Friday, November 23, 2012

Are Mobile Apps Here To Stay?



A mobile app is similar to a website in its overall design; however a mobile website is a conversion of a typical website forcing it to fit on a mobile platform. A mobile website cannot take advantage of all the functionality of a mobile device and is generally cumbersome in its access and use. It is good that so many people today see phones as devices for more than just calling or texting, and the iPhone and its suite of native apps is largely to thank for this.

A mobile app is software designed to take advantage of the functionality a mobile device has, while providing content significant to a potential customer. If you want to keep pace with the mobile wave that is being driven from the use of Smart phones by your employees, keeping with these demands is becoming increasingly difficult. This certainly seems to be the case with companies who are struggling to mobilise their workforce.

A mobile device can interact with customers and provide two-way communication. This gives a business owner the power to control their market offerings in real time, for example: A business can decide to run a special for one hour during the day and be able to communicate this offering to their customers immediately.

Apps are used to get the news, communicate with friends, check flight times, share photos, get recipes, listen to music, and of course play games. It is easy to see how someone may get into trouble with spending too much time and money on apps. A business app can build customer loyalty.

Mobile apps and push notifications are a great way to communicate offers, specials, events and more, to your customers. The emergence of mobile marketing is in its early stages and is a new interactive approach to marketing. This is a way to create interaction with your customers and also see immediate results.

Is the mobile app destined to be a transitory phenomenon, something that will fade away as mobile browsers become capable of delivering the same functionality? A mobile app can provide value for a business. In addition the trends are showing that the mobile app market is just beginning and will explode within the next eighteen months. The truth is – mobile is here to stay and there is no escaping that fact. The mobile landscape is evolving fast so ensure that your mobile applications that you build can be upgraded to advanced versions later when newer technologies come up within the mobile field.


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