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Mobile Marketing Fundamentals You Should be Familiar With
When many people first hear about mobile marketing, they often think it's something that can only be done by big companies or people who are very tech savvy. Mobile marketing, however, is really only slightly more complicated than using a smart phone -you're just contacting lots of people at the same time! If you understand the basic concept of email marketing (i.e. promoting a business by sending messages to a list), you won't have any trouble understanding mobile marketing; only the method of delivery differs. There are many advantages to using this type of marketing, as just about everybody walks around with a mobile phone nowadays. Below are some suggestions for anyone who is wisely considering the possibility of starting a mobile marketing endeavor.
If you're going to be acquiring data from your customers, you have to make sure it's completely secure. Customers will want to feel safe about sharing their phone numbers with you. It's essential to have a strict privacy policy and a method of keeping customers' data safe -you should have a policy you can show people on this topic. You should also make sure you adhere to this commitment. Obviously, your list should never be shared or sold to any third parties. If you don't conduct your business in an ethical way, you won't be in business for long! The reputation and track record of the mobile company you get services from is also a factor in this regard.
Learn what all of the major mobile devices out there can handle. Your campaigns will suffer if you try to send long or complex messages to devices that aren't equipped to receive them. Try to accommodate as many types of devices as possible when you send out messages. Doing this will ensure that more people read and respond to your messages. Aside from sending out simple messages than anyone can receive, you can also find out which device everyone has and send out appropriate messages based on this. People will be grateful that you took the time to customize your messages to their needs.
Resist the urge to send lots of messages. When you first learn, you want to send a lot of them. You will have the urge to send a message to everyone on your list. Resist the temptation. Make yourself forget about it. Sending too many text messages will just aggravate people and they will ignore them. Try to do only one per week. You would be really doing something great if you could limit your messages to one per month. This will be difficult but it increases the likelihood that your messages will get read, acted upon and that people will want to stay on your list. The marketing landscape is always changing. While traditional methods of marketing are still around, they are widely being replaced by newer ones. Advertising through the mail was once the dominant type of marketing, and some marketers still use it. Mobile marketing is the most cutting edge type of marketing around right now. Make sure you jump in to the fray before the fray gets overly crowded and your messages get drowned out!
