Exploiting Smartphones for marketing purposes
by Julian Gratton
Research conducted by the leading Market Research agency GfK NOP and Limbo revealed that iPhone users are more than twice as likely as non-iPhone users to browse the mobile web on their phone. And they are more than three times as likely to use location-based services, including maps, restaurant locators and friend finders.
As the popularity of GPS and web enabled phones increases, more and more applications are being created that allow people to make connections and interact with the world (and brands) in ways they never imagined. Many of these new applications are a Marketer’s dream; and whilst many are currently not available in the UK, it’s useful to see what the future holds and highlight the possibilities that GPS and web enabled phones open up to Brands and Companies alike.
