Minggu, 06 Juli 2014

Top Five Trends In Mobile And Location-Based Marketing

By Ibrahim Smith


The mobile platform has become a rich advertising platform for marketers today. This is because the bigger population in the world today have embraced the use of smartphones and other hand-held devices. The new features that come with smartphones, including geo-location capabilities and Google latitude have made reaching target audience very easy. Some of the currently trending mobile marketing tricks in use today include:



Mobile Video marketing: marketing through the marketing platform has never been easier especially with most target audiences using smartphones, tablets and iPads to access the internet. Developers today have come up with a new HD video format that many use to advertise through the platform. Video marketing continues to thrive and is effective especially when introducing a new product or brand in the market. Localized data: Any content accessed through the mobile platform today is localized. This means only local content is prioritized, and marketers are taking advantage of these to introduce products to the market.

Location advertisement Embedding: Mobile advertisement content can now be restricted to a specific location and specific audience. This feature is especially effective for restaurants and cafeterias among other location-based technologies. Geo-fencing with Plethora: Almost all smartphones have geo-sensors that enable the user access local content based on where one is. This has made it possible for marketers to switch from passive to active marketing techniques.

The next trend is the widespread use of the location feature via social media networks such as Foursquare and Facebook through mobiles. It is common now for people to check in on their mobile while visiting various places, stores and restaurants in real time.

These are some of the most popular trends when it comes to mobile and location-based marketing. Keep in mind that you might have to adapt these methods in function of your goals and target audience.

In today's marketing landscape, all marketers must focus on what is called a responsive site. A responsive site is one that is designed to render perfectly on computer monitors to the smallest of cellphone screens. This is the top new trend in mobile marketing. The second trend is the building of location based lists with the third trend being creating test message opt-in lists in creative ways that gives a marketer the legal right to send marketing texts which can reach their customers 24/7. This sort of list building is uber profitable and pinpoint for high conversions. Our profits have increased since doing this.




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