Mobile Phone Profits

Welcome to the wireless revolution! If you’re new to the 3G 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 3G 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 says that statistic shows the development of global mobile internet traffic as of the second quarter of 2018. As of that period, 51.89 percent of global web traffic originated from mobile devices,. This means that 1.79 billion people are using their mobile phones to access the internet.  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.  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 63.6% in the year up to 2019 and clothing ads on mobile phones grew by 53%.  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. Hopefully, the statistics above have convinced you that advertising via cell phones is the wave of the future. It’s doubtful that you can boast a 15% response rate to any ad you’ve placed in the yellow pages, on a billboard or via direct mail. But, you may not yet understand how to take on this advertising venue, or what methods and resources are actually out there. It is the goal of this e-book to provide basic information about marketing to the cell phone user, taking advantage of the new features and functions of 3G technology. Hopefully, we’re going to help you get creative about marketing your business to technologically savvy users. In the pages ahead, we’ll take a look at 3G itself, including what features 3G offers wireless users. We’ll also look at how business users today are taking advantage of these features that 3G offers to make them more productive at work and at home. This book will offer ideas and suggestions, as well as give you case studies about how these advertising methods have already been proven in the marketplace. You’ll probably be surprised at how many companies are already catering to the wireless user, offering ads on frequently visited websites and sending coupons via text messaging. We’ll also offer you insight into the hottest applications available today and how they are being used or might be used to the advertiser’s advantage. There’s a lot of food for thought in the coming pages. It’s all designed to make you think about advertising your business in a very different way. It is our hope that these ideas and suggestions make your business successful and prepare it for the future of advertising in wireless technology.