseriouslyconsiderusingexpertsinthemobilemarketingfieldtomakethebestuseofyourmarketingdollarsandtime.
Don’twaittillit’stoolate!GoMobileNow!
BondSocialMediaAgencyishappytomeetwithyoutodiscussyourmobileinternet,socialmediaandvideomarketingneeds.
Youcanreachusat(360)597‐8283orviaemailat:[email protected]
BondSocialMediaAgencyLLC
Portland,OR|Vancouver,WA|Olympia,WA
www.BondSocialMedia.com/mobilemarketing