Mobile Marketing - Who Needs It?

The most successful businesses are able toforms of media - print, TV, radio, etc. - integrating
communicate clearly WHAT they do and HOW theymobile marketing effectively?
do it. Mobile marketing is making this easier, cheaper,WHEN is it appropriate? When is it going to be the
and more effective than ever before. Somemost effective? What tools can you use to schedule
consumers love it. Some hate it (or think they will).mobile messages so that your customers are
Love it or hate it, the fact is it is the new 800 poundminimally interrupted and that you aren't spending all
gorilla. It can not be ignored.your time creating mobile ads and sending text
What is most important to business owners is thatmessages?
they have a basic understanding of the Who, What,WHERE is it being used? In particular, this mode of
When, Where, Why, and How Mobile Marketing cancommunication is being used more by people outside
be used for business and how it integrates with socialthe US than inside. Many people in the world have cell
media and other forms of marketing.phones and don't have computers. Therefore the
WHO is using it successfully? What are somepotential reach of mobile marketing is much greater
examples of businesses that are succeeding withthan any other form of marketing that has ever
mobile? How are small local Main Street businessesexisted.
like a sandwich shop, a mega corporation like carWHY is Mobile important to business owners? What
dealers, and solopreneurs like entertainers and realare some of the statistics of the effectiveness of
estate agents using it to make more money? Also,mobile marketing, the expected dollars that are going
WHO are the basic players - service providers,to be spent there, etc?
creative agencies, developers, etc?HOW does one craft a campaign and integrate it into
WHAT are the different types of mobile marketing -existing marketing efforts? How do you get the best
text advertising, geo-search, basic search, displayresults with the highest ROI - being clear about what
ads, mobile apps, customized ads ala iPad, etc? Whatyou are offering, following through, making it easy
are the differences and why which one is right forfor customers to opt-in and opt-out, using basic
me? Which social media platforms using mobileetiquette, etc?
devices to magnify their reach. How are traditional