Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Mobile Marketing: Why It's A Good Idea

By Mike Johnson


There are a lot of different ways to use mobile marketing. It will mean different things to many different companies, and it can be applied in more than one way. Most experts agree that mobile marketing encompasses marketing on mobile phones and other portable devices. This article contains a number of guidelines for making the most of mobile marketing resources.

It is vital to be sure that your customers can access your mobile marketing, regardless of what mobile device they are using. Your mobile marketing campaign should be usable on many platforms such as iPhone or Blackberry. You can simplify messages easier than you can create different custom fit ones for various platforms. Mobile marketing works very well with the "Keep-It-Simple-Stupid!" philosophy.

Try to make it as easy as possible. Lessening the amount of clicks you need will create the most efficient marketing system. Mobile keypads can be quite small, it can get frustrating to do too much typing. This means that the campaign should be very minimal.

Use A/B testing on the mobile version of landing page. Test every aspect of each page. Figure out which page has the highest success rate among the various browsers and go with that option. The better of the two trial pages you create, as deemed by its success, should be your final choice, no matter how emotionally invested you may be in the other. Proceed to move forward using the most successful one.

If you want your mobile website to be successful, you need to use SEO techniques. Of course, you should optimize for Google first, because Google controls the mobile search market.

If you want maximum effect from your ads, try and make them go viral. They may want to share it with others and increase your reach.

Give users a way to give feedback so you will know if your mobile marketing techniques are effective. Try to garner your prospects input whenever you can even if they want you to provide them more or to leave them be.

Send out coupons or offers to your customers via text or MMS. You could utilize promotional codes in your eCoupons. A tracking code can be added and linked to your mobile-friendly website. These coupons are great for attracting new consumers and rewarding loyal ones.

If a large sale or event is scheduled on your site, send a reminder to those on your mobile marketing list several hours prior to the start of the event, unless this occurs in the early hours of morning. Dropping friendly reminders like this can keep people from missing your big events.

One of the best strategies you can employ in your mobile marketing campaign is to create an app that stays relevant to your niche, and is packed with information that is helpful to your customers. Some of the most popular apps provide useful tips and helpful information. Increase sales by including links to your business offerings inside of the app or consider selling the app itself for another income source.

Though a variety of mobile marketing strategies exist, many are similar at their core. The differences between the different methods is mainly in the technology and application. Do some research and use your common sense in choosing the most ideal approaches for your business, your budget and yourself.




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