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Use Location-Based Listening to Reach Prospective Customers

Use Location-Based Listening to Reach Prospective Customers | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

The next phase of mobile marketing? Location-based listening, which helps you gather powerful info to drive offers, sales and customer service....

 

You don’t have to look far to read an article about the growth of mobile phones. And although mobile marketing elements like mobile-friendly websites are still important, the next phase of mobile marketing is here: location-based listening.

 

What if you knew someone was sitting in a train station that also housed your café and you could send that person a coupon for a free cup of coffee if they stop in for a fresh croissant? Or what if, while in your store, a customer sent out a disgruntled tweet—and you could use location-based data to quickly diffuse the situation and help make things right? Some of the earliest location-based listening opportunities have come from Foursquare’s business platform, where businesses can monitor foot traffic from “check-ins” and encourage sales with check-in specials, coupons and other updates. The possibilities are endless—and what’s even more exciting? The technology is just getting started....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Location-based marketing is evolving quickly as a tool for mobile marketers. Here's a look at where it's headed.

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Mobile: The Driver of the Future - Brands & Retailers Will Have to Change | MediaPost

Mobile: The Driver of the Future - Brands & Retailers Will Have to Change | MediaPost | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

This article from Mediapost gives you a glimpse into the world of mobile and how it is becoming our conduit to information, communication, engagement and much more.

 

What implications does this have for advertisers and retailers - interesting insights and food for thought.........

 

Mobile today and in the future - here are some highlights:

 

Reading the news, connecting with friends, finding our way, playing games — these are tasks they’ve already commandeered. So why should they not control our homes, plan our vacations, shop(in-store, not just online) and fall in love?

 

“Ten or 15 years from now, literally everything is going to be controlled by your phone,” says Ly Tran, digital marketing director at Proof Advertising. “It’s where we’ll get all our information, communicate and connect. They’re the driver of the future.”


Mobile devices have already revolutionized shopping. Last year, four out of five U.S. smartphone owners used their devices to help with shopping, according to Google/Ipsos. 

 

Such statistics make it tempting to predict the death of brick-and-mortar retail. But rather than cede their business, retailers like Best Buy will be forced to embrace mobile as part of the in-store experience, says Mark Silber, executive creative director of WPP mobile agency Joule.

 

The way retail works now, “you go into Best Buy to check out a TV set and then order it on Amazon,” says Silber. “If Best Buy is interested in surviving, they’re going to have to do something to the in-store experience.”


Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Mobile Marketing Strategy & Beyond"

 

Read full article here: [ http://bit.ly/QHctVZ]

 

[Excellent look at impact of mobile on marketing and business ~ Jeff]


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