More than two billion smartphone users by 2016! Quite a large figure is it not? This is as per the research conducted by eMarketer, a research agency that works closely with business and technology giants, in 2014. eMarketer study reveals that there is an increase in the demand for smartphones and tablets as the current day consumers have the craving to connect and browse on the go. There has been a paradigm shift in the searching patterns of the consumers. They keep the mobile device within their reach as they don't want to wait to get back home or reach their office to surf the Internet. Consumers want instant webs access and prefer to browse from the palm of the hand.
A small business owner should also know that mobile marketing has grown beyond having a mobile compatible website and keyword optimization. It's gone into a new level where direct consumer engagement is the in-thing.
Some important stats to consider
Majority of people don't leave their home without their mobile device. The usage of smartphone is 97% percent at home, 83% percent on the go and 78% while shopping in super markets.
Sources say that 70% of mobile searchers searched for a business, 52% telephoned the business, while 50% tried to find out the geographical location of the business on a map.
It was noted that 66% of mobile searchers visited the physical office of the business whereas 48% browsed the website of the business.
An impressive 36% mobile searchers made a purchase.
A notable fact is 74% of customers will wait maximum 5 seconds for a webpage to load before abandoning the website. Importantly, 46% of customers are unlikely to return to a mobile site if it didn't function properly.
Five important things to consider for wannabe business owners for mobile marketing
Convenient access- Customers should comfortably be able to access content from their mobile device. In other words, a mobile friendly site is a must.
Superior Interaction-Customers must be able to obtain value and should be called for action. Not only should there be opportunities for profit, the customer should be able to interact with you in a simple and convenient manner.
Client Engagement-You should always look out for opportunities to improve the quality of customer experience. Once they come to your site, they should remain engaged.
Mobiles role in the selling space- Selling is a part of every business, so you need to consider how mobile technology can be leveraged to sell more and sell effectively.The 'what to do' in business has remained unchanged. However, the 'how to do it' has changed.
The advantage of launching responsive websites- Responsive website can adjust the settings that make webpages viewable and usable according to the device it's being accessed from. Responsive design resizes pages to fit the screen size. Also a responsively designed website utilizes mobile friendly functionalities such as getting rid of flash content and other media that doesn't function on mobile operating systems.
If you are interested to know more about the role of mobile apps and marketing strategies get in touch with us at sales@yumadigital.com
More than two billion smartphone users by 2016! Quite a
large figure is it not? This is as per the research conducted by eMarketer, a
research agency that works closely with business and technology giants, in
2014. eMarketer study reveals that there is an increase in the demand for smartphones
and tablets as the current day consumers have the craving to connect and browse
on the go. There has been a paradigm shift in the searching patterns of the
consumers. They keep the mobile device within their reach as they don't want to
wait to get back home or reach their office to surf the Internet. Consumers
want instant webs access and prefer to browse from the palm of the hand.
A small business owner should also know that mobile
marketing has grown beyond having a mobile compatible website and keyword optimization.
It's gone into a new level where direct consumer engagement is the
in-thing.
Some important stats
to consider
mobile device. The usage of smartphone is 97% percent at home, 83% percent on
the go and 78% while shopping in super markets.
business, 52% telephoned the business, while 50% tried to find out the
geographical location of the business on a map.
physical office of the business whereas 48% browsed the website of the
business.
seconds for a webpage to load before abandoning the website. Importantly, 46%
of customers are unlikely to return to a mobile site if it didn't function
properly.
Five important things
to consider for wannabe business owners for mobile marketing
should comfortably be able to access content from their mobile device. In other
words, a mobile friendly site is a must.
Interaction-Customers must be able to obtain value and should be called for
action. Not only should there be opportunities for profit, the customer should
be able to interact with you in a simple and convenient manner.
should always look out for opportunities to improve the quality of customer
experience. Once they come to your site, they should remain engaged.
selling space- Selling is a part of every business, so you need to consider
how mobile technology can be leveraged to sell more and sell effectively.The 'what to do' in business has remained
unchanged. However, the 'how to do it' has changed.
launching responsive websites- Responsive website can adjust the settings
that make webpages viewable and usable according to the device it's being accessed
from. Responsive design resizes pages to fit the screen size. Also a
responsively designed website utilizes mobile friendly functionalities such as
getting rid of flash content and other media that doesn't function on mobile
operating systems.
If you are interested to know more about the role of mobile
apps and marketing strategies get in touch with us at sales@yumadigital.com
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