Friday 30 August 2013

Mobile Marketing Myths Revealed

By Vandana Dhawan


The mobile phone is a very familiar device to our day-today life. Even little kids know what a mobile phone is. However, Mobile marketing is not very much familiar to people especially for businessmen. Many do not know what mobile marketing is. The main reason behind this phenomenon can be some myths hang around mobile marketing. Here we are going to discuss few myths around mobile marketing.

Most of the people believe that mobile marketing can be done only with large budgets in hand. Therefore, it is suitable only for large businesses. This is not a correct idea because a successful mobile marketing campaign can be done with a very little budget. It is not necessary to carry large messaging campaigns. You can send promotional messages to your existing customers and inform special offers you give. Mobile phones can also be used to take business orders. When people buy from you, tell them to give your mobile number to people who want your service.

Some businessmen think that mobiles are mostly used by younger generations and it is not possible to market for elders through mobiles. It is not true because mobiles are getting increasingly popular among mature people. Elders use mobiles for their day-today activities including web browsing, email sending, and business activities.

Another myth around mobile marketing is; mobile users do not like to receive marketing messages. Hence, some business people afraid to send their marketing messages to mobile users. However, we cannot say that mobile users do not like to receive such messages because many people subscribe to messaging services like news, sports alerts and weather forecasts. Sending unauthorized messages is not acceptable. However, you can send marketing messages to mobiles without making any disturbs to users.

Mobile marketing is powerful like web marketing. Billions of mobile users are around the globe. It is bigger than the combination of computers and televisions. Therefore, there are good marketing opportunities in mobile marketing. Unlike emails, text messages have a greater open rate and quicker reading rate.

Some people think that the only way to market through mobiles is text messages. There are many methods to market through mobiles. In addition to text messages, you can also use voice messages, MMS, video calls, web applications, mobile applications, Bluetooth marketing etc. You can use a combination of few marketing methods and launch successful campaigns.

Mobile marketing is beneficial if you use it correctly. It will give you good profits by increasing your sales.

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