Mobile marketers looking to maximize response and "engagement" should note a recent blog post on the advantages of multimedia messaging service (MMS) campaigns over SMS text efforts. The content and delivery methods of MMS "are resulting in conversions and click-throughs of up to 300% higher than regular SMS messages," according to mogreet.com, a U.S. MMS provider that claims to deliver over 70% of all MMS messages sent by marketers domestically. For more, see http://blog.mogreet.com/2012/03/15/understanding-mobile-marketing-what-is-sms-mms-message-marketing/
David Kanter, President and CEO of AccuList, is a list brokerage and direct marketing expert. For more than 30 years, he has helped companies and nonprofit organizations achieve their marketing goals. With David's Direct Marketing Forum, he shares, and invites others to share, helpful direct-marketing industry news, trends, analyses, resources, and tips for success. Please read our Comment Policy.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
'My Check's in the Mail' May Become a Legal Excuse
As the U.S. Postal Service's cuts threaten to slow mail delivery nationwide, some Congressional lawmakers are pushing legislation to require banks, credit card companies and other businesses to credit a customer’s account on the date a payment is postmarked rather than the date it is received. A similar 1995 effort was stymied by financial services' industry opposition. For more, see http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/lawmakers-propose-legislation-check-is-in-the-mail.html
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