Mobile Marketing: Why It’s A Good Idea

October 14, 2017 by

TIP! For the most technologically savvy customers, include QR codes on all printed advertisements. The codes give access to your site, where you can offer coupons or special deals for those with smartphones.

In today’s age of technology, mobile marketing is key to engaging your customers. That doesn’t mean it’s easy; much work is required. However, it is possible to run a profitable mobile marketing campaign. The tips below can serve as your entry to successful mobile marketing.

TIP! Keep mobile marketing content messages brief and to the point. Your message must come across loud and clear to your customers.

Build a good database. You should not however, add phone numbers to the database without authorization of the owner. It is important to ask them for permission before you start. This can be done either with a Web form or having the person text you with a given short code you gave them.

TIP! Draft a mission statement that will keep you on track as you roll out your mobile marketing campaign. Stick with your principles and follow your mission statement.

Do not send irrelevant texts to your customers. Always have something important to say when you message them. Nothing will crash your marketing campaign faster than annoying your customers with random things. Customers are looking to get information, not some funny texts they expect to get from a friend.

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TIP! Keep in mind that there can be different levels of mobile customers because of various outside influences; also note that once the entire market changes then customer base changes as well. With changes to technology taking place constantly, you will need to keep up with newest releases as they apply to mobile marketing in order to maintain your competitive position.

Cater to tech-savvy consumers by placing QR codes on every printed advertisement. This is an easy way for people with smart phones to access your website and/or coupons. Print the QR codes on brochures, posters, catalogs and business cards. A QR code is a good way to immediately engage a potential customer who is interested by a printed ad.

TIP! Avoid sending texts early in the day or too late at night. Customers will be irritated if they are awakened by a mobile marketing text.

To get the most from your mobile marketing campaign, it is important to be familiar with a wide variety of mobile devices. View your campaign on as many different mobile and smart phones as possible to test out your ads, links and other interactive materials from the perspecitve of a consumer.

TIP! When starting out with mobile marketing you should only launch one campaign at a time to determine what approaches are most successful. Don’t just focus on your sale numbers, but the lifespan of your campaign.

So, as you have seen, it is true that mobile marketing requires research, work, and effort to start bringing in the profits. It is also accurate that in order to see results that you have to keep at it. Keeping the aforementioned tips in mind, you are well on your way to being successful with it.

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