Mobile Tech Emerges as Top Marketing Priority

Published: Dec 18, 2014
Updated: May 12, 2021
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Mobile Tech Emerges as Top Marketing Priority

Forward Motion

Forward Motion

61% of the marketers surveyed have some form of mobile strategy being implemented or developed.

Mobile Tech Used by Marketers

Mobile Tech Used by Marketers

Mobile-optimized site: 75%, Mobile app: 66%, Mobile search: 56%,

Urgent Item

Urgent Item

45% of marketers with “fully implemented” mobile strategies say mobile comes first in their overall priorities, compared with 19% of respondents who don’t have mobile integrated into their marketing strategy.

Personal Preference

Personal Preference

64% of those who said mobile is a critical channel believe it delivers a more personalized customer experience, but just 46% of other survey participants agree.

Consumer Report

Consumer Report

51% of those who believe mobile is critical say it provides a wealth of information about customers, while only 18% of other survey respondents agree.

Fuzzy Vision

Fuzzy Vision

Only 7% of those who believe mobile is critical perceive of mobility as “an area of confusion with no clear owner,” but 24% of other survey participants feel this way.

Market Advantages

Market Advantages

35% of survey respondents said data derived from mobile provides a clear path to improved customer targeting, and the same percentage say it improves service delivery.

Performance Measures for Firms That View Mobile as Critical

Performance Measures for Firms That View Mobile as Critical

Overall revenue growth: 50%, Quality of lead flow: 49%, Customer satisfaction: 48%

Perceived Best Practices of Mobility Companies

Perceived Best Practices of Mobility Companies

Reaching beyond campaigns: 54%, Improving their listening: 50%, Boosting personalization: 46%

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty

Content Writer

Dennis McCafferty, a writer for eWeek, Baseline and CIO Insight, has more than 20 years of experience as a writer. He has covered a variety of technology and business topics for a number of publications, including those of Ziff Davis. Dennis was also an editorial staffer for USA Weekend, the nation’s second-largest magazine, with more than 22 million readers.

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