Is Groupon Or Mobile SMS Marketing For Local Businesses?

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Is Groupon Or Mobile SMS Marketing For Local Businesses?

By admin on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Groupon has been hailed as the new miracle advertising tool.

Mobile has been called the “7^th mass media” – the other 6 being Print, Recordings, Cinema, Radio, Television and Internet.

As a business owner, you are always striving to become aware of the newest marketing strategies you can use to grow your client base and increase sales. You want to stand out from the crowd.

Mobile marketing is the newest marketing strategy that can help you stand out from the crowd.

50% discount.....giving away food for exposure?

Groupon (think social media meets coupons) has transformed the way local businesses promote their products and services.

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MMA publishes guidelines for mobile coupon and rebate programs

By admin on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 | No Comments

By Giselle Tsirulnik

April 12, 2011
The Mobile Marketing Association has published best-practice guidelines to provide marketers, merchants and wireless carriers with an industry standard for using mobile coupons and rebates to increase sales and promote loyalty.

“Guidelines and Best Practices in Mobile Price Promotions” was created by MMA’s Mobile Couponing Task Force. In the document, the MMA categorizes mobile coupons as one type of mobile price promotion, “electronic coupons or rebates that traverse the full redemption process without the requirement for conversion into a paper or other hard-copy format.”

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Mobile Marketing For Fan Clubs

By admin on Monday, April 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Mobile marketing is the perfect way for athletes, musicians, actors and celebrities to build a large fan base.

Here are some ideas to get fans to text in:

Hold a contest and let a random fan win a free CD, t-shirt or music lesson.
Let fans know where your next next event is, when they text your mobile keyword to 72727.
Send a text message to only the fans of each club.
Hold a vote to see what performers they liked best at a particular event.
New CD releases? Let everyone know where they can get it!

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7 different approaches to mobile phone couponing for retailers with bricks-and-mortar stores

By admin on Monday, March 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Mobile phone couponing is one of the hot areas in mobile commerce today.

Indeed, mobile couponing is “the fastest growing and most obvious mobile marketing application,” according to Borrell Associates, with mobile coupon spending expected to grow at a rapid cumulative average growth rate of nearly 78 percent.
A recent study by Gartner also showed that mobile couponing was one of the top activities of consumers who use mobile devices for shopping planned on doing.

Mobile couponing is not right for every retailer, and is most logical for retailers with bricks-and-mortar stores, particularly those who have seen success with paper-based couponing.

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