Mobile marketing is no longer limited to text messages. Find out more about different mobile marketing techniques in this article so that you can move your business forward more successfully.
Most people have access to the Internet on their mobile phones. Find out how often your target audience accesses the Internet on their phones and create a mobile website if you find that your customers are likely to use their mobile browser.
Design a site that can be accessed quickly on different devices. Give your visitors the option to click on a link to your regular site. Think of your mobile site as a shorter version of your regular site: your mobile homepage should advertise your current discounts and contain links to short product descriptions and to your contact information. If visitors can create accounts on your site, perhaps you should let them log in on your mobile site and order products with a simple form. Make sure you test your mobile site thoroughly before putting it online.
If your customers own Smartphones, tablets or other sophisticated devices, they might be interested in apps. You can easily create apps related to your products or industry and let people download them on your mobile site. You need to find apps that your audience will be interested in. If you have a rather young target audience, offer games related to your products. You can also create a useful app such as a budget manager, a schedule or an app that would allow people to share their opinion and experiences related to your products.
You can connect the apps you make to social networks by offering a Facebook version of your mobile apps. Make sure you write detailed descriptions and reviews of your apps and share them on different sites listing free apps. Mention these apps on your site and social network updates to generate more interest.
Stay up to date with new mobile devices. Tablets and e-readers seem to be the next big thing: start thinking about ways to advertise your products with these new devices. If your audience is likely to own e-readers, offer free e-books about issues and topics related to your products. Keep in mind that this kind of marketing works well with an audience who can afford these devices or with an age group who puts technology high in their list of priorities. You need to stay in touch with your audience and learn as much as possible about their habits so you can design a marketing campaign they will respond to. Keep track of your results by counting how many people visit your mobile site or how many customers redeem the offers you advertised to find out if your campaign is adapted or not.
Designing a good mobile marketing campaign can take some time. Do more research and find out what your competitors are doing before you start putting together a plan for your campaign. Remember to stay up to date with new trends and devices to be one step ahead of your competitors and perhaps conquer new markets.