Friday, March 29, 2013

Mobile Marketing Mistakes To Avoid


Developing a successful mobile marketing campaign requires you to use strategies adapted to your target audience. If you need help with developing a successful mobile marketing campaign, you should keep reading to learn more about the mobile marketing mistakes to avoid.

You should not spend your time and energy on mobile marketing unless you are sure your customers will be interested in this new campaign. Talk with your customers, ask them to answer to surveys and use study groups to find out more about your customers and their habits. Find out what kind of devices your customers own, which features they use the most and how interested they would be in a mobile marketing campaign.


  • Do not frequently share updates, especially if you use text alerts. Mobile marketing is different from your other campaigns since you can easily share content with your customers regardless of their location. Their might not be a need or a demand for your content at the time where you send out a text alert, which is why you should share updates only when you have valuable content available.
  • Do not settle for low-quality tools to develop your mobile marketing campaign. You will probably need mobile marketing software to send out text alerts, a mobile site-building tool and an app-building tool if you want to develop a mobile website or some app. Do not hesitate to spend money on these tools and take the time to learn how to use them. If you have a hard time with these tools, consider hiring a professional to create a mobile website or some apps for your campaign.
  • Do not develop a mobile marketing campaign without some clear goals in mind. If you are not sure what kind of reaction you will get from your audience, give yourself a couple of months to start working on your campaign and monitor the interest of your customers. Once you have a better idea of what you can expect from this campaign, set some monthly goals in terms of sales and outreach. If you cannot reach your goals, make some changes to the strategies you use and get some feedback from your subscribers.
  • Do not expect your customers to sign up for your mobile marketing campaign if you do not properly advertise this new campaign. You should add a subscription form for your text alerts on your homepage, write blog articles about this new campaign and talk about your mobile website or apps in your social media updates and your emails. Make sure you always present your mobile marketing campaign in a positive way, for instance by giving examples of the valuable updates you will share via mobile marketing. If you want to draw attention to your mobile marketing campaign, use is to share exclusive information on a new product or promotional offer.


Make sure you avoid these common mistakes and give yourself enough time to develop an efficient mobile marketing campaign. Do more research on mobile marketing strategies and on your target audience before you get started.

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