Mobile Advertising has found one of its strongest footholds
among the audiences in India. Mobile companies and networks have penetrated
even the deep pockets of the rural areas in India. Brands soon realized the
opportunities which the medium could present in terms of audience coverage and hence
the era of Mobile Advertising in India started. Upgrades in telecom technology resulted
in the addition of a variety of other tasks which can be performed with phones,
thereby further increasing the scope of Mobile Advertising.
Mobile Advertising Agencies and their clients jumped at the
opportunities, resulting in the situation that the platform has continuously changed
and frequently too, in the past years. Mobile Advertising began in the form of promotional
text messages and calls to the users. But without the relevant technologies,
there were often no ways of filtering out the recipients to ensure that only
the most relevant audiences were targeted. The ability, to target the appropriate
target group, was one of the best things which happened with the improvement of
technology. And it is only better for the medium that the accuracy of targeting
is getting better and better. With this ability, another important feather, which
was added to the capacities of Mobile Advertising,
is the personalization of the campaigns.