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I’d Like That To Go: The impending mobile revolution and why you can’t afford to sit there and watch it go by even if you want to. Takeaways:. Takeaways:. Opportunities in mobile and wireless Demonstration of a mobie campaign Resources to learn more. Photo from Flickr: Mike Licht.
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I’d Like That To Go:The impending mobile revolution and why you can’t afford to sit there and watch it go by even if you want to.
Takeaways: Takeaways: • Opportunities in mobile and wireless • Demonstration of a mobie campaign • Resources to learn more Photo from Flickr: Mike Licht
Two Great Trends Photo from Flickr: Bob.Fornal
Ubiquitous Wireless Access • At least 22 US cities have fully-functioning ubiquitous wireless networks • Major city deals ARE stalling, but that doesn’t mean they won’t happen
Mobile By the Numbers • 236 million US cell phone users / 76% market penetration • 25% of all mobile phone users around the world access the internet on their phones • 30% of all internet access in 2007 was exclusively from mobile phones • The global population grows by 3 people per second. In the same second, 38 wireless devices will be sold
Year of the Mobile Phone "...if you think there was a lot of cellphone news this year, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The coming year is going to be the real Year of the Cellphone." - New York Times technology columnist David Pogue
So What Do You Do About It? • Invest in: • Creating a mobile version of your site • SMS Strategies
Mobile Web Browsing • What content are people most likely to access on your site? • Give it a unique URL (mobile.yoursite.org) • Integrate it into all other mobile efforts • Get ready to cringe - analytics are terrible
Technical Considerations • It’s a whole new markup language • Serving the pages is easy though • The toughest part is testing • The standards are constantly changing
Ladies & Gents, Start Your Phones! • We’re Going to Live Demo • SMS Join • SMS Broadcast • SMS to Voice • SMS Data
Scenario: Janice is facing eviction • Quick Answers • Confidential Answers • From a device she knows how to use • She sees your flier…
160 character limit • (kah-vee-ott emptor) Latin for "let the buyer beware." The basic premise that the buyer buys at his/her own risk and therefore should examine and test a product himself/herself for obvious defects and imperfections. Caveat emptor still applies even if the purchase is "as is" or when a defect is obvious upon reasonable inspection before purchase. • Let the buyer beware. Premise that buyer buys at own risk and should examine and test a product himself/herself for obvious defects and imperfections.
The Bottom Line • Roughly $2k per MONTH • mConnect is $500 / month • Messaging out - .03/msg • VOIP Calls - .08 / minute