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MOBILE MARKETING COMMUNICATION: LEARNING FROM 45 POPULAR CASES FOR CAMPAIGN DESIGNING SeyedAlireza
Mirbagheri,
Meisam
Hejazinia
 Abstract:
 The
 unique
 characteristics
 of
 the
 mobile
 channel
 (e.g.,
 high
 response
 rate,
 availability
 at
 anytime
 and
 anywhere,
relatively
low
cost)
and
the
technology
savvy
generation
(Generation
Z)
compel
marketers
to
 consider
mobile
along
with
other
options
in
the
process
of
the
marketing
communication
mix
selection.
 Moreover,
 the
 mobile
 channel
 should
 be
 considered
 in
 an
 integrated
 manner
 along
 with
 traditional
 communication
channels
and
not
as
a
substitute
for
traditional
channels.
For
facilitation
 of
integrated
 marketing
 communication
 planning,
 a
 conceptual
 framework
 has
 been
 developed
 to
 help
 marketers
 understand
 and
 compare
 capacities
 of
 each
 communication.
 This
 paper
 also
 assesses
 45
 successful
 mobile
 marketing
 communication
 case
 studies
 looking
 for
 the
 rationale
 behind
 successful
 and
 failed
 attempts,
analyzing
each
case
study
based
on
dimensions
of
the
conceptual
framework
for
evaluation
of
 marketing
 communication
 options.
 We
 discovered
 a
 number
 of
 implicit
 and
 explicit
 implications
 that
 helped
us
formulate
two
decision
rules:
the
first
to
help
marketers
decide
on
whether
or
not
the
mobile
 channel
should
be
selected
in
the
marketing
communication
mix,
and
the
second
is
used
in
determining
 mobile
marketing
communication
tools
(e.g.,
mobile
Web
sites,
mobile
applications,
SMS,
MMS,
etc.)
to
 increase
 the
 chances
 of
 success
 based
 on
 predetermined
 communication
 objectives,
 kind
 of
 appeal
 (rational
vs.
emotional),
and
the
company’s
industry.
 
 Keywords:
integrated
marketing
communication
(IMC),
mobile
marketing,
campaign
designing
 INTRODUCTION


Marketing
 Association
 classification,
 various
 mobile


The
 Mobile
 Marketing
 Association
 defines
 mobile


tools
 and
 options
 can
 be
 used
 for
 mobile
 marketing


marketing
 as
 “the
 use
 of
 wireless
 media
 as
 an


communication
 (MMA,
 2009,
 pp.
 1‐2):
 mobile
 Web


integrated
 content
 delivery
 and
 direct‐response


sites,
 mobile
 applications,
 Short
 Message
 Service



vehicle


marketing


(SMS),
 Multimedia
 Messaging
 Service
 (MMS),
 mobile


communications
 program”
 (MMA,
 2008,
 p.
 22).
 In


video,
 and
 TV.
 Furthermore,
 Wireless
 Application


addition,
 some
 marketing
 concepts
 such
 as
 brand


Protocol
(WAP)
push
messages
(Komulainen,
Mainela,


building

(Sultan
 &
 Rohm,
 2005),
 customer


Sinisalo,
 Tähtinen,
 &
 Ulkuniemi,
 2006)
 as
 well
 as
 file


relationship
 management (Sinisalo,
 Salo,
 Karjaluoto,


transfer
 (sound,
 picture,
 etc.)
 by
 means
 of
 Bluetooth


&
 Leppäniemi,
 2006),
 marketing
 research,
 and


can
be
employed.



marketing
 communication
 (Leppäniemi
 &
 Karjaluoto,


The
 fragmentation
 of
 today’s
 markets
 complicates


2008)
 can
 be
 implemented
 by
 the
 mobile
 medium.


reaching
 consumers
 and
 decreases
 the
 effectiveness


Mobile
advertising
began
with
SMS
advertising
(Kim
&


of
 non‐personal
 mass
 communication,
 especially


Jun,
 2008,
 p.
 130)
 and
 now,
 according
 to
 the
 Mobile


advertising
 through
 traditional
 media
 like
 TV,
 Radio,


within


a


cross‐media


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and
 magazine.
 As
 a
 result,
 targeted
 and
 personal




The
 response
 rate
 of
 correctly
 targeted


marketing
 communication
 becomes
 more
 important


mobile
 advertising
 campaigns
 is
 more
 than


(Leppäniemi
&
Karjaluoto,
2008,
p.
50).
Because
of
the


similar
 campaigns
 via
 other
 channels.
 As
 an


unique
 attributes
 of
 mobile
 media
 and
 the


illustration,
 the
 response
 rate
 of
 mobile


characteristics
 of
 the
 new
 technology
 savvy


marketing
 campaigns
 was
 reported
 31%
 on


generation,
 marketers
 should
 consider
 mobile
 beside


average,
 while
 the
 same
 figure
 for


other
 options
 in
 the
 process
 of
 the
 marketing


permission‐based
 e‐mail
 marketing
 is
 from


communication
mix
selection.


1%
 to
 8%
 (Rettie,
 Grandcolas,
 &
 Deakins,


Some
unique
characteristics
and
capabilities
of
the


2005,
 p.
 310),
 and
 the
 response
 rate
 of


mobile
channel
for
marketing
communication
are:
 •

printed
advertising
is
reported
to
be
0.15%
to


The
 penetration
 rate
 of
 mobile
 is
 so
 great


0.60%

that
 it
 enables
 marketers
 to
 reach
 a
 wide


Mitrokostas,
 Gikas,
 &
 Hatzistamatiou,
 2003,


range
 of
 people.
 As
 an
 illustration,
 mobile


p.
62).


subscribers
 were
 more
 than
 4
 billion
 at
 the




low
 cost
 and
 cost‐effective
 (Kavassalis,


mobile
 penetration
 rates
 were
 117%
 in


Spyropoulou,
 Drossos,
 Mitrokostas,
 Gikas,
 &


Europe
 and
 84%
 in
 the
 United
 States
 and


Hatzistamatiou,
2003,
p.
62;
Michael
&
Salter,


mobile
 was
 accessible
 in
 94%
 of
 European


2006,
p.
58).
 Furthermore,
 the
 unique
 characteristics
 of


As
 long
 as
 people
 use
 their
 mobile
 devices


Generation
 Z,
 who
 are
 12
 to
 24
 years
 old
 today,


the


justifies
 using
 mobile
 for
 marketing
 communication


whole


day,


mobile


marketing


communication
 can
 reach
 them
 anytime
 and


because
(MobiAD,
2009):


anywhere
 (Bulander,
 Decker,
 Schiefer,
 &




Kölmel,
2005;
Nysveen,
Pedersen,
Thorbjørns,
 Interactive


communication


response


to




popular
 TV
 programs
 or
 watching
 them
 on


marketing


Web
 sites
 which
 are
 used
 by
 their
 friends
 to


communication
 is
 viable (Bulander,
 Decker,


share
favorites
rather
than
limiting
themselves


Schiefer,
&
Kölmel,
2005;
Yaniv,
2008,
p.
88),


to
TV
programs’
particular
time
slots.


thus
 marketers
 can
 gather
 campaign
 results




They
prefer
recording
and
then
watching
their


quick


mobile


and


Newspapers
 are
 not
 popular
 among
 this
 generation.


&
Berthon,
2005,
pp.
259‐260).
 •

Mobile
 marketing
 campaigns
 are
 relatively


end
 of
 2008
 (ITU,
 2009,
 p.
 4);
 moreover,


geographic
areas (GSMA,
2008).
 •

(Kavassalis,
 Spyropoulou,
 Drossos,




This
 generation
 would
 rather
 use
 mobile


quickly
 (Leppäniemi
 &
 Karjaluoto,
 2008,
 p.


devices
 instead
 of
 fixed‐point
 devices
 (like


58).


desktop
computers).


The
 mobile
 channel
 is
 capable
 with
 viral




marketing
 (i.e.,
 word
 of
 mouth
 marketing),


They
 rely
 more
 on
 youths
 like
 themselves
 instead
of
experts.


and
 when
 put
 into
 practice
 the
 reach
 of
 a




campaign
 is
 multiplied
 (Karjaluoto,
 Lehto,


They
 are
 active
 members
 of
 social
 network
 communities.


Leppäniemi,
&
Mustonen,
2007,
p.
12;
MMA,




2009,
p.
10).



This
 generation
 is
 fascinated
 with
 sharing
 its
 status
and
popular
content
with
friends.




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Previously,
 research
 in
 mobile
 marketing
 focused


implementation
 and
 control
 of
 all
 elements
 of


on
 general
 courses
 of
 actions
 for
 running
 mobile


marketing
communications
which
efficiently
(best
use


marketing
 campaigns
 (for
 example
 see
 Leppäniemi
 &


of
 resources),
 economically
 (minimum
 costs)
 and


Karjaluoto,
 2008)
 or
 they
 concentrated
 on
 ways
 to


effectively
 (maximum
 results)
 influence
 transactions


extend
 adoption
 of
 mobile
 as
 a
 suitable
 vehicle
 for


between
an
organization
and
its
existing
and
potential


marketing
communication
(for
example
see
Tsang,
Ho,


customers,
 consumers
 and
 clients”
 (Holm,
 2006,
 p.


&
 Liang,
 2004;
 Muk
 &
 Babin,
 2006;
 Carroll,
 Barnes,


24).
Thus,
the
mobile
channel
is
not
an
exception
and


Scornavacca,
 &
 Fletcher,
 2007;
 Merisavo,
 Kajalo,


it
should
be
considered
in
an
integrated
manner
along


Karjaluoto,
 Virtanen,
 Salmenkivi,
 &
 Raulas,
 2007).


with
 traditional
 communication
 channels
 (Kavassalis,


Rarely
 have
 tactical
 and
 detailed
 courses
 of
 actions


Spyropoulou,


been
 declared
 for
 the
 design
 of
 mobile
 marketing


Hatzistamatiou,
 2003,
 p.
 63;
 Sultan
 &
 Rohm,
 2005,
 p.


campaigns
 and
 combining
 campaigns
 with
 other


88;
Leppäniemi
&
Karjaluoto,
2008,
p.
59)
and
not
as
a


traditional
 mediums.
 This
 paper
 aims
 to
 fill
 the


substitute
 for
 traditional
 channels.
 Albeit
 the
 mobile


mentioned
gap.


channel
is
a
valuable
stand‐alone
media
for
marketing


Drossos,


Mitrokostas,


Gikas,


&


In
 the
 following
 sections
 of
 this
 paper,
 first,
 a


communication
 (MMA,
 2009,
 p.
 1),
 when
 it
 is
 used


conceptual
 framework
 for
 evaluation
 of
 marketing


together
 with
 other
 channels
 like
 TV,
 the
 advertiser


communication
 options
 will
 be
 introduced
 to
 be


can
achieve
better
results
(Shilale,
2009).
For
instance,


utilized
 for
 assessment
 of
 mobile
 marketing


the
 effect
 of
 marketing
 communication
 can
 be


campaigns.
 Subsequently,
 the
 methodology
 and


maximized
 by
 using
 a
 combination
 of
 mobile
 and


results
 of
 analyses
 of
 45
 case
 studies
 based
 on
 the


magazine,
 or
 mobile
 and
 Internet
 (Park,
 Shenoy,
 &


conceptual
 framework
 for
 evaluation
 of
 marketing


Salvendy,
2008,
p.
357).



communication
 options
 will
 be
 discussed.
 Finally,
 we


Having
 an
 optimal
 marketing
 communication


will
 formulate
 two
 decision
 rules;
 the
 first
 rule
 will


program
 needs
 a
 mix
 of
 communication
 options
 in


help
 marketers
 decide
 on
 whether
 or
 not
 the
 mobile


which
 each
 option
 alone
 and
 also
 as
 part
 of
 a
 whole


channel
 should
 be
 selected
 in
 the
 marketing


plays
a
special
role
for
making
the
desired
effects
and


communication
mix,
and
the
second
rule
will
be
used


improving
 brand
 equity
 (Keller,
 2001,
 p.
 841).


in
 designing
 mobile
 marketing
 communication


Therefore,
 marketers
 require
 both
 a
 conceptual


campaigns.


framework


Marketers
 should
 form
 their
 communication
 mix
 by
 selecting
 among
 available
 communication
 options
 (Keller,
 2001,
 p.
 820)
 and
 their
 communication
 programs
 should
 be
 prepared
 by
 using
 an
 integrated
 marketing
 communications
 (IMC)
 approach
 to
 take
 advantage
 of
 synergy
 among
 communication
 options
 which
 are
 selected
 (Duncan,
 2005).
 IMC
 can
 be
 as


“the


strategic


a


guideline


for


designing,


implementing,
and
evaluating
an
integrated
marketing


A
CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK


defined


and


analysis,


choice,


communication
 program.
 A
 conceptual
 framework
 is
 necessary
 to
 help
 them
 understand
 and
 compare
 the
 capacities
of
each
communication
option
in
providing
 the
 desired
 effect
 of
 communication
 as
 well
 as
 to
 select
 the
 communication
 mix.
 In
 the
 following,
 our
 proposed
 conceptual
 framework
 for
 evaluation
 of
 marketing
communication
options
is
elucidated,
which
 will
 be
 used
 later
 for
 analyzing
 mobile
 marketing
 communication
 case
 studies.
 Also,
 marketers
 need
 a
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guideline
 to
 make
 sure
 they
 have
 prepared
 an


Consumer


integrated
 marketing
 communication
 program.
 Keller


Consumers


have


different


geographic,


(2001)
 has
 introduced
 six
 dimensions
 (coverage,


demographic
 (e.g.,
 age,
 gender,
 race,
 income,


contribution,


complementarity,


generation,
 education),
 psychographic
 (e.g.
 attitude


robustness,
 and
 cost)
 that
 can
 be
 employed
 as
 a


toward
 self
 and
 others,
 personality,
 values),
 and


guideline
 for
 assurance
 of
 integration
 and
 fitness
 of


behavioral
 (e.g.,
 usage
 rate,
 loyalty,
 innovation


selected
 communication
 options
 (Keller,
 2001,
 pp.


adoption)
 characteristics
 that
 provide
 a
 basis
 for


831‐835).



segmentation
 (Kotler
 &
 Keller,
 2009,
 pp.
 213‐225;


A
Conceptual
Framework
for
Evaluation
of
Marketing


Wells,
Moriarty,
&
Burnett,
2006,
pp.
131‐144).
These


Communication
Options



characteristics
 will
 have
 considerable
 affects
 on


commonality,


Marketers
must
have
a
framework
to
appraise
the


consumer
 response
 to
 marketing
 communication


effects
of
different
marketing
communication
options.


(Keller,
2001,
p.
827),
thus
a
consumer
segment
is
an


For
 this
 reason
 we
 have
 developed
 a
 conceptual


imperative
 factor
 that
 should
 be
 considered
 while


framework
 that
 consists
 of
 five
 categories
 of
 factors


communication
 planning.
 Other
 important
 consumer


(see
 Figure
 1):
 consumer,
 product,
 communication,


related
 factors
 which
 influence
 the
 effectiveness
 of


situation,
and
response.
Factors
of
the
first
four
sets
of


marketing
communication
are:


this
 framework
 should
 be
 taken
 into
 account
 during




A
 consumer’s
 attitude
 toward
 a
 brand,


formulation
 of
 the
 marketing
 communication
 plan
 to


communication
 channel,
 or
 even
 advertising


predict
 whether
 or
 not
 a
 communication
 channel
 is


per
 se.
 This
 attitude
 can
 be
 strengthened
 or


able
to
reach
the
desired
response
objectives.


weakened
 over
 time
 (Park,
 Shenoy,
 &




Salvendy,
2008,
p.
362).


Figure
1:
Conceptual
framework
for
evaluation
of




marketing
communication
options


A
 consumer’s
 prior

knowledge
 about
 a


product
 category,
 manufacturer,
 brand,
 and
 former
marketing
communications
for
a
brand (Keller,
2001,
p.
827).
 •

The
 buyer‐readiness
 stage
 when
 consumers




are
 exposed
 to
 marketing
 communications



(Keller,
 2001,
 p.
 827;
 Kotler
 &
 Keller,
 2009,
 p.




490).
Some
consumers
are
unaware,
aware
or




informed
 of
 products
 (brands)
 and
 others
 are




interested,
 desire
 or
 intend
 to
 buy
 a
 product




(Kotler
 &
 Keller,
 2009,
 p.
 224).
 The
 principal




goal
of
marketing
communication
is
to
change




the
 stage
 of
 consumers
 from
 unawareness
 to




purchasing
(Leppäniemi
&
Karjaluoto,
2008,
p.




53).






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Product


imperative


Some
 product‐related
 factors
 discussed
 here
 should
 be
 taken
 into
 consideration
 for
 evaluation
 of








of


the


marketing


communication
plan: Situation


communication
options
and
selection
of
the
marketing
 communication
mix.


dimensions


Situational
 factors
 (i.e.,
 the
 context
 in
 which
 the
 audience
 of
 marketing
 communication
 are
 in)
 include


Whether
 a
 product
 is
 low‐involvement
 (i.e.,


all
 the
 factors
 external
 to
 the
 communication
 per
 se


low
risk,
cheap,
and
a
frequent
purchase)
like


that
influence
marketing
communication
effectiveness

soft
 drinks
 or
 high‐involvement
 (i.e.,
 risky,


(Keller,
 2001,
 p.
 829).
 Indeed,
 situational
 factors
 can


expensive,
and
calling
for
accurate
analysis
for


be
 divided
 into
 three
 categories
 that
 should
 be


purchasing)
 like
 a
 PC
 engages
 consumers


considered
during
marketing
communication
planning:


differently
 in
 marketing
 communications

time,
 location
 and
 condition
 of
 physical
 surroundings


(Smith
 &
 Taylor,
 2004,
 p.
 13).
 As
 a
 case
 in


(e.g.,
lighting,
clatter,
and
temperature),
and
task,
that


point,
 consumers
 who
 want
 to
 buy
 a
 high‐

is,
 what
 the
 consumer
 is
 doing
 while
 receiving


involvement
 product
 will
 be
 more
 receptive


communication
 messages
 (Park,
 Shenoy,
 &
 Salvendy,


toward
 relevant
 advertising
 and
 information


2008,
 pp.
 361‐363).
 For
 example,
 consumers
 give


(Park,
Shenoy,
&
Salvendy,
2008,
pp.
362‐363).



more
 careful
 attention
 to
 advertising
 when
 alone
 at


Cost


home
 than
 when
 being
 at
 work
 or
 with
 their
 friends


effectiveness


of


using


each


communication
option
is
dissimilar
at
different


(Belch
&
Belch,
2004,
p.
130).


stages
 of
 the
 product
 life
 cycle.
 For
 example,


Response


in
 the
 maturity
 stage
 advertising,
 events
 and


Consumer
 response
 is
 a
 permanent
 or
 temporary


experiences,
 and
 personal
 selling
 have
 high


change
 in
 a
 consumer’s
 behavior
 as
 a
 result
 of


cost
 effectiveness,
 whereas
 in
 the
 decline


exposure
 to
 marketing
 communication
 (Keller,
 2001,


stage,
 sales
 promotion
 has
 high
 cost


p.
 828).
 In
 fact,
 response
 process
 is
 a
 sequential


effectiveness
 (Kotler
 &
 Keller,
 2009,
 pp.
 490‐

movement
 among
 three
 basic
 stages
 (cognitive,


491).


affective,
and
behavioral);
moreover,
not
only
is
there


Market
type
or
whether
the
product
is
related


no
 unique
 sequence
 for
 movement
 among
 these


to
 a
 consumer
 market
 or
 business
 market


stages,
 but
 there
 are
 different
 sequences
 based
 on


(Smith
 &
 Taylor,
 2004,
 p.
 13).
 Marketers
 in


perceived
 differentiation
 among
 competitive
 brands


business
 markets
 tend
 to
 focus
 more
 on


and
 the
 level
 of
 consumer
 involvement
 (for
 instance,


personal
selling,
while
marketers
in
consumer


Solomon
 has
 mentioned
 three
 different
 sequences


markets
 are
 more
 likely
 to
 spend
 on


(Solomon,
 2009,
 p.
 257):
 1)
 cognition‐affect‐behavior


advertising
 and
 sales
 promotion

2)


(Kotler
 &


Keller,
2009,
p.
489).
 Communication


cognition‐behavior‐affect


3)


affect‐behavior‐

cognition).
 Each
 of
 these
 three
 basic
 stages
 a
 discussed
here
(Belch
&
Belch,
2004,
p.
150):


In
 the
 process
 of
 selecting
 the
 marketing




Cognitive
 stage:
 This
 stage
 contains
 brand


communication
 mix,
 the
 characteristics
 of
 each


awareness
 and
 obtaining
 information
 about


communication
 option
 should
 be
 weighed
 against

product
attributes
and
benefits.


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Affective
 stage:
 Consumers
 at
 this
 stage
 have


tools,
 such
 as
 SMS
 and
 MMS,
 were
 employed
 for


negative
 or
 positive
 effect
 about
 the
 brand,


conveying
 emotional
 or
 rational
 appeal)
 and
 if
 there


they
prefer
one
brand
to
the
others,
and
they


was
 a
 relationship
 between
 two
 components;
 one


will
be
convinced
to
buy
the
brand.


would
 be
 added
 to
 the
 value
 of
 joint
 cells
 between


Behavioral
 stage:
 At
 this
stage
 consumers
will


two
 components.
 Subsequently,
 we
 assessed
 each


react
to
the
brand;
in
other
words,
consumers


table
 to
 discover
 significant
 and
 analyzable


will
reject,
try
or
repurchase
the
brand.


information
 according
 to
 frequencies
 and
 repeated


In
 summary,
 the
 outcome
 of
 exposure
 to
 a
 marketing
communication
will
show
itself
in
the
level
 of
 consumers’
 brand
 awareness
 and
 recall,
 attitude
 and
perception
toward
the
brand,
brand
preferences,
 as
 well
 as
 frequency
 and
 amount
 of
 purchasing

trends.
 
 Finally,
 we
 found
 a
 number
 of
 implicit
 and
 explicit
implications
that
will
be
discussed.
 CASE
STUDIES
ANALYSIS
 In
this
section
we
will
discuss
results
of
the
45
case


(Keller,
2001,
p.
829).


studies’
 analysis.
 The
 analysis
 is
 based
 on
 our
 model


METHODOLOGY


assessed
 case
 studies
 over
 industries
 is
 shown
 in


that
was
described
in
previous
sections.
Distribution
of


For
 this
 research
 45
 case
 studies
 were
 chosen,


Figure
 2.
 The
 food,
 beverage
 and
 automotive


most
 of
 which
 were
 published
 on
 mobile
 advertising


industries
 have
 the
 highest
 number
 of
 case
 studies.


Web
 sites
 (MobiAD,
 2010)
 and
 on
 the
 Mobile


Moreover,
 apparel
 and
 shoe,
 cosmetic,
 health,
 and


Marketing
 Association
 Web
 site
 (MMA,
 2010).
 A
 few


film
 industries
 have
 the
 third
 rank,
 followed
 by
 the


cases
 were
 obtained
 by
 interview.
 We
 then
 analyzed


music
and
publication
industries.


each
 case
 study
 based
 on
 the
 dimensions
 of
 the
 conceptual
 framework
 for
 evaluation
 of
 marketing


Results
 of
 analyzing
 case
 studies
 according
 to
 our
 conceptual
framework
are
discussed
below:


communication
 options
 introduced
 earlier.
 All
 cases


First
 observation
 (consumer
 factors):
 There
 was


were
 assessed
 based
 on
 elements
 of
 the
 conceptual


no
considerable
and
analyzable
information
related
to


framework
such
as
communication
objectives,
appeals


consumers’
attitude
toward
brand
and
communication


utilized


mobile


channel.
 The
 same
 was
 true
 for
 consumers’
 prior


marketing


knowledge
 about
 a
 product
 category,
 manufacturer,


communication,
 and
 the
 other
 framework
 factors
 to


brand,
 and
 former
 marketing
 communications
 for
 a


understand
 whether
 or
 not
 we
 could
 find
 significant


brand,
and
also
for
consumer’s
readiness
to
buy
when


and
 analyzable
 information
 according
 to
 frequencies


exposed
 to
 marketing
 communication.
 Result
 of
 the


and
repeated
trends.


study
 showed
 us
 that
 in
 most
 case
 studies
 the
 first


to


form


communication


message


tools


used


content,
 for


Next,
 we
 looked
 for
 relationships
 between
 every


targeted
 segment
 was
 young
 individuals,
 the
 second


two
 elements
 of
 the
 conceptual
 framework;
 as
 a


targeted
 segment
 was
 sport
 fans,
 and
 the
 third


result,
 we
 created
 two‐dimensional
 tables
 placing


targeted
segment
was
music
fans.
In
general,
targeted


components
 of
 each
 element
 in
 each
 dimension
 of
 a


segments
 for
 marketing
 communication
 in
 the
 case


table.
 We
 evaluated
 each
 case
 study
 to
 find


studies
 were
 young
 people
 between
 12
 and
 24
 years


relationships
 between
 components
 of
 each
 element


of
 age.
 These
 observations
 were
 compatible
 with


(for
 instance,
 to
 detect
 what
 mobile
 communication


previous
 research
 confirming
 that
 young
 people
 are
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more
 ready
 than
 elders
 to
 receive
 mobile


Second
observation
(product
factors):
Product
life


communication
messages,
and
the
appropriate
age
of


cycle
 has
 no
 considerable
 and
 analyzable
 information


the
 mobile
 campaign
 audience
 was
 between
 12
 and


in
 all
 case
 studies.
 In
 addition,
 except
 for
 one
 case


30
years
old
(Park,
Shenoy,
&
Salvendy,
2008,
p.
369).


study,
Underwriter
Laboratories,
a
provider
of
safety

 


Figure
2:
Distribution
of
case
studies
according
to
their
industries


Number
of
case
studies
 10
 8
 6
 4
 2
 0



 
 
 
 
 
 certification,
other
case
studies
were
about
consumer


were
 successfully
 delivered
 through
 mobile
 channel


goods;
in
other
words,
the
market
type
was
business‐

during
sport
contests
or
music
concerts.



to‐consumer
in
most
of
the
case
studies.
Furthermore,


Fourth
 observation
 (communication
 factors):


product
 involvement
 was
 low
 in
 most
 of
 the
 case


After
 analyzing
 communication
 objectives
 in
 the
 case


studies;
 nevertheless,
 one
 fifth
 of
 all
 case
 studies


studies,
according
to
the
results
shown
in
Figure
3,
it
is


consisted
 of
 high
 involvement
 products
 (like
 the


identified
 that
 brand
 awareness
 was
 the
 main


automobile).


objective
 in
 most
 of
 the
 case
 studies.
 The
 second


Third
observation
(situation
factors):
Analyzing
all


objective
 was
 brand
 attitude
 (i.e.
 brand
 building,
 and


case
 studies
 led
 us
 to
 the
 conclusion
 that
 marketing


changing
 brand
 associations
 or
 brand
 image
 in


communication
messages
in
the
mobile
channel
were


customers’
 mind).
 The
 third
 objective
 in
 mobile


conducted
 in
 situations
 when
 people
 either
 were


marketing
 communication
 campaigns
 was
 generation


relaxing,
 or
 were
 in
 their
 free
 time,
 or
 were
 ready
 to


of
 purchase
 intention
 and
 gathering
 valuable


go
shopping
(e.g.,
on
weekends).
In
addition,
in
some


information
from
customers
(or
prospects)
in
order
to


case
studies,
the
 marketing
 communication
 messages


use
 this
 information
 for
 future
 marketing
 activities.
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Figure
3:
Objectives
of
mobile
marketing
communication
campaigns
 
 


number
of
case
studies




64%



 


70%
 60%


49%




50%




40%




27%




27%




9%




13%


30%
 20%


9%


10%



 
 
 
 


0%
 Consumer
 Data
 Gathering


CRM


Category
 Need


brand
 purchase
 product
 brand
 antude
 intenmon
 trial
 awareness



 Other
 objectives
 were
 respectively
 category
 need


relations
and
personal
selling.
Among
these
modes
of


(representing
 a
 product
 or
 service
 category
 as
 the


communications
 interactive
 marketing
 and
 direct


necessity
 for
 satisfying
 a
 particular
 need),
 customer


marketing
were
utilized
more
than
others.
Advertising,


relationship
management
(providing
infrastructure
for


sales
 promotion,
 events
 and
 experience,
 and
 word
 of


loyalty
programs),
and
product
trial
(by
using
sampling


mouth
 marketing
 came
 afterward.
 These
 results
 are


or
 discount
 coupons).
 Besides,
 increasing
 customer


compatible
 with
 previous
 research
 that
 deemed
 the


involvement
 with
 the
 product
 was
 also
 an
 objective


mobile
channel
hardly
can
be
used
for
public
relations


for
some
cases.


and
 personal
 selling.
 (Leppäniemi
 &
 Karjaluoto,
 2008,


Furthermore,
 as
 illustrated
 in
 Figure
 4,
 rational


p.
54)


appeals
 (i.e.,
 emphasizing
 on
 tangible
 aspects
 like




physical
 attributes
 or
 benefits
 of
 products)
 and


Figure
4:
Utilized
appeals
in
content
of
messages


emotional
 appeals
 (i.e.,
 social
 or
 psychological
 needs




of
 customers
 and
 intangible
 aspects
 of
 the
 product)
 were
somehow
utilized
equally
in
case
studies
to
form


Emomonal


the
content
of
messages
in
mobile
campaigns.


Ramonal


Modes
of
 mobile
 communication
employed
in
the


46%
 54%


cases
studies
are
shown
in
Figure
5.
According
to
the
 data,
all
modes
of
communication
could
be
utilized
in
 mobile
 marketing
 communication
 except
 for
 public
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 Figure
5:
Modes
of
communication
through
mobile
channel



71%
 
 
 


29%


21%



 


7%


0%




0%


7%


0%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Usage
 frequency
 of
 the
 various
 modes
 of


Among
 different
 tools
 and
 options
 utilized
 for


communication
utilized
in
complementary
channels
is


communicating
with
customers
by
mobile
channels,
as


shown
in
Figure
6.
Among
these
eight
main
modes
of


shown
 in
 Figure
 7,
 mobile
 Web
 sites
 and
 SMS


communication,
advertising
has
the
highest
frequency


(including
 WAP
 push)
 had
 the
 highest
 frequency
 of


of
 use
 (i.e.
 71%
 of
 those
 campaigns
 using


usage.
 Mobile
 application
 (including
 mobile
 games),


complementary
channels
utilized
advertising
as
mode


mobile
video,
MMS
and
Bluetooth
file
broadcast
have


of
 communication
 in
 complementary
 channel).
 Word


higher
 frequency
 of
 use
 for
 communicating
 with


of
 mouth
 marketing,
 event
 and
 experience,
 sales


customers
through
mobile
channels,
respectively
after


promotion,
 and
 interactive
 marketing
 followed
 it


mobile
web
sites
and
SMS.
In
addition,
mobile
TV
and


respectively.



telephone
call
have
the
lowest
frequency
of
use.



 Figure
6:
Modes
of
communication
utilized
in
complementary
channels
to
the
mobile
channel
 
 
 


71%



 


29%


Advermsing


Events
and
 Experience


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Sales
 promomon


7%


0%
 public
 Relamons
and
 pubilicity


0%
 Direct
 Markemng


Interacmve
 markemng


Word
of
 Mouth
 Markemng


0%
 Personal
 Selling


21%
 7%


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 Figure
7:
Different
tools
and
options
used
for
mobile
marketing
communication
campaigns




58%


percentage
of
case
studies


60%




50%




36%


40%



 


18%




MMS


SMS


WAP
site


Mobile
 Video


Mobile
 applicamon
 and
game




Mobile
TV




Bluetooth
 file
 broadcast




10%


2%


0%
 Telephone
 call




2%


20%


11%


9%



 


30%


20%



 
 Among
different
communication
tools
and
options


than
the
number
of
case
studies
employing


used
 complementary
 to
 the
 mobile
 communication


complementary
channels
to
the
mobile



channel
 (as
 shown
 in
 Figure
 8),
 Internet
 has
 the


Figure
8:
Communication
tools
and
options
used
as


highest
 frequency
 of
 use
 (79%),
 followed
 by
 poster


complementary
to
mobile
channel

(including
 environmental
 advertising),
 and
 TV
 commercial.
 These
 results
 were
 compatible
 with
 results
 of
 previous
 research
 which
 considered


Internet,


print


advertising,


billboards,
 magazines,
 newspapers,
 TV
 and
 radio
 as
 complementary
 media
 for
 mobile
 advertising
(Park,
Shenoy,
&
Salvendy,
2008,
p.


percentage
of
 case
studies
 which
use
 complementary
 channel
in
their
 mobile
markemng
 communicamon
 campaign


79%


80%
 70%
 60%
 50%


43%
 36%


369),
 and
 other
 research
 which
 deemed
 the


30%


Internet,
 TV,
 magazine
 and
 radio
 (DM2PRO,
 2009)
 as
 the
 most
 effective
 complementary
 channel
for
the
mobile
channel.


20%
 7%


7%


7%


10%


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TV
Advermsing


0%
 Internet


Environmental

 advermsing
 (Poster)


complementary
channels
was
two
times
more


Word
of
Mouth


number
of
case
studies
in
which
we
had
no


Cinema


communication
channel
is
explored.
The


Magazine


Moreover,
the
number
of
case
studies
 using
a
complementary
channel
to
mobile


40%


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Figure
9:
Presence
of
complementary
channel
along
with
mobile
marketing
communication
channel
 
 
 
 percentage
of
case
 
 studies
 


69%


70%
 60%


51%



 


40%


50%
 40%



 


27%




27%


20%




30%
 20%



 
 
 
 
 


0%


10%


0%


0%
 Personal
 Selling


Word
of
 Interacmve
 Direct
 Mouth
 markemng
 Markemng
 Markemng




Public
 Events
and
 Sales
 Advermsing
 Relamons
 Experience
 promomon
 and
 pubilicity



 
 
 
 channel
 (Figure
 9).
 However,
 these
 results
 contradict


utilizing
 any
 complementary
 channel
 to
 their
 mobile


previous
 research
 that
 observed
 the
 co‐existence
 of


communication
channel
(Wang,
2007,
p.
39).


mobile
 advertising
 and
 complementary
 channels
 in


Finally,
we
tried
to
elicit
prescription
for
designing


most
of
the
cases
(Park,
Shenoy,
&
Salvendy,
2008,
p.


campaigns
 based
 on
 deep
 analysis
 of
 dual
 relations


369).
This
contradiction
is
due
to
the
fact
that
most
of


between
 different
 dimensions
 of
 our
 conceptual


analyzed
 case
 studies
 in
 this
 paper
 were
 focused
 on


framework
 in
 each
 case
 study.
 The
 outcomes
 of
 our


the
mobile
nature
of
campaigns
and
little
information


analysis
are
described
below.


related
to
a
complementary
channel
is
revealed.



First
 outcome:
 According
 to
 the
 industry
 of
 a


Fifth
 observation
 (response
 factors):
 Exploration


company
 which
 intends
 to
 employ
 mobile
 marketing


of
 the
 effectiveness
 and
 response
 of
 the
 audience
 to


communication,
 the
 following
 advice
 could
 be


the
 campaign
 shows
 implicitly
 that
 mobile
 campaigns


prescribed:


using
 complementary
 channels
 were
 more
 successful




For
the
food
and
beverage
industry,
the


than
 campaigns
 which
 did
 not
 use
 complementary


mobile
Web
site,
mobile
application


channels.
 These
 results
 were
 completely
 consonant


software
(including
games)
and
SMS
(and


with
 previous
 research
 results
 which
 showed
 that


WAP
push)
are
more
suitable
tools
for


campaigns
 utilizing
 Internet
 as
 a
 complementary


mobile
marketing
communication,


channel
have
higher
effectiveness
than
campaigns
not


respectively.




For
the
apparel,
shoes
and
accessories




industry,
the
mobile
Web
site,
SMS
(and


the
second
mode
of
communication.


WAP
push)
are
more
suitable
for
mobile
 •



For
consumer
data
gathering,
sales


marketing
communication.



promotions
were
used
as
the
second


For
businesses
in
the
health
industry
using


mode
of
communication.


SMS
(and
WAP
push)
for
mobile




For
CRM,
sales
promotions
were
used
as


Third
 outcome:
 analysis
 about
 suitable
 tools
 and


marketing
communication
is
more


options
for
different
mobile
marketing
communication


applicable.


objectives
showed
us
the
following
results:


For
the
automotive
industry,
the
mobile




For
creating
brand
awareness,
the
mobile


Web
site
and
mobile
video
are
generally


Web
site,
mobile
application
software


more
suitable.


(including
games)
and
SMS
(and
WAP


Second
 outcome:
 Results
 of
 exploration
 of
 relationships


between


different


modes


push)
had
higher
usage
frequency
in
first


of


place,
and
MMS,
mobile
video,
and


communication
 used
 in
 the
 mobile
 marketing


Bluetooth
file
broadcasts
were
in
second


communication


place.


channel


and


marketing


communication
objectives
showed
us:
 •



Generally,
for
all
objectives,
the
main


mobile
Web
site
and
SMS
(and
WAP
push)


modes
of
communication
utilized
are


had
higher
rates
of
usage.


interactive
marketing
and
direct






the
mobile
Web
site,
mobile
application


communication
had
the
highest
usage


(including
games),
SMS
(and
WAP
push)


frequency.


were
used
in
most
of
the
cases,
and


For
product
trial
objective,
sales


Bluetooth
broadcasts
and
mobile
video


promotion
is
utilized
as
many
as


followed.
 •

broadcasts
and
SMS
(and
WAP
push)
had


advertising
is
utilized
in
second
place
as


higher
usage
rates.
 •

After
advertising,
sales
promotion,
events


For
CRM,
SMS
(and
WAP
push)
had
the
 highest
usage
rate.


and
experience,
and
word
of
mouth




For
consumer
data
gathering,
SMS
(and


marketing
place
in
the
third
rank.


WAP
push)
together
with
the
mobile
Web


For
purchase
intention
objective,
sales


site
had
the
highest
usage
rate.


promotion
or
advertising
are
used
in
 •

For
category
need
objective,
Bluetooth


For
the
purpose
of
brand
awareness,
 main
mode
of
marketing
communication.




For
changing
attitude
toward
the
brand,


marketing;
these
modes
of


interactive
and
direct
marketing.
 •

For
arousing
purchase
intention,
the


Forth
outcome:
Looking
for
relationships
between


second
place.


different
 kinds
 of
 appeals
 and
 mobile
 marketing


For
changing
or
forming
brand
attitude,


communication
 tools
 and
 options,
 the
 following


event
and
experience,
and
word
of
mouth


results
were
achieved:


marketing
have
second
usage
frequency.




For
communication
messages
involving
 emotional
appeals,
the
mobile
Web
site,


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mobile
application
software
(including


the
 marketing
 communication
 channel.
 The
 second


games),
and
mobile
video
are
more


decision
rule
provides
the
firm
with
a
prioritized
list
of


suitable.


appropriate


For
rational
appeals,
SMS
(and
WAP


communication
 by
 taking
 marketing
 communication


push),
and
the
mobile
Web
site
play


objective(s),
 the
 industry
 in
 which
 the
 firm
 is


greater
roles.


operating,
 and
 special
 appeals
 chosen
 to
 form
 the


Fifth
 outcome:
 Exploration
 of
 relation
 between






for


marketing


The
 first
 decision
 rule
 (Figure
 10)
 gets
 three
 indicators
as
its
input:
industry
match,
segment
match,


In
the
food
and
beverage,
apparel,
shoe


and
 objective
 match.
 The
 output
 of
 the
 first
 decision


and
accessory,
and
automotive
industries,


rule
is
a
number
between
zero
and
one
calculated
by


emotional
appeals
are
more
appropriate


multiplying
 quantities
 of
 these
 three
 indicators.
 This


to
form
message
content.


number
 shows
 the
 likelihood
 of
 success
 in
 using
 the


In
the
health
industry,
rational
appeals
are


mobile
 channel
 for
 marketing
 communication.
 The


more
suitable
for
shaping
message


higher
the
output
number
is,
the
more
successful
the


content.


mobile
marketing
communication
will
be.


Sixth
 outcome:
 Surveys
 of
 different
 modes
 of


Figure
10:
First
decision
rule


communication
 utilized
 in
 the
 mobile
 channel
 and




their
 relationship
 with
 modes
 of
 communication
 in
 complementary


channels


revealed


that




sales




promotion,
direct
and
interactive
marketing
in
mobile




channel
 are
 generally
 utilized
 with
 advertising,
 and




word
of
mouth
marketing
in
complementary
channels.
 communication


channels




and




complementary
 channels
 led
 us
 to
 the
 fact
 that
 SMS




complementary
 channel.
 Furthermore,
 a
 mobile
 Web




site
 is
 generally
 complemented
 with
 TV
 commercials,




environmental
advertising,
and
Internet.


paper’s
 outcomes
 by
 providing
 two
 decision
 rules
 for
 firms
 demanding
 mobile
 channels
 in
 their
 marketing
 communication
 campaign.
 The
 first
 decision
 rule
 specifies
 the
 likelihood
 of
 success
 in
 using
 mobile
 as


Objec\ve
 match




Internet
 and
 environmental
 advertising
 as
 a


In
 this
 section
 we
 will
 discuss
 application
 of
 this


Industry
 match




(and
 WAP
 push)
 is
 generally
 used
 together
 with


PROPOSED
DECISION
RULES


Segment
 match




Moreover,
 our
 assessment
 of
 tools
 used
 in
 mobile
 marketing


tools


message
content.


different
 industries
 and
 appeals
 used
 in
 shaping
 message
content
led
us
to
the
following
results:


mobile


Likelihood
of
success
in
using
the
mobile
 channel
for
markemng
communicamon



 The
 quantity
 of
 industry
 match
 indicator
 (number
 between
 zero
 and
 one)
 is
 drawn
 from
 Table
 1
 that
 contains
 some
 of
 the
 results
 of
 a
 survey
 by
 DM2PRO
 (2009)
 in
 which
 approximately
 200
 respondents,
 including
 companies
 
 experienced
 in
 developing
 mobile
 campaigns
 and
 applications,
 take
 part.
 These
 companies
 were
 mostly
 marketing
 and
 advertising
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agencies,
 technology
 and
 apparatus
 developers,
 and


by
 dividing
 the
 percentage
 of
 using
 the
 mobile


operators.
 They
 were
 asked
 besides
 consumer


marketing
 communication
 channel
 for
 a
 particular


packaged
 goods
 (CPG),
 which
 industries
 more
 likely


objective
by
the
maximum
in
Figure
3
(i.e.,
64%)
―the


spend
on
mobile
campaigns.
The
average
of
highly
and


quantities
 of
 objective
 match
 indicator
 for
 all


somewhat
 likely
 options
 is
 shown
 in
 the
 second


objectives
 is
 inserted
 in
 the
 third
 column
 of
 Table
 2.


column
 of
 Table
 1.
 Accordingly,
 the
 CPG,
 retail,


The
 segment
 match
 indicator
 shows
 the
 match


entertainment,
 travel
 and
 restaurant
 industries
 are


between
 the
 targeted
 audience
 of
 a
 marketing


expected
 to
 be
 leader
 in
 mobile
 marketing.
 We


massage
 and
 the
 most
 appropriate
 segments
 for


assume
that
the
quantity
of
industry
match
indicator
is


mobile
 marketing
 communication
 according
 to
 our


one
 for
 CPG,
 and
 retail;
 furthermore,
 this
 quantity
 is


first
 observation
 in
 this
 paper.
 That
 is,
 quantity
 of


calculated
 for
 other
 industries
 by
 dividing
 their


segment
 match
 indicator
 is
 the
 percentage
 of


average
 number
 by
 the
 maximum
 (i.e.,
 2.78)
 ―the


audiences
 who
 are
 either
 young
 individuals
 between


quantities
of
industry
match
indicator
for
all
industries


12
and
24,
or
sport
fans,
and
or
music
fans.


is
inserted
in
the
third
column
of
Table
1.


Table
2:
Objective
match
indicator


Table
1:
Industry
match
indicator
 Industry

Average


Industry
match


Campaign


Percentage
of


Objective


Objective


Case
Studies


match


indicator
 CPG
 Retail Entertainment Travel Restaurant Automotive Technology Sports/Recreation B2B
 Telecom
 Financial
 Health/Parma
 Education
 Consumer
 Electronics
 Publishing
 Housing
 Construction
 Agricultural


‐


1


2.78 2.68 2.62 2.41 2.33 2.30 2.25 2.21
 2.20
 2.20
 2.16
 2.14
 1.88


1
 0.96
 0.94
 0.87
 0.84
 0.83
 0.81
 0.79
 0.79
 0.79
 0.78
 0.77
 0.68


1.79
 1.63
 1.62
 1.55


0.64
 0.59
 0.58
 0.56


(Source
of
data
in
first
and
second
column:
DM2PRO,
2009)


indicator
 Brand
Awareness


64%


1


Product
Trial


9%


0.14


Purchase


27%


0.42


Brand
Attitude


49%


0.77


Category
Need


13%


0.20


CRM


9%


0.14


Consumer
Data


27%


0.42


Intention


Gathering
 Figure
3
shows
our
second
proposed
decision
rule.
 The
 inputs
 are
 marketing
 communication
 objective,
 industry
 in
 which
 the
 company
 is
 operating,
 and
 selected
appeal
for
shaping
the
message
content.
The
 outcome
of
the
second
decision
rule
is
a
prioritized
list
 of
 mobile
 communication
 tools
 for
 marketing.
 This
 process
consists
of
three
steps:
in
the
first
step,
based
 on
 the
 industry
 in
 which
 the
 company
 is
 operating
 according
to
the
first
outcome,
we
get
the
list
of



The
quantity
of
objective
match
indicator
is
figured
 by
using
data
from
Figure
3.
This
indicator
is
calculated
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Figure
3:
Second
decision
rule
 
 


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appropriate
 tools
 and
 options
 for
 mobile
 marketing


recently
 have
 mobile
 phones
 became
 widely
 used
 in


communication.
 Next,
 based
 on
 the
 marketing


marketing
 communication,
 and
 due
 to
 the
 novelty
 of


communication
 objective
 that
 the
 company
 selected,


the
 trend
 in
 which
 firms
 use
 mobile
 phones
 for
 their


according
to
the
third
outcome,
we
get
another
list
of


marketing
communication,
the
number
of
case
studies


appropriate
 tools
 and
 options
 for
 mobile
 marketing


were
 limited.
 In
 addition,
 more
 specific
 and
 focused


communication.
 Finally,
 based
 on
 the
 special
 appeals


theories
 are
 needed
 to
 justify
 why
 and
 how
 mobile


company
 selected
 for
 message
 content
 (emotional
 or


phones
 could
 be
 used
 as
 part
 of
 a
 marketing


rational),
 according
 to
 the
 fourth
 outcome
 of
 this


communication
 campaign.
 Developing
 these
 theories


paper,
another
list
of
appropriate
tools
and
options
for


needs
 more
 information
 and
 a
 great
 number
 of
 case


mobile
marketing
communication
is
proposed.


studies.


In
the
second
step
all
these
three
lists
are
merged


In
 this
 paper
 we
 also
 attempted
 to
 provide
 an


and
 prioritized
 according
 to
 the
 repetition
 frequency


integrated
 model
 to
 address
 two
 questions:
 Firstly,


of
 each
 tool
 and
 option.
 In
 the
 third
 step,
 each
 of


should
 one
 utilize
 the
 mobile
 channel
 as
 a
 part
 of
 a


recommended
 tools
 and
 options
 in
 the
 list
 are


marketing
 communication
 campaign,
 and
 secondly,


assessed
 according
 to
 cost,
 penetration
 rate
 of
 each


how
 can
 the
 mobile
 communication
 channel
 be
 used


tool
 among
 the
 campaign’s
 audience,
 and
 the


more
effectively.
This
model
can
be
used
as
a
tool
for


feasibility
of
campaign;
the
result
of
this
step
would
be


eliciting
 some
 precise
 theories
 in
 the
 field
 of
 mobile


a
final
prioritized
list
of
appropriate
tools
and
options


marketing.
 These
 new
 theories
 should
 be
 validated


for
mobile
marketing
communication.
Needless
to
say


with
 a
 great
 number
 of
 case
 studies
 in
 the
 future


the
 feasibility
 of
 a
 campaign
 shows
 the
 ability
 of
 the


research.
 Our
 model
 can
 offer
 more
 accurate
 results


tool
 to
 conduct
 the
 content
 of
 a
 marketing


with
 a
 higher
 number
 of
 case
 studies;
 in
 other
 word,


communication
message.
In
the
final
step,
if
mobile
is


with
more
marketing
research
and
more
case
analyses


selected
 as
 a
 primary
 marketing
 communication


our
tables
could
become
more
comprehensive
and
the


channel,
 according
 to
 the
 previous
 steps
 output
 and


outcomes
 could
 become
 more
 precise;
 consequently,


the
 sixth
 outcome
 of
 this
 paper,
 a
 list
 of
 appropriate


the
model
could
be
justified.


complementary
 marketing
 communication
 tools
 and


Needless
to
say,
the
result
of
our
decision
process


options
to
the
mobile
channel
is
identified.
In
addition,


is
 past
 dependent;
 in
 other
 word,
 if
 something


marketers
 could
 use
 the
 third
 observation
 of
 this


happened
 by
 accident,
 (e.g.,
 the
 food
 industry
 usage


paper
for
determining
the
appropriate
time
of
sending


of
mobile
application)
our
model
also
recommends
it.


mobile
marketing
communication
messages.


In
 our
 food
 industry
 example,
 the
 mobile
 Web
 site
 may
 be
 the
 better
 solution
 for
 a
 specific
 case,
 but


CONCLUSION
AND
FUTURE
RESEARCH
 This
 paper
 provides
 specific
 models,
 which
 were
 evolutionary
 from
 previous
 models,
 for
 supporting
 decision


making


upon


mobile


marketing


communication.
 The
 limited
 data
 arisen
 from
 published
 case
 studies
 hinders
 us
 from
 establishing
 stronger
 arguments.
 Regarding
 the
 fact
 that
 only


since
 the
 mobile
 Web
 site
 had
 not
 been
 used
 accidentally
 in
 a
 mobile
 marketing
 communication
 campaigns
 before,
 our
 model
 will
 not
 recommend
 it.
 Owing
 to
 the
 fact
 that
 our
 case
 studies
 were
 drawn
 from
 two
 Web
 sites,
 and
 they
 contain
 mostly
 best
 practices,
 this
 accidental
 behavior
 may
 not
 have
 substantial
negative
effect
on
the
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our
 models.
 But
 this
 fact
 is
 only
 supported
 with
 the
 assumption
 that
 these
 Web
 sites
 have
 a
 filter
 for
 choosing
only
best
practices.
 The
other
defect
we
can
find
in
our
model
is
that
 there
 might
 be
 other
 appropriate
 tools
 that
 are
 not
 recommended
 by
 the
 decision
 rules.
 We
 do
 not
 see
 this
 issue
 as
 a
 defect
 of
 our
 model
 since
 there
 is
 no
 complete
 model.
 However,
 we
 think
 new
 precise
 theories
should
be
developed
to
validate
our
findings.
 
 SeyedAlireza
Mirbagheri*
 Graduate
School
of
Management
and
Economics
 Sharif
University
of
Technology
 Iran
 [email protected]
 
 Meisam
Hejazinia
 Graduate
School
of
Management
and
Economics
 Sharif
University
of
Technology
 Iran
 [email protected]
 
 *Corresponding
author
 
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