Mobile Marketing Overview
Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) defined mobile marketing as “the use of wireless media as an integrated content delivery and direct-response vehicle within a cross-media marketing communications program.”
We adopt their definition in this web and highlight its emphasis on two way communications and integration of mobile media into a cross-media marketing communications program
Mobile Marketing + Marketing Strategy = Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
IMC guidelines for Company’s Mobile Mareting Communication Activities and it is called as Framework of Mobile Marketing Environment (Peltier et al, 2003)
Mass adoption of technologies :
Radio ……………………………….…… 35 years
Television ……………………………… 25 years
Mobile Phone …………………….….10 years
Internet ………………………………… 5 years
Mobile Internet …………………... ? years
(Fontenot, 2007)
Convergence Driving Growth :
“By 2006, over 50% of Internet access will be by non-PCs.” - Meta Group
“By 2006, 61.5 million wireless users will use the web in the US.” - IDC
“By 2007, 1 billion wireless subcribers worldwide.”- Strategis Group
“By 2006, 1 billion mobile devices will be used worldwide.” - Gartner Group
“By 2008, $121 billion in US Mobile commerce revenues.”
- Merril Lynch
( Fontenot, 2007)
THREE MAIN MOBILE PROMOTIONAL TOOLS :
- • Mobile Advertising (Mobile Ads)
- • Mobile Sales Promotions
- • Mobile Direct Marketingand
ONE ALSO CONSIDERED AS MOBILE PROMOTIONAL TOOL :
- • Mobile Customer Relatioship Management (CRM)
Characteristics of Mobile Ads :
- Mobile ads are much smaller than on the web but,
- Mobile ads can deliver highly targeted results
- Mobile marketing campaigns can be fine tuned
- Mobile advertising can eliminate costly and confusing wastage
- Advertising on the mobile web is far less susceptible to the perils of clik
Framework of Mobile Marketing Environment
Mobile Marketing Planning, Implementation, & Evaluation
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