Best Practices to get started.
1. Create opportunities to develop your OP-In lists
2. Using short code technology (most widely used technology for text messaging with is aready in most cell phones.)
3. Your offer should be compelling AND simple. Move to "fun and creative promotions once your customer has been warmed up to your marketing efforts.
4. Have a start and ending point to promotions
5. Educate your employees about your campaigns
6. Test your program!
Ideas For Text Promotions
Sales
Appointment Reminders
Special Offers
Information about Sales and Events
Birthday Promotions
Contests, Scavenger Hunts
Polling & .Voting
Emergency Notificartion
Time Sensitive Information
"Regardless of whether you start slowly or jump right in, mobile marketing promises to strengthen your connection with your customers and provide you with invaluable feedback, incredibly fast."
~Jeff Hayzlett , Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company
According to the common Short code administration: "This trend is expected to continue and it is estimated that 600 billion messages were sent during 2008. Since the first quarter of 2005, the number of active text users has grown from 25% to 64%."
Analysts estimate that worldwide 3.4 billion mobile messages will have been sent in 2008, rising to 4.9 trillion in 2011!
According to the Mobile Marketing Association, by 2011 more than half of brands are expected to spend between 5% and 25% of their marketing budget on mobile marketing
Microsoft Advertising commissioned research to understand mobile media consumption and advertiser opportunities among U.S. Smartphone and iPhone users
"We found that many Smartphone users are already inviting brands into their mobile world and reaping the benefits, often without even considering this as advertising. And nearly all responded positively to mobile advertising that delivers real benefits"
According to the Mobile Marketing Association and research partner Synovate: "Applications that garner the greatest interest include mobile couponing, status alerts regarding current accounts or products owned and alerts"
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