Consumers are choosing smartphones and tablets on a rapidly increasing basis when shopping for coverage. Retailers have already been recognizing the importance of mobile marketing as a vital way to reach and interact with consumers in an engaging way, and it is becoming increasingly important that the insurance industry comes to the same understanding. In order for an insurance agency to be successful mobile devices will need to make their way into the mix. The latest data is showing that for 2014, it will be more important than ever for…
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Lack of Strategy Slows Down Mobile Marketing Growth and Restrains Program Effectiveness
There have been rumblings within the marketing profession for a number of years as to how important mobile marketing will be for businesses. Clearly it is widely known that an ever growing number of people are using their phones for more than just making calls with approximately 40% of people in the US owning a smartphone with this increasing to 50% in the UK. These people are using their phones to check emails, check Facebook, and surf the internet, so it makes sense for marketers to specifically target this market…
Read MoreMobile marketing to grow 90 percent in UK this year
Advertising over smartphones is predicted to rise exponentially by the end of 2013. According to the latest predictions based on mobile marketing spending figures published by eMarketer, the ad market in the United Kingdom is expected to rise by about ninety percent this year alone. It is believed that this is the result of the massive increase in use of smartphones and tablets. When compared to last year’s mobile marketing spend, which was recorded to be £526 million in the United Kingdom, this year, it is predicted that the spend…
Read MoreMobile marketing will have created 1.4 million jobs by 2015
The results of a new study are showing that this will be an area of considerable employment growth. The results of a new mobile marketing study have shown that spending in this area now accounts for $139 billion and that by the year 2015, this will rise to reach an estimated $400 billion. The result will be considerable in employment, as well, as it will require the work of 1.4 million people. As consumers continue to use their smartphones and tablets on an increasing basis in order to complete their…
Read MoreMobile marketing brought $139 million into the American economy last year
The MMA has released its latest data regarding the contribution of smartphone and tablet ads in the U.S. The most recent statistics from the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), has shown that the solid and quickly growing smartphone advertising ecosystem brought a massive incremental output of $139 billion into the American economy last year. This is a considerable increase over the sales that were reported by the MMA only two years before. The MMA reported that the results from 2012 were a “significant surge” over 2010, when the net sales had…
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