Smart Phone Advertising – The Future of Advertising Is Here

Welcome to the wireless revolution! If you’re new to the 4G wireless age, don’t worry. This is a great opportunity to learn about this technology and how it applies to business today. But, we understand that you do know business — and advertising. And, you certainly know how important advertising is to your business. Like any business owner, advertising is an expense to your bottom line. So, it’s important to spend your advertising dollars to your greatest advantage. And as technology changes, advertising strategies and tools must change, too. This book is designed to help you begin advertising to mobile phone users that are taking advantage of 4G technology. This technology gives them access to the internet, fast downloads, and streaming audio and video in addition to their voice and text messaging capabilities. Even if you have a website and advertise via the internet, you may not be convinced that mobile advertising is right for your business. Following are some statistics that might change your mind. Nielsen Mobile, which reports on trends in the wireless industry said that, back in May 2008, 15.6 percent of mobile subscribers in the US made regular use of the mobile Internet on their devices. As of January 2012 that number has increased to 69% of mobile phone users accessing the Internet daily on their mobile phones!95 million mobile users in the US are paying for internet access on their mobile phones, but they do not use it regularly, according to this same report.Nielsen also reports that these mobile customers most often use their mobile internet connection to visit websites — even more frequently than they use it to access email.Yahoo reports that it expects that by 2017 more users will access the internet via their mobile phones than via their home or business PC’s.eMarketer reports that even older baby boomers (those aged 54–62) access the internet at least once per month, meaning that internet marketing truly appeals to all ages.eMarketer also reports that in the UK, restaurant advertising on mobile phones grew 67% in the year up to July 2012, and clothing ads on mobile phones grew by 57.2%.This same report in eMarketer reports that the restaurant ads sent to mobile phones reported a 15.5% response rate. These ads utilized SMS messaging technology, rather than web browsing.