Jaguar Sinks Teeth into MobileAds

Jaguar is promoting its XF car model with mobile banner ads within ESPN’s Fantasy Football 2009 Draft Kit iPhone application.Banner ads are running at the bottom of the iPhone application's screen. The ESPN application is the latest component of the sports network's overall multichannel portfolio and the company’s mobile strategy will only grow in importance going forward.

Consumers that click on the Jaquar XF banner ads are routed to a landing page where they are asked to enter their email address to receive a free brochure about the XF. Upon entering their email address, consumers are opting-in for future marketing communications from Jaguar.

Since 72 percent of iPhone users are male, Jaguar realized the potential of reaching out to consumers via the device. Additionally, ESPN’s application users are likely to skew male as well. There is a world of opportunity in mobile for luxury brands like Jaguar, as the automaker is focused on appealing to consumers on an individual level.

Jaguar has invested heavily to create and maintain its brand and mobile is about accessibility and personal attachment. The carmaker realized that luxury brands need to use mobile to reach their target consumer. It is a natural fit. From Mobile Marketer at http://bit.ly/NSlKP

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Hugo Boss takes Italy by Mobile

Procter & Gamble’s Hugo Boss luxury brand raised awareness for its Element fragrance via a multichannel mobile media campaign. The campaign targeted independent, unconventional and modern Italian male consumers who are on-the-go.

"While the growth of luxury brands using mobile marketing could be perceived as part of the larger push towards brand engagement via mobile, a closer look reveals undeniable synergies between the two," said Ben Tannenbaum, communications manager at MX Telecom, New York.

"The personal nature of the mobile channel, when combined with the intimacy of the luxury brand-consumer relationship, makes mobile marketing an obvious and effective opportunity for luxury brands," he said. "The marketing strategy must appeal to the tastes of the targeted market, which are not necessarily the same as your everyday mobile user.

Why are luxury brands increasingly moving to the mobile space?

"Brands today need engagement, and luxury brand are not to be excluded. It's not simply about getting hundreds of thousands of consumers to see your ad," said Patrick Mork, vice president of marketing at GetJar, London. "It's more about building a relationship with them, which brings them closer to the brand in a way that is fun, innovative and personal." From Mobile Marketer at http://bit.ly/nHh68

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