Ford Motor Co.’s mobile idle-screen advertising campaign to drive consumer interest in the 2010 Ford Taurus achieved an average click-through rate of 20 percent.

The automaker tapped Mobile Posse for the campaign, which ran during November and December. Ford ran a national campaign promoting the launch of the redesigned Taurus, reaching more than 1 million of Mobile Posse’s opted-in base of mobile consumers across 210 designated market areas (DMAs).

Advertisers such as Procter & Gamble, Gatorade, Ford Motor Co. and Ace Hardware are running on-deck idle-screen advertising with carrier MetroPCS.

MetroPCS has launched MyExtras, a free informational service for MetroPCS customer that includes idle-screen advertising and discount offers from retailers, becoming the first carrier in the U.S. to launch idle-screen customer relationship management services for its subscribers. MetroPCS tapped Mobile Posse’s newly launched MobiCRM idle-screen platform for wireless carriers.

By Dan Butcher
Mobile Marketer - April 28, 2009

DQ taps Mobile Posse
A recent Dairy Queen mobile ad campaign saw a click-through-rate of more than 22 percent, proving once again the effectiveness of the mobile channel to engage consumers.

Mobile Posse Inc., a provider of idle-screen content and advertising for mobile, is helping Dairy Queen to reach consumers on-the-go through their mobile phones. Starting in March, Dairy Queen and digital agency space150 piloted Mobile Posse’s idle-screen advertising platform to promote its new Sweet Deals value menu.