A step-by-step guide to successful mobile marketing strategies

Go from zero to sixty with this practical book that helps you craft and deploy mobile marketing strategies for everything from brand building to lead generation and sales. As part of the popular do-it-yourself, Hour A Day series, this new book is full of advice, practical tips, and step-by-step tactics you can put to use right away. Start leveraging location-based marketing via Foursquare and Yelp, see how to set up and manage mobile commerce, and try such technologies as QR codes, ambient communication (RFID and Bluetooth), mobile broadcasting, and more.

Take action now and mobile-loving customers will soon find you, thanks to these successful ideas and strategies from expert mobile marketers, Rachel Pasqua and Noah Elkin.

• Shows you step by step how to develop, implement, and measure a successful mobile marketing strategy
• Pares down a complex process into approachable, bite-sized tasks you can tackle in an hour a day
• Covers vital mobile marketing weapons like messaging, mobile websites, apps, and mobile advertising to help you achieve your goals
• Gets you up to speed on location-based marketing via Foursquare and Yelp, using mobile commerce, and leveraging technologies such as as QR codes, ambient communication (RFID and Bluetooth), and mobile broadcasting

Mobile Marketing: An Hour A Day is a must-have resource for marketers and advertisers who want a compelling mobile presence.

About the Authors

Rachel Pasqua is VP of Mobile at global digital marketing agency iCrossing, where she helps Fortune 500 clients connect successfully with their audiences in a multiplatform, always-on world. She is an oft-quoted speaker at industry conferences such as OMMA, Digiday, and the L2 Think Tank series, and she has judged numerous media events including the Communication Arts 2010 Interactive Design Annual. She writes regularly about digital innovation on iCrossing's Great Finds blog; her personal website, Mobile Social Ambient; and on Twitter at @rachelpasqua.

Noah Elkin, PhD, is Principal Analyst at eMarketer, where he helps clients understand the latest developments in mobile marketing, devices, and commerce. A respected authority on digital trends, he is quoted frequently in leading publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Ad Age, and NPR. He speaks regularly at industry conferences such as ad: tech, iMedia Summits, Mobile World Congress, and MMA Forum. Noah shares his insights on Twitter at @noahelkin.