Something very interesting happened while I was using the Linkedin App on my mobile. I liked an article and pop came the message from Linkedin checking if I would want to share my love of the Linkedin App itself.
The timing of this “Rate us on PlayStore” screen intrigued me.
Do folks over at Linkedin believe that if I have read a lengthy article and liked it, I am in a good mood?
If you ask me, may be I am. Atleast for sometime.
And since that mood is caused by the content that was delivered on the Linkedin App, Now might be the best time for ask for a rating. I would rate them much higher.
Maybe they didn’t do this on purpose and this was just a coincidence.
But it still piqued my interest in “Mood as a potential context for marketing“.
Did a quick Google and found that both Apple & Microsoft have applied for patents long ago on Mood based ad targeting. If this is at play, its surely super exciting stuff.
Why?
For one, mood is a very strong context. I remember once being told that the reason behind gorgeous women in skimpy clothes selling electrical switches was to get the predominantly-male-customer distracted and lower the apprehension about the product itself. If that’s been working for ages, surely a more trackable and insight driven model will be more successful.
Also, this might help “push” marketing be more effective. Google driven pull marketing works predominantly on context – what is the customer looking for actively right now. Imagine products and services being thrown just at the right moment. Feeling all mushy thinking about your partner, and pop comes the mention of a romantic cruise. Imagine how hard would it be to not buy it then n there.