Mobile advertising answers the call for affordable GOTV.
Landlines are on the decline, making paid phones a less-attractive option for campaigns looking to turn out the vote on Election Day.
What’s the answer?
Mobile.
Let’s look at the trends first. The number of American households that have gone cell-phone-only is on the rise.
What’s a campaign to do?
Getting out the vote in the 72 hours before and in the final hours on Election Day is key to victory.
Will campaigns go door-to-door? Yes, and they should have a presence in targeted precincts.
Grassroots requires volunteers, which means a limited reach.
A mass get-out-the-vote turnout plan needs to reach as many voters as possible.
We now know that landlines are limited, and those households that still have a home phone may not even be home on Election Day. Work, family, doctor’s appointments, travel … you name it. Our busy lives keep voters on the move and away from TVs, landlines and radios.
What do they have with them? Their mobile devices.
- Americans check their phones 8 billion times a day – 8 billion.
- The average iPhone user unlocks their device 80 times each day, with ¼ of those uprompted.
- On average, American users spent just shy of 3 hours on their mobile devices every day.
- Three quarters of TV viewers are on a second screen at the same time.
Now the big question in campaigns’ minds …
How does mobile compare to paid phones?
This is great news for campaigns looking to replace paid phones with a more effective tactic at the same cost.
Mobile advertising costs as much as paid phones yet delivers superior targeting, eye-catching creative and better measurement.
We are within 50 days of Election Day now.
