In past posts, we’ve shown examples of how businesses can use mobile apps as a marketing and commerce tool.  If you’re a business owner, or are involved with marketing efforts for any business, here are 5 great reasons why you should be getting in on the mcommerce action right now.

1. On any given day of the week, roughly 57.8 MILLION Americans are online via mobile devices. That number is growing, and is definitely not a stat to sneeze at. If over half a billion consumers are logging on via mobile device- your business can’t afford not to have a presence there. Why wouldn’t you want your goods and services available to millions of qualified consumers?

2. With new mobile applications that allow you to create and maintain a fully functioning ecommerce site on a mobile scale, for a relatively small fee,  you can have an additional outlet for generating and completing sales transactions.

3. With a mobile application like Mowbi, you can stay in touch with your customers 24/7 with fresh, relevant content that can generate thousands in sales. Remember the past example of the pizza joint sending Twitter updates of late-night specials to Smart phone customers on Saturday nights? Mobile social media allows you to be proactive with your customers- reaching out to them at the times when they are most likely to buy.

4. Experts predict that Mcommerce is poised for an explosive surge like Ecommerce was years ago. We all know that having an internet presence is crucial for businesses in the 21st century. Failure to establish yourself in the Mobile Commerce  realm is likely to be a huge misstep. As more companies establish mobile identities, and more consumers turn to mobile devices for internet use; those businesses who ignore mobile marketing could be left out in the cold. Don’t wait for lost website hits and internet sales- look to mobile marketing now, and be thankful you did later.

5. It’s easy. With the cool new mobile apps appearing daily, it is easier than ever to set up a Mobile Store. In fact, our Mobile Store Maker coupled with the Mobile Invoicer allows you to set up shop in less time than it takes to read the Sunday Newspaper. Mobile Invoicer literally turns a Smart phone into a Credit Card Processor in seconds. There are even new mobile applications that can convert an existing brochure site into a commerce site. Our mobile application Mobile Store Maker allows you to build a mobile store from your existing website and/or turn your brochure/info only website into a full fledged commerce site.

These are just 5 of the many, many excellent reasons it is worth it to get involved with MCommerce right now.