Mobile phone usage is at an all time high with no slowdown in sight. With over 50% of American’s now owning smartphone, the burgeoning world of mobile has today’s broadcasters scrambling to find the most effective way to both meet marketing goals and create a source of revenue, without alienating their customer audiences.
Mobile usage is increasing at an unbelievable rate. According to some estimates, 87% of the world’s population now uses a mobile device. Almost 700 million of those devices are smartphones. And yet businesses are only slowly recognizing the opportunities that this brave new mobile world represents. It isn’t enough to enact one or two steps, such as simply implementing a mobile version of your website and calling it a day. In today’s ever-changing world you need a comprehensive mobile marketing strategy. One that focuses on building holistic relationships with customers.
AdTruth, the digital media division of global device recognition technology firm, 41st Parameter, has released the results of the first in a series of AdTruth Workgroup meetings held in San Francisco on 2 May, and in Munich on 9 – 10 May.
AdTruth thinks its digital fingerprinting technology is the best way to address stringent new privacy requirements while letting marketers measure ad performance across mobile devices. The company is bootstrapping an initiative it hopes will lead to wide industry adoption of its product.
Berlin-based Sponsormob announced
it is launching a new service aimed at converting simple impressions into
prequalified leads for mobile advertisers. The new service, known as “Call-Back,” allows mobile advertisers
using Sponsormob’s mobile ad platform to generate call-back requests from
mobile consumers interested in a product or service offering.
According to Peter Glaeser, CEO of Sponsormob, what