Yet another interesting report on mobile advertising

Media analyst Screen Digest recently released a report on mobile advertising which brings out some interesting points.

The report emphasizes that mobile advertising is still in its nascent stage and will grow rapidly in the next few years. However, this is something we’ve all been told about mobile advertising for quite some time now. So, my focus is on two points which I thought stood out from the rest.

Mobile TV will be the major revenue generator as far as mobile ads are concerned. However, it needs to have its own set of metrics in order to be considered an important advertising medium by advertisers. While mobile TV is touted as the next big thing in mobile advertising by many, people need solid data to assess how effective the ads have been and to calculate the ROI. This, I think, is a valid observation.

By 2012, ad-funded mobile games will become hugely popular and over 60 million of such games will be downloaded per year. That is a huge number and should give a lot of hope to mobile advertisers. In my opinion, ad funded mobile games are a great way to reach users without actually ramming ads down their throat. We’ve already seen some examples like product placement in mobile games which have been quite successful in sending a subtle message to viewers through strategically placed ads within the mobile game. However, the report also says that such mobile games will not be the major source of revenue. Even then, I think mobile based games and other such content are a great way to interact with customers which can popularize the brand well.

Categories: Cell Phone Advertising, All things mobile phones.

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Free mobile analytics tool from AdMob

Regular readers of this blog might know that I’ve discussed the importance of analytic tools to track a mobile ad campaign’s performance time and again. Now, AdMob, the leading mobile ad platform provider, has come up with a mobile metrics package which helps you track the performance of your mobile sites and mobile advertising campaigns. More importantly, the service is entirely free of cost.

Called AdMob Mobile Analytics, the service is free of cost and it can be compared to Google’s Google Analytics service. With this, you can track your mobile site’s performance more effectively with data such as the number of unique visitors, duration of visit, geographical details of users, page performance, and so on. Also, using this service, you will be able to track any ad campaign, not just AdMob’s ad campaigns. So, it’s truly a great opportunity for mobile advertisers and mobile site owners.

Categories: Cell Phone Advertising, All things mobile phones.

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M:Metrics has some encouraging news for mobile marketers

A recent report from M:Metrics states that men in the age group of 18-34 are considered the best target for mobile advertisers in the U.S. and Europe. Men in this age group respond to text message advertisements and more importantly, access mobile web quite frequently. This has made mobile marketers take notice of this potential customer segment.

In Europe, mobile users in this segment are equally inclined to both text message adverts and mobile media. In fact, the numbers are quite encouraging for mobile marketers in Europe. In England, the number of mobile media users is 26.8% while in France and Germany it is 18.4% and 18.5% respectively. In fact, a significant amount of mobile users in England who belong to this age group prefer their mobile phone to TV, as they can get everything they want from mobile web.

The report also says that almost one third of mobile users in UK said that they prefer to respond to mobile ads and would like to buy products that are advertised. This statistics, more than anything else, should be very encouraging for mobile marketers in Europe.

Mobile users in the U.S., unlike their European counterparts, are not that much interested in text message adverts. They are more inclined to access mobile web for news and other information.

Categories: Cell Phone Advertising, All things mobile phones.

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Vodacom’s mobile advertising campaigns get encouraging results

Rick Joubert, the man in charge of mobile advertising in Vodacom, recently had something to say about Vodacom’s position in mobile advertising and the edge that mobile advertising can give you over other traditional methods of advertising. Some of the points he made were quite interesting.

To begin with, he says mobile phone is the seventh mass medium in the world today after print, recording, cinema, radio, TV, and the internet. He also says that the amount spent on mobile advertising will soon be as big as online advertising. Also, he feels that mobile advertising is kind of handicapped right now because the industry is not standardized and there is a lack of metrics.

But despite all this, Vodacom’s mobile advertising market in South Africa is going strong like anything. Given below are some of the figures released by Vodacom. Metropolitan Life, a campaign by Vodacom, generates about 100,000 leads per month.

Vodacom’s Nike branded mobile content gets downloaded 84,000 times.

Vodacom’s Steer branded mobile content gets downloaded 52,000 times.

Personal loan products for large banks generate around 35,000 leads per month.

Figures like these can give one a lot of confidence. Especially, for a market that is considered to be in its nascent stage, these figures are very encouraging.

Categories: Cell Phone Advertising.

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