Category: Mobile Marketing

The online retailer has launched a new mobile marketing campaign based on local temperature and precipitation.

Very.co.uk, the online fashion retailer, has just launched a new and unique mobile marketing campaign using geolocation technology in order to be able to trigger ads based on the weather being experienced by the shopper.

The mobile device user will receive mobile advertisements suggesting clothing and accessories appropriate for the weather.

The geolocation technology based mobile marketing campaign was designed by Somo and ran over last weekend. It was made to identify the precise location of the smartphone user. It would then determine the local weather conditions of that person and issue an ad containing a creative message that was appropriate to those specific conditions.

The dynamic nature of the geolocation technology based ads made it possible for especially relevant advertising.

Consumers would be able to see products that were appropriate to their specific situation at the moment that they received the mobile ads. For example, if it was raining and cold, the message would recommend sweaters and umbrellas available from the retailer. Similarly, if it was hot and sunny, shorts and sunglasses would be worked into the message.

The primary target market for the retailer’s mobile marketing campaign was women between the ages of 25 and 44 years. The ads were displayed on a number of different websites that were appropriate to those demographics.

It was, therefore, not necessary for a mobile device user to opt-in to view the ads. Instead, the ads would respond when they were clicked by the user. After the ad was clicked, location based technology allowed the user’s location to be identified. Up to date weather info in the area was accessed so that appropriate and relevant items could be promoted.

Somo explained that the product ranges being advertised in the campaign changed every day, to ensure that individual customers were not being shown repetitions of the same items, even if the geolocation technology being used had identified that they were within the same region and were experiencing the same time of weather from one day to the next.

Company launched Promoted Listings service

E-commerce giant eBay has launched the beta version of its Promoted Listings service. The service is designed to serve as a self-serve, cost-per-sale advertising product. Using the service, merchants can engage consumers more effectively through mobile commerce. The service is currently only available for a small number of eBay merchants, as the company is testing the capabilities of the new service. Promoted Listings is expected to have a wider launch in June of this year.

Service will provide merchants with a way to engage mobile consumers more effectively

Promoted Listings will present desktop and mobile searchers that are optimized on the search habits of those using eBay as well as their purchasing habits. This may be particularly effective among mobile consumers. Merchants have been looking for a way to embrace mobile commerce, which has become quite popular among consumers. eBay believes that the mobile space has a great deal of promise, and has been devising new methods to provide effective mobile services to those using its platform.

Consumer data will allow Promoted Listings to provide targeted advertisements

The company has access to more than 300 million shopping hours worth of data every month. This provides eBay with a significant amount of data that can be used to develop engaging marketing solutions. Using this data, the Promoted Listings service will be able to target consumers and provide them with advertisements that align with their specific interests.

Companies continue to show interest in mobile commerce

Mobile commerce has become a powerful part of the retail industry. Consumers have shown a great deal of interest in purchasing products online using their mobile devices, as they can shop whenever and wherever they want to. Companies like eBay are trying to find ways to make mobile commerce more convenient for consumers and providing new services, such as Promoted Listings, is one way to accomplish this goal. This service will not only be a benefit for consumers, of course, as it will also give merchants an effective way to engage mobile consumers.