subject: Information On Mobile Marketing Leeds [print this page] Mobile marketing is somewhat of an ambiguous term for those who aren't sure of its meaning. It's difficult to simply drop straight in and start you campaigns without knowing the major utilities at your disposal and just how far they reach. Incorrectly distributed resources can potentially leave you in trouble, while well distributed resources can leave you with thousands of potential customers considering your products.
Short Code And Long Code Messages. Mobile phones allow for short code and long code messages to be sent to their phones. It's an effective way to advertise, as it can vary in terms of distribution. Short code focuses on using locational advertising, such as the consumer needing to be at the brand's event or store. When there, they will receive the appropriate messages. Short codes consist of 5 or 6 digit numbers assigned to individual mobile operators for use in their brand campaign. Additionally, all campaigns are checked out before distribution.
Long code is simply the use of the full international phone number format, allowing businesses to use their own numbers, instead of having to share it with other brands. It's primary function is for non-premium inbound messages, allow it to replace short code in that respect.
Bluetooth marketing is somewhat untapped in that only a few companies in the world have made full use of its capabilities. It has several major advantages, such as the high-speed transfer and radio-based technology allowing for free of charge distribution. It is mostly used as a hotspot content distribution method.
App Store And The iPhone. Binding together the mobile phone and the internet, the iPhone has achieved what most other mobile phones have always had difficulty with: bringing mobile internet to millions of users and making it popular and easy to use. As such, it created millions of potential consumers who make full use of the Internet and app store. These provide excellent methods of con distribution, as it allows direct marketing through the app store or indirect by providing content distribution with the apps themselves.