What this season has taught companies about mobile for the next holiday

Mobile Marketing News

The holidays this year were the first time that mobile commerce played a notable role in the shopping experience, so this was the first time that businesses involved in that channel were able to try out new techniques and learn for future holidays. A webinar has already been planned that goes over the lessons that have been learned about mobile holiday shopping. It is an hour long and has been made available for free. It involved the participation of RSR Research, Carat, Kony Solutions, and Google, and followed the progress…

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Cellit identifies QSR mobile marketing campaign best practices

Mobile Marketing Report

Leading mobile customer relationship management (CRM) systems provider, Cellit, which specializes in solutions for retailers, restaurants, and other businesses, has announced the results of a year-long analysis of nearly 9,000 mobile marketing campaigns, which was commissioned in 2001 by 125 quick service restaurant (QSR) clients. Cellit performed an analysis of client data to generate a range of data-driven conclusions and metrics that will assist QSRs in developing the best methods for success in mobile marketing. These were created to address the full mobile marketing lifecycle, which includes the most effective…

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Layered Innovations launches its next platform

Mobile-Commerce

Layered Innovations has announced the launch of its latest platform version. It is designed to provide clients with the ability to create and manage their mobile campaigns, themselves, as well as to measure the success of those campaigns and report on it. This new ability enhances the current controls on their platform, which include management of professional commerce, monitoring of client experience, and compliance with social media. Layered Innovations chief concept officer, Dusty Davidson explained the new elements of the platform by saying that the firm’s clients have been making…

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Lenco and iLoop announce $42 million mobile marketing merger

Mobile Commerce Industry

Lenco Mobile and iLoop Mobile, two mobile marketing companies, have announced that they have entered into a merger with the intention of combining their offerings in order to expand their worldwide reach and provide an enhanced solutions suite. The companies will now be offering MMS messaging, mobile greeting cards, site building, and loyalty program products in the mobile sphere. iLoop has operations in Mexico, Singapore, and South Africa, while Lenco is based in the United States. That said, iLoop has been providing mobile marketing in the United States for many…

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Auto Accessory Warehouse uses text messaging to drive sales

Mobile Advertising trends

San Bernardino, California-based auto accessory retailer, Auto Accessory Warehouse, has come upon notable marketing successes by using text messages to boost its sales. In fact, the original text message marketing blast in its campaign brought in more than $5000 in new purchases as a return on investment on an advertising bill under $175. This meant that the return was worth an astounding 2800 percent. Auto Accessory Warehouse owner, Mike Kazi decided on mobile text messaging when he was seeking a new form of advertising that would be more effective than…

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