Why Your Business Needs a Mobile Marketing Strategy?

Marketers around the world have reinvented marketing strategies & budgets to leverage the benefits of mobile marketing for their companies.

Need Mobile Website Design in Doha Qatar?

Popular reports suggest that over 50% of internet ads would be viewed and clicked with smartphones and mobile commerce or m-commerce has grown more rapidly than desktop or e-commerce.

The importance of mobile marketing in Qatar can be determined on the basis of a recent study which found out that Qatar's smartphone penetration has reached 75 per cent in the past few years as cited on the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology — Qatar’s website.

With higher levels of smartphone penetration and high engagement in the GCC markets, smartphones offer a twofold advantage in reaching the consumer's high reach but yet personalised messages and engagement. Marketers realise this immense potential and are looking at various avenues to understand mobile behaviour better, states Amit Singh, Executive Director Telecom, Nielsen.

Dual Investment in Mobile Websites & Mobile Apps

We can't emphasize enough the importance of mobile websites. As the infographic suggests, our on the go device is today the most preferred medium to access information be it through:

Search Engines

eCommerce

Social Media

In short, if your website is not mobile compatible or mobile responsive & optimized for smartphones, you lose out on connecting to a potential audience who may be searching for your product or service on their mobiles.

Mobile Apps

Companies can gain a business edge over their competitors by investing in mobile apps relevant to their niche and potential customers. Take a look at the official Mobile App Whyte Company created for the 13th UN Crime Congress held in Doha in April 2015.

● A functional, intuitive app can create a loyal customer connect.

● One needs to focus on making the app discoverable and easily accessible, which is where the marketing strategy counts.

● An attractive advertising banner adds volume to the campaign.

● So do elements like icons, screenshots and copywriting or description text to promote your app and increase downloads.

Content Marketing for Mobiles

Content marketing for mobiles is based on an in-depth analysis & understanding of some of the following points:

● Consumer behaviour when using different types of mobile devices, their preferences

● Optimizing the mobile screen space for maximum visual and interactive impact

● Strategic incorporation of copywriting, images, videos and landing pages.

Basically, it is about prioritizing the content you would want the end-user to interact with.

Getting your message across quickly will need to include the use of visuals that convey the message quickly. Studies show that 90% of the information that is transmitted to the brain is visual and it is processed 60,000 times faster than text.

Conclusion

Mabbly sums up the dos and don’ts of a mobile marketing plan by first considering how phones are used.

● Do not include anything in your digital marketing materials that are not smartphone friendly, such as links to sites that don't load properly on mobile devices.

● Optimizing your customers experience visiting your site from a mobile device, like adding click to call and click for directions buttons.

● You want it to be as easy as possible for consumers to get the info they need and to get to your business.

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