How to Reach Your Mobile Marketing Objectives

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There are certain concepts that you should follow in order to successfully market to your mobile device audience. If you look around you, it is quite obvious that anyone and everyone uses a mobile device everywhere they go. So, now you have to customize your marketing efforts to fit mobile devices.

Your objectives in reaching your mobile target audience

One thing that you can count on is the fact that people are not going to stop using their mobile devices (not ever). With that in mind, you need to figure out the best and most effective way to get your message to them on their mobile devices. There are a few different concepts that you should keep in mind and if you follow those concepts, you won’t go wrong. In fact, you will actually achieve greater success than ever before.

  • Be instantaneous: People want what they want when they want it. That generally means that they want it now. When it comes to a mobile device user, the need for instantaneous information (or instant gratification) is even more pressing than it ever was before. The information is truly at the person’s fingertips and they are so used to clicking and getting the information that if it doesn’t happen that way, they will move onto the next business and person who will have the ability to give it to them quickly. Of course, this can definitely work to your advantage as well. If the mobile device user wants information quickly, you can be the person to supply them with it. Not only are you capable of giving your mobile device users what they want and need but you can get it there at lightening speed as well. You can give your target audience what they need in small, meaningful increments. That is just they way that they like it and expect it to be delivered to them.

  • Use a simplistic approach: Sometimes, the simplest approach is the approach that works the most effectively. Since your target audience members are coming to you because they need information that is valuable to them, you have a responsibility to give it to them in a form that works for them and that works conveniently with their mobile devices. It is possible that you may have a website that is optimized for mobile devices in addition to your regular website. If you need to do that and you see positive results for your business with your interactions with your mobile device users, it will have been well worth it. Your approach should be simple and straightforward. You will start to see how well it works for your business.

  • Make the relevance clear: It is critical to your success that you share content that is appropriate, clear, and concise. Sharing content that seems to come straight out of left field really won’t do you any good. People on the other end need to be able to relate to what you are sharing and to understand that you have the ability to solve their problems. That needs to be your first priority. You must always keep in mind the marketing principle, “What’s In It For Me?” (WIIFM). In other words, no matter how wonderful you and your business are, if you are not able to solve the other person’s problems, you won’t get anywhere at all with them.

Conclusion

You must consider marketing for your mobile device users in this day and age and you must make them one of your top priorities. Whatever content you share with them, they will be able to see and use immediately, which is a huge plus. Since their devices are always with them, they will get what they need from you very quickly. However, to give you a word of caution, it is important not to inundate them with two much information. You must make it comfortable and easy for them to receive and absorb your information. Mobile device users represent a large percentage of your target audience and if you are loyal to them, they will be loyal to you.

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Author

  • Michael Cohn

    Michael Cohn is the founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of CompuKol Communications. He has decades of experience in IT and web technologies. Michael founded CompuKol Communications to help small businesses and entrepreneurs increase their visibility and reputation. CompuKol consults, creates, and implements communication strategies for small businesses to monopolize their markets with a unique business voice, vision, and visibility. Mr. Cohn earned a Master’s degree in project management from George Washington University in Washington, DC; and a Master’s degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.

3 Responses

  1. Wilbert Warren says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    Group: Mastermind Group for Small Business Owners
    Discussion: What Are Your Mobile Marketing Objectives?

    Big companies use text marketing because people always have their cell phones. It is cost effective and has a positive return on investment ratio.
    By Wilbert Warren

  2. Sahail Ashraf says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    Group: A Startup Specialists Group – Online Network for Entrepreneurs and Startups
    Discussion: What Are Your Mobile Marketing Objectives?

    What’s important to remember is that mobile is the future. People check emails on their phone more than they do on their desktop, for example.

    Also, the number of companies that still don’t have responsive sites is staggering. If you’re ‘window shopping’ and you’re out and about, the last thing you want to see on your phone is a website that ‘doesn’t look right’.
    By Sahail Ashraf

  3. Frederick Held says:

    Via LinkedIn Groups
    Group: Dr Brian’s Marketing Network – Magical Marketing Ideas for Top Marketers
    Discussion: What Are Your Mobile Marketing Objectives?

    Unlike retailer that can do location based marketing thus driving local traffic into their stores, mine is a more complicated buy and sells. My mobile strategy is treating the smart phone as another computer but making sure it is easy to use with my website. More and more transactions are going mobile so this is an absolute must.
    By Frederick Held