7 Common Features Of Mobile Business Directries
November 17th, 2009 | 
Author: 7 Common Features Of Mobile Business Directries
The first thing that comes to mind when people her advertisement is “24×7x365″. This is because for the year thrrough business infromation are made available to mobile phone users anytime and anywhere.
Mobile advertisement is available in two main form sms adverts or buisness directory form. The sms is not that common and it’s usually used to support business directory. Online business directories like YellowPages are mostl nonmobile. On the other hand they may have a mobile version. What makes the mobile version of bsiness directory more and world wide accepetable are the uncommon features that onmobile lacks. Apart from the fact that it isaccessibile on the users cell phones more other fantastic qualities stands it out.
The Common Features of Mobile Business Directory MBD
1. Name of Business
Name of business like innonmobile business directory are written in a very attractive way such that immediatly a visitors glance over it his attenton is caugth. The colour makes it easy to see and read. A visitor doesn’t have to navigate the whole page of the website before your business name is painted into his mind. immediatly he sees your business name he can’t navigate away without reading the rest information about your products or service.
2. Products or services
As it can also be seen in most online nonmobile business directories information about your business products or services follow your name. Remeber the vistor is on the same page. This will for him to key over your products or service details even if you’re not the right business he’s searching for atthe time of visting.
3. Business Address/Location
It is always easier for visitors to locate your business address as this usually follow your business products or services information. One different feature of this in few mobile business directories is the address map. With this feature visitors can click on the your address to view the fractional directioal map of your business location. This is usaully available to MBDs located at Google Map coverage countries.
4. Phones
Your business phone or fax number like in nonmobile business directories is a common feature. What makes most MBDs unique is the click to call widget. Visitors can directly click on a link and call your number to make enquiries. He can also directly bokmar your number so that he can call you later.
5.Websites Links
Like nonmobile business directories MBDs features your business website. Your business gains more hedge if you have a mobile website. This will allow visitors to be able to link into your website directly from from the directory. With this he will be able to read more about your business on your pages. Most MBDs will provide free website fro your business fro placing advertisement. For example GmcNigeria at http://anythingnaija.onlybusiness.com gives businesses on their directory free moble business websites. You can also do this at a little fee.
6. Emailsend mail
Some MBDs have this feature or their directory. Apart from displaying your email address fro visitor to ee and contact you throgh visitor can also click to mail your directly on the mobile phone. This makes it possible fro a visitor does not requie immediate response and therefore couldn’t call you to mail you. And this will drop the enquiry ito your email address with which you register with.
Until you read this reports from a partner company reseaserch you may yet to be convinced that your leads generation sales and profits start with “mobile advertisement”. Here is the report:
871 million Amount spent on mobile advertising during 2006
11.3 billion Amount expected to be spent on mobile advertising by 2011
3.1 billion Amount expected to be spent on mobile Internet display ads and search advertising by 2011
4.4 billion Amount expected to be spent on mobile advertising over mobile TV services by 2011
70 billion Roughly the amount of money spent on traditional TV advertising in 2006
About the writer: OOmotolani is an internet marketer information and PR expert
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