Posts Tagged ‘Mobile Advertising’

Mobile-Commerce Sees Huge Growth This Holiday Season in the USA

January 4th, 2010

Shopping site eBay reported that the Christmas 2009 holiday season saw a huge growth in the level of mobile commerce activity, with customers using their mobiles to buy a wide range of products, including a $75,000 1966 Chevrolet Corvette.

In the past couple of years, many people have been expecting m-commerce to develop into a significant business, based on the fact that e-commerce is now so well established and mobile will add an extra level of convenience. Recent numbers reported by eBay support that view, and show a very strong level of growth. » Read more: Mobile-Commerce Sees Huge Growth This Holiday Season in the USA

Digicel tagged my private text messages with their promotions…how invasive !

October 26th, 2009

Digicel_Bigger_Better_Logo_1Digicel typically has many promotions and competitions to win things running at the same time. They usually promote it through the traditional media, on their website and also by sending a text message to you making you aware of the competition, if you are a prepaid customer when you check your credit status they tag it to the text message that comes back to you with the dollar value of credit left on your phone or if you call their customer service you hear the audio promotion before you are put through to an operator. They promote their stuff 360 degrees and hey that is why they are number uno in the Jamaican market- they are ubiquitous. » Read more: Digicel tagged my private text messages with their promotions…how invasive !

Report: The Top 10 Advertisers In Mobile

August 31st, 2009

The entertainment industry is currently spending more money on mobile advertising than any other segment, according to a report released by Millennial Media. While a couple of industry segments on the list are fairly predictable, like telecom and automotive, there’s some more surprising ones, as well, such as dating and armed forces. » Read more: Report: The Top 10 Advertisers In Mobile