| Mobile phones are displacing fixed lines in the US among key demographic groups. Comprehensive marketing programs must include mobile messaging to maximize reach. In Guatemala, where cell phones outnumber fixed lines 7:1 and outnumber PCs 10:1, we designed a comprehensive integrated program to persuade and identify supportive voters.
Project: nationwide prime time network television advertising
Purpose: promote presidential candidate and party
Goal: build opt-in mobile list for voting reminders and long-term voter relationship
Target & approach: invited viewers to text “no iva” [no value-added tax] to 7447
Results: Exponential growth in response from first evening to second evening. Service interrupted by cellular carriers under pressure from the country’s power elite. |