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Feed your mobile marketing soul with these 19 inspiring quotes 

Who doesn’t love a pithy quote?

Bloggers in particular love quote compilations because it means they can get an article out of the door without having to do much work. (Much like this one here.)

Anyway, here are some belters about the importance of mobile and having a mobile marketing strategy.

We’ve stolen, poached, lifted and filched the best quotes on mobile technology from the wisest mobile marketing sages in the industry. Please feel free to use them as you wish.

If  your plans don’t include mobile, your plans are not finished.

Wendy Clark, Coca-Cola

Jamie Turner

If you’re not using mobile marketing to attract new customers to your business, don’t worry — your competitors are already using it and are getting those customers instead.

Jamie Turner, 60SecondMarketer.com

Joana Picq, Jampp

 The mobile phone is a bit like God – it’s omnipresent.

Joana Picq, Jampp

Peter McLachan

 Saying ‘mobile internet’ should be like saying ‘colour TV’. We’ll use the word ‘mobile’ a lot less in the future, because it will just be assumed that’s how we’re communicating.

Peter McLachan, chief product officer and co-founder, Mobify

Janice H. Reinold, Rosetta Marketing

In today’s modern world, people are either asleep or connected.

Janice H. Reinold, Rosetta Marketing

Eric Schmidt Google

The trend has been mobile was winning. It’s now won.

Eric Schmidt, Google

Mark Zuckerberg - Droid

 Mobile is a lot closer to TV than it is to desktop.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

Katy Halewood, Head of Maxus for Business, Maxus

Mobile is not the future, it is the now. Meet your customers in the environment of their choice, not where it’s convenient for you.

Cyndie Shaffstall, Spider Trainers

Emma Crowe Somo

The adoption rate of mobile is twice that of the internet, three times that of social media, and 10 times faster than PCs.

Emma Crowe, Somo

Peter Rojas Gizmodo

The majority of internet usage will be done via a mobile device and for most people the mobile web will be their primary, if not their only, way of experiencing the internet.

Peter Rojas, Gizmodo

Amanda Holden

I want to be buried with a mobile phone, just in case I’m not dead.

Amanda Holden – Actor

Thomas Husson Forrest Analyst

Mobile is becoming not only the new digital hub, but also the bridge to the physical world. That’s why mobile will affect more than just your digital operations — it will transform your entire business.

Thomas Husson, Forrest Analyst 

Matt Galligan Co-founder Circa


In my opinion, the ‘future of mobile’ is the ‘future of everything.

Matt Galligan, Co-founder Circa 

Rich Miner, Partner Google Ventures, Co-Founder Android

Smartphones are reinventing the connections between companies and their customers.

Rich Miner, Partner Google Ventures, Co-Founder Android

David Murphy Mobile Marketing Magazine

The future of mobile is the future of online. It is how people access online content now.

David Murphy, Mobile Marketing Magazine

Katy Halewood, Head of Maxus for Business, Maxus

A lot of brands weren’t secure in this mobile revolution that we’ve stumbled into, and the trust still isn’t there for many of them.

Katy Halewood, Head of Maxus for Business, Maxus

Rimi Atwal, Managing Director, Netmums


The smartphone has been a game changer in the daily lives of mums, and has had more influence than anyone could have predicted.

Rimi Atwal, Managing Director, Netmums

Elisabetta Romano, Ericsson

6 seconds of buffering causes as much stress as watching a horror movie alone.

Elisabetta Romano, Ericsson

Vala Afshar, Salesforce

World’s first mobile phone —1983; Weight: 2.4 lbs; Talk Time: 30 minutes; Charge Time: 10 hours;  Cost: $3,999.

Vala Afshar, Salesforce

Steve Eckersley Head of Enforcement ICO

Company bosses everywhere should sit up and take note of this fine and check their practices are compliant with the law before embarking on marketing campaigns.

Steve Eckersley, ICO Head of Enforcement

Stan Woods, Velocity Partners

Mobile is the juggernaut that we’re all trying very hard to pretend we don’t see.

Stan Woods, Velocity Partners

I’ve got a text!

All Love Island contestants

If you’re inspired by any of these quotes on mobile technology to crack on and develop your own sms marketing strategy, then please set up a free sms api account. You’ll get 50 free text credits for testing.

Let us know how you get on.

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Henry Cazalet Managing Director
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