The Kelsey Group reported recently the rather astounding
prediction that worldwide mobile advertising market could be worth
more than $3 billion by 2013. The really amazing thing …in years to
come looking back they were probably underestimating!Google, Inc.
acquires Ad mob for $750 million and Apple, Inc. buys Quattro
Wireless for $275 million. Opera Software purchases Ad marvel, Inc.
Let’s face it these companies are on the cutting edge of technology
and have highly developed research teams to analyze market trends.
So, what’s going on here and what does it mean to us small business
folk; how much attention should affiliate marketers being paying to
it?
Take a look at this explanation taken directly from the website
“Google Mobile Ads”
“http://www.google.com/mobileads/advertiser_home.html“on how to
start a mobile advertising campaign.
“How it Works :Your ads appear beside related mobile search
results or across mobile content.Target your ads to high-end devices
(like Android and the iPhone) or all mobile phones. Choose text or
image ads in a variety of ad unit formats. People click on your ads.
Send users to your website. High-end phone users enjoy a desktop
quality view of your site, provided that the site does not use
Flash. Include a phone number in your ads, and users can click it to
call your business. Users connect to your business by web, by phone,
or in store.View impressions and conversion data to see how mobile
ads drive actual results for your campaign.“
The impressive thing it is available to just about anyone ,
including the affiliate marketer . But, if you are an affiliate
marketer or small business person, where do you start? Is there
some informative material or some website you can go to that gives
you a step by step system on how to start making cash using mobile
and cell phone adverting? YES!