The channel has become an important area for advertising across many different sectors.
A recent report from Competitrack has revealed a considerable amount of new insight about mobile marketing and its popularity among not only the largest industry giants, but also the rest of the leading brands in the country.
The study looked into the advertising trends among the leaders of the environment of the American marketer.
They also determined that among the top 100 advertisers in the United States, 94 percent were enhancing their overall advertising by including mobile marketing of some form in the mix during the last year. The report from Competitrack also showed that among those who were using smartphone and tablet targeted channels, all had run an ad within the last nine months.
The report also indicated that mobile marketing is being used by the majority of the popular brands.
While it is important to note that the behemoth brands including Toyota, Google, and Amazon were using mobile marketing, it was also noted that 64 percent of the leading one thousand brands were also using advertising over this channel during that same period of time. This is a clear indicator that the method is not simply exclusive to the companies that are the largest in size.
The report also pointed out the importance that mobile marketing has brought to creativity in advertising. It indicated that 85 percent of creatives from their sample had been developed specifically for the smartphone and/or tablet channels and were not simply remanufactured ads that had originally been designed for other areas. Unique content is a high priority in mobile.
The report identified the leaders in mobile marketing based on the number of unique creative ads that they were running. They included: Google, Amazon, Toyota, Verizon, Microsoft, AT&T, Bank of America, Home Depot, Target, and Progressive Insurance. It stated that advertisers in a broad range of sectors were using these techniques. However, it also indicated that there were some that applied it at a greater rate than others. “Top categories of advertisers using mobile advertising include retail, entertainment & media, technology, travel & tourism, and automotive advertisers.”
Google to make major changes to mobile SEO
The world is growing increasingly mobile-centric and Google is more aware of this fact than most others. Google has high hopes for the mobile space, and not just because of its Android mobile operating system. The company has tied itself to the emerging mobile commerce field and has also been putting significantly more focus on mobile advertising. Google is keen to ensure that mobile consumers can experience digital content in the best way possible, so it has determined that all mobile sites will have to adhere to the company’s standards if they want to be seen on the search engine.
SEO continues love-hate relationship with Google
Search engine optimization has been a somewhat controversial topic for Google. On one hand, Google is unsupportive of so called SEO techniques because they are meant to circumvent the search engine’s algorithms. In the past, Google has suggested that SEO is little more than a way for poor content to find its way on the search engine. On the other hand, however, Google has been somewhat supportive of SEO practices in the mobile space. A SEO Melbourne expert has told us that the company now even offers best practice recommendations when it comes to mobile SEO.
SEO recommendations will be mandatory in near future
The recommendations that Google offers will soon become mandatory as the company works to ensure that mobile content can become more accessible to the consumers it is designed for. This means that retailers and other businesses that have mobile sites will have to make significant changes to their websites in order to keep their spot on Google’s search engine index. New algorithms are being introduced to the search engine to ensure that mobile sites are actually able to be accessed through mobile devices. Sites that do not meet Google’s standards will not be listed in the search engine.
Google aims to create a better experience for all mobile consumers
This initiative is not directly tied to any of Google’s other ventures in the mobile space. The company has invested heavily in mobile commerce and other sectors, but has seen the problems that exist with websites and services that are not optimized for mobile use. These sites and services tend to provide consumers with a poor experience, which serves to determine whether or not they will participate in other mobile sectors, such as mobile commerce.
