Fifteen years ago, a few smart people decided that this whole Internet thing was more than just a fad and that there was going to be serious money to make… they just weren’t sure how yet. Those who got in early and did figure it out got obscenely rich. frontiernews
The next big opportunity is here and if you want to get in early, the time is right now and this time the opportunity lies on the device probably in your pocket or purse… your cell phone.
The cell phone has becoming the dominant way people communicate with each other and it’s also become a device that delivers entertainment and news. localletter New smartphones are really becoming a universal remote control… for your entire life.
So how do you make money from it? That’s the billion dollar question.
While money is being made in providing the platforms (cell phone manufacturers – Motorola, Apple, RIM) and the gateway (you cell phone provider – Verizon, AT&T, Sprint), that really isn’t where the opportunity is. The real money is going to be in mobile advertising. However, newspoke just like people were hesitant to spend money on the Internet at first, advertising on phones right now is receiving plenty of resistance from consumers and response rates are woefully low.
Part of the problem is that advertisers aren’t adapting to the new advertising medium of mobile phones. They’re simply taking what works on the Internet and trying it on phones, topicals and if their results are any indication, that simply doesn’t work. tbadaily
I don’t have all the answers just yet, but I do know this is an area that’s well worth my time to study and try to figure out and if you’d like to make a lot of money in the near future, kulfiy you’ll pay attention to it too. The trick as with any market is figure out where it’s heading and go stand in front of it. If you can figure that out with mobile marketing, you’ll get rich. pressmagazines
