February 6, 2009
Advertising on Mobile Phones Now the Norm
Advertising on mobile phones is becoming an increasingly mainstream phenomenon, to judge by a Limbo-GfK Technology Mobile Advertising Report (pdf) released yesterday. AdWeek reports.
Thirty-three percent of Americans with mobile phones said they recalled seeing mobile advertising during the fourth quarter of 2008. Among those with iPhones, the figure was even higher, at 41 percent. "The vast majority of these ads were seen in SMS text messages," the report notes.
What do people do when they receive mobile advertising? One-third of those who recalled getting such ads said they "responded in some way," with the most common form of response being to call a toll-free number included in the message: "16 percent of ad-aware consumers recall doing this."
Women were almost twice as likely as men to say they responded in some way to a mobile ad they'd received. In a breakdown by age, 18-24-year-olds were the most likely to report having done so.
Perhaps most encouraging for advertisers, says the report, "is the fact that one in seven people also reported that they had bought a product or visited a store as a result of seeing a mobile advertisement."
Related to same study: - iPhone gamers ripe for ads, says study (Pocket Gamer)
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