Hawaii Mobile Marketing Myths Resolved
Since mobile marketing is so new to the cell phone market, there have been rumors that need to be de-mythized. This new marketing method is so new for business owners no one knows who can use it or how it’s even used as a marketing method. The following will help you understand mobile marketing in Hawaii.
The first myth is mobile marketing is only for large corporations – not true. The little mom and pop stores can use it if they want. The local plumber can use it, the day care centers, grocery stores, pet stores, electrician, carpenters, and even large corporations can use mobile marketing. It’s easy.
The second myth is mobile is a teenager thing – not true. Even though teenagers use mobile phones -- a lot -- they don’t really care about discounts, coupons, or specials running at some of their local stores. Unless, of course, it’s for a pair a cool shoes or the latest fashions. The average people who use mobile marketing are people in the range of 35 to 40. They are doing the most shopping online, checking emails, and updating social media pages. They might send to a teenager, if they see something they might like.
The third myth is that people don’t want to see anymore marketing – not true. Or rather it’s partial not true. Hundreds of thousands of people have text messages for weather, news, quotes, and horoscopes. They don’t mind getting a few messages that have great savings for them. They also don’t mind hearing if a special going on while they are out and about.
The fourth myth is mobile is just like the Internet, only smaller – not true. The Internet has about 300 million websites, if not more. However, there are over 6 billion, read that, BILLION, cell phones in use every day. That’s a lot more than the Internet. Honolulu Mobile marketing has an advantage over the Internet; messages are read within 4 minutes of arrival. A website is visited maybe once a day by most people.
The fifth myth is mobile marketing is only available in SMS – not true and true. When mobile marketing first started it was in the form of SMS, but today, most websites have mobile website. They put their discounts, coupon, and specials on their mobile website for cell phone users to see and use. All they have to do is show their phone to the sales clerk to receive the codes.
The best way to use Hawaii mobile marketing is to use a mobile website and market from there. You can still use SMS for Maui mobile marketing, as well. Honolulu mobile marketing allows you to reach new customers that transcend geographical areas. Oahu Mobile Marketing is affordable and highly cost effective. Can your business really afford to do without mobile marketing? What a ROI if you could reach all 6 billion mobile users, huh? Contact Hawaii Search Engine Optimization today for all your Hawaii Mobile Marketing needs.
