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Online Advertising Creativity: Mobile Marketing: App as Advertising: Point Reach; Microsoft, "Bing iPhone App"

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Microsoft, "Bing iPhone App"

MOBILE MARKETING: APP AS ADVERTISING

Online Advertising Creativity: Mobile Marketing: App as Advertising: Point Reach

Bing sponsored free downloads of the $1.99 app "Top 100's By Year" to entice users to download Bing's primary search app. This fun music app allows users to listen to the top 100 hits from 1946 to 2010 in random order. It also continues to promote the use of Bing throughout, by enabling users to search for lyrics and artist information without interrupting their listening experiences. The app achieved over two million downloads in its first month and propelled the primary Bing app to the top spot at a per-download cost.

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