how to grab mobile marketing’s low-hanging fruit while avoiding the bad apples
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Mobile is virtually every marketer's mind these days. After all, the stats tell quite a story: Americans spend 2 hours a day looking at their mobile screens, 57% of people will NOT recommend a company with a bad mobile website, and 85% of users prefer native mobile apps to mobile websites. Think about that. If those three reasons don’t have you considering mobile-izing your marketing, nothing will. We have experienced a strong shift in the way many marketers think about reaching their customers. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to do mobile marketing. Whether you’re just getting started or you live and breathe “mobile first,” the following examples and advice will help shape your mobile strategy.TRANSCRIPT
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How to Grab Mobile Marketing’s Low-Hanging Fruit While Avoiding the Bad Apples
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Engage Your Customers Creatively in a Mobile World.
www.MobileTechCreate.com
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The mobile landscape has changed radically in 2014.
Mobile usage has intensified and customers expect us to engage on their terms – when and where they desire.
Marketers Are Losing Sleep
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The amount of time the average American spends looking at their mobile device screens daily.That’s…
2 Hours Every Day
Statistics via WebDAMSolutions
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Percentage of consumers who will NOT recommend a company with a bad mobile website.
57%
Statistics via WebDAMSolutions
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Percentage of mobile users who prefer native mobile apps to mobile websites.
85%
Statistics and graphic via WebDAMSolutions
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The moral of this story?
You must be thinking mobile firstand you should focus your efforts on a mobile app.
Keep in mind that there is a right way and a wrong way to do mobile marketing…
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“Marketing executives say that ‘customer-centricity’ will have the biggest impact on their role this year. Yet 92% say they have work to do to get closer to their customers.
Focusing on mobile is one way to take a big step towards your audience.”
Mark Kersteen, Incite Marketing and Communications
The Holy Grail: Customer-Centricity
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“After all, the goal of mobile marketing is to reach customers at the right time with the most relevant offer.
Isn’t that what customer-centricity is all about?”
Mark Kersteen, Incite Marketing and Communications
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CASE STUDY: Customer-Centricity in Action
Location: Montreal, Canada
Players: SAP and Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
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STM, the public transit system in Montreal, had the aggressive goal of increasing ridership by 40% by 2020.
STM’s GOAL
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Ridership was plummeting within younger demographicswho preferred to use their cars for commuting to and from work.
The Challenge
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Launched MERCI, an app that provides schedules and
updates on optimal arrival times to get seats on trains…
as well as relevant, targeted offers from local vendors
along transit lines.
SAP’s Solution
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4,800 downloads within first 48 hours. #1 Lifestyle app in the AppStore in Canada in
the first 48 hours. 20,000 app users in the first six months. 43% of app users taking public transit for
new reasons other than commuting.
The Results
Statistics via Brent Cohler, Director of Mobile Product Marketing, SAP
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BUT WAIT….
Don’t abandon tried-and-true tactics like email marketing.
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The majority of emails are now opened on a mobile device.
Statistic and graphic via Litmus.
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Keep your customers at the center of your strategy, regardless of the vehicle you use. And treat them like human beings, not simply as data.
CUSTOMER-CENTRICITY
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Mobile is an important part of your digital strategy, but don’t rush into it. Do it right so that your mobile presence moves your brand forward and engages your customers.
BRAND ALIGNMENT
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Tried-and-true tools like email still work in mobile marketing. Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water.
KEEP USING “TRADITIONAL” TACTICS
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In our next presentation on mobile marketing’s low-hanging fruit, we will examine a successful case study from Jose Cuervo and get insights on the change role of marketers from the CMO of Ivanka Trump.
What is Next?
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Read the full article that inspired this presentation here: http://mobiletechcreate.com/grab-mobile-marketings-low-hanging-fruit-avoiding-bad-apples-part-1
Find additional mobile marketing articles, podcasts, and resources at www.MobileTechCreate.com
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