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The Best From Around The Web This Week: Local Search and Mobile Marketing

Drew Barnes - Friday, July 29, 2011

Web experience vital to mobile marketing success

Many companies now recognize the important role content marketing can play in a mobile campaign. And for businesses exploring mobile marketing, it is just as important they be able to provide a rich web experience through site speed, as well as content.

As a recent study from Compuware discovered, consumers have high expectations when it comes to the mobile web. In a survey of more than 4,000 mobile users from around the world, nearly half of respondents indicated they wouldn't return to a website if they had trouble accessing it from their phones. Additionally, 57 percent said they wouldn't recommend a website to others.

Read the rest here: http://www.brafton.com/news/web-experience-vital-to-mobile-marketing-success

How social media is changing the dynamics of the mobile market

Social media is changing many of the dynamics of the mobile market, not least by the sheer weight of traffic the networks have to carry. Something has to change.

The launch of major new cloud services like Apple’s iCloud - and similar services from Amazon and Google are putting huge extra strain on the mobile phone operators.

The boom in apps, social media, video and now music subscribers will at least triple demand for mobile data this year (according to analyst Nielsen). All these users will expect rich content and instant gratification. If and when Google Plus captures the imagination, that will only intensify the problems.

Great read … get it here: http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=21689&Title=How_social_media_is_changing_the_dynamics_of_the_mobile_market

Expert: Tracking, analytics key to mobile marketing

The meteoric rise of smartphones has proven to be boon for many companies' online marketing strategies. However, as one industry observer recently noted, some legwork is needed for a mobile marketing campaign to be fully effective.

Writing for MarketingProfs, Mongoose Metrics director of marketing and content Kathleen Colan asserted that web analytics and call tracking are necessary to monitor the effectiveness of a mobile marketing campaign.

No surprise on this one but you can read the rest here: http://www.brafton.com/news/expert-tracking-analytics-key-to-mobile-marketing


Local SEO: 10 Tips for Ranking in Your Area

Here's one just for those who haven't read any articles like this before a quick 10 tip on local seo… from the fine folks over at Search Engine Watch.

Any business of any size can benefit from search engine optimization (SEO). Geo-specific optimization in particular can make a small investment go a long way, as well as ensuring more relevant people click through to your pages.

For example, “plumber in London” or “offices in Oxford” will be less competitive than simply “plumber” or “office hire.” If you provide services to a specific area, then read on for my 10 top tips.

Read it here: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2096689/Local-SEO-10-Tips-for-Ranking-in-Your-Area


Mobile, Deals & Payments: Closing the Local Loop

A term increasingly buzzing throughout the local media space is “closing the loop.” This culminates the past two years of mobile advancements, recent excitement around local deals, and finally the emergence of mobile payments.

In June, this column examined the steps Google is taking in this direction, through its Wallet and Offers products. Together these will close the loop on search and other advertising where Google hangs its hat, by tracking “post click” offline purchases.

Since the Wallet/Offers combo punch, we’ve seen a few other examples of mobile, deals and payments coming together to close that local loop. It’s the holy grail of local (and of search), and it’s only just beginning to take form.

Read the rest here: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2097856/Mobile-Deals-Payments-Closing-the-Local-Loop

This Week in Mobile Marketing

Drew Barnes - Friday, July 15, 2011
This week in Mobile...

Mobile Driving the Next Big Power Play in Local Deals

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Executives from leading mobile solutions providers Foursquare, Loopt, Shopkick and Yelp will talk about how the daily deal and group buying segment will move into its next phase during BIA/Kelsey’s July 18-19 conference, Deals 3D: The New Local Value Chain. BIA/Kelsey, adviser to companies in the local media market, has been actively tracking the accelerated penetration of mobile in the daily deal ecosystem and will report on how mobile advertising is taking new forms, including more “instant” deals to consumers.

“In this ‘Act II’ of deals, people should understand how mobile will drive all new models for deal sourcing, distribution and economics. The mobile segment at Deals 3D will be entirely devoted to this subject.”

“We’ve known for some time that daily deals and group buying are evolving rapidly, and now this year we’ve seen mobile push this even further,” said Mike Boland, senior analyst and program director of BIA/Kelsey’s Mobile Local Media practice. “In this ‘Act II’ of deals, people should understand how mobile will drive all new models for deal sourcing, distribution and economics. The mobile segment at Deals 3D will be entirely devoted to this subject.”

Read the full article here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110708005727/en/Mobile-Driving-Big-Power-Play-Local-Deals



Mobile shopping to triple by 2015, study shows

A new study from Juniper Research shows that mobile payments are expected to surge during the next four years. As the trend unfolds, businesses can rely on mobile content marketing to increase visitor traffic to their websites and encourage mobile purchases.

According to the report, mobile transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, up from $240 billion this year. These figures, Juniper noted, include mobile payments for goods and services, money transfers and near-field communication transactions, which essentially enable one's mobile device to function as a credit card.

Read the full article here: http://www.brafton.com/news/mobile-shopping-to-triple-by-2015-study-shows



Rising tablet sales highlight new mobile marketing opportunities

A new study from research firm IDC found that media tablet sales dipped in the first quarter of 2011, but estimates for the entire year remain strong. This indicates the time is ripe for businesses to expand the efforts from traditional online marketing campaigns to ones that incorporate mobile content marketing as well.

According to the report, global shipments for media tablets slipped 28 percent on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2011. This decline is largely due to strong sales during the holiday season of 2010, as well as overall economic conditions.

Read the full article here:

http://www.brafton.com/news/rising-tablet-sales-highlight-new-mobile-marketing-opportunities



Forrester: Mobile marketing must be contextual

Though incorporating mobile content into marketing strategies has certainly been a hot topic recently, a new report from Forrester Research suggested there are several considerations to make these strategies most effective.

Forrester vice president and principal analyst Julie Ask asserted that the mobile experience is a highly contextual one, meaning that mobile marketing strategies must cater to the individual, rather than the masses, to be most effective. With this in mind, Ask asserted that mobile marketing must consider an individual's situation, preferences and attitudes, which highlights the importance of local relevancy and social advocacy to mobile content.

Read the full article here: http://www.brafton.com/news/forrester-mobile-marketing-must-be-contextual


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