5 Breakaway Mobile Marketing Insights

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Our survey of smartphone users reveals why most aren't using location-based apps, how social networking affects mobile marketing opportunities, and actionable insights for you to gain a competitive edge.

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5 Breakaway Mobile Marketing Insights

Will Reese Ph.D., Director of the Digital Futures GroupJamie Beckland, Manager of Emerging Media

March 29, 2011

5 Breakaway Mobile Marketing Insights

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What is geo-location and why does it matter?

Introducing our study

5 Insights – Find your social story– Engage social network updaters– Earn the interest and trust of a network– Sponsor real world customer

interactions– Test incentives

What is geolocation?

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A new form of social network updating…

…where people broadcast where they are, and when…

… as they attend events…

... or perform transactions.

What is geolocation?

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A new form of social network updating…

…where people broadcast where they are, and when…

… as they attend events…

... or perform transactions.

CONNECTION

UNDERSTANDING

PARTICIPATION

RELEVANCE

Why does it matter?

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Help consumers where and when they want help. Drive purchase at POS.

Right place, right time.

Adoption Momentum

In a comparable period (2006 – 2008) Twitter reached only only 1m users

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Foursquare reached 7.5 million users March 2011, up 1.5 million from January

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

Growing market enthusiasm

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Mayor of Austin, TX declares 4/16/11 “Foursquare Day”

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

Geolocation will take off soon.

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Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

Early adopters

Today

Early majority

Our Study

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February 2011437 smartphone users5 geolocation apps

We’re on the verge.

Usage incidence for location-based apps

(n=437 smartphone users)

39%61% Use of 1 or more loca-

tion-based appsDo not use location-based apps

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Awareness of location-based

apps(n=437

smartphone users)

56%

44%Know about location-based appsDo not know about them or what they do

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

1. Find your social story.

Check-ins are NOT just coupons.

56%

19%

7% 6%4% 3% 3% 1%

1%

Social Connection InformationEntertainment DiscountsThey are not beneficial DiscoveryDon't Know IdeasOther

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“What is the most important benefit of these apps to the people who use them?” (n=253)

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

2. Engage social network updaters.

Users(n=171).

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“How frequently do you contribute updates to social network services?”

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

Non-users(n=266)

8% 15%

28%32%

7%10% Several times per year

Several times per month

Several times per week

1-5 times per day

More than 10 times per day

I do not use social network services

4%9%

26%49%

11%1%

2. Engage social network updaters.

Building social media presence should precede your moving into geo-location.

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Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

2. Engage social network updaters.

Users of dedicated apps sees themselves as influential.

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“Others seek my opinion on new mobile services like location-based apps” (n=159 users)

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

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2. Engage social network updaters.

Facebook Places is likely to prevail.Successful engagement will signal early majority.

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Active users 2010 year end.

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

3. Earn the interest and trust of a network.

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Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

Networking tools lets you stoke advocacy of your closest customers.

Data uploaded to Nike Plus site by user Pete Harris (and friends)http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrip/450350018/sizes/m/in/photostream/

3. Earn the interest and trust of a network.

Geolocation lets you stoke advocacy of your closest customers.

Other digital touchpoints reinforce the message.

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Facebook updates by a Nike Plus user (and friends), names altered

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

3. Earn the interest and trust of a network.

The chief barriers today are lack of clear benefit, and privacy fears.

Privacy concerns

No need/interest/benefit

Redundant to how I already connect

Misc

No time to explore

Intrusive to others/inappropriate

Use someone else's

Live in a small community

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

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“The benefit you cited hasn’t led you to use any of these apps. How come?”(n=73 knowledgable non-users)

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

3. Earn the interest and trust of a network.

Not knowing why you need the info makes it harder for them to share.

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Have today Reasonable

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Information merchants are thought to have already, compared to what users think is reasonable for them to have.(n=171 users)

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

4. Sponsor real-world customer interactions.

The ideal: networks provide advice and discovery. Facilitate this.

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Insight about my travel or movement patterns over timeSavings in discounts and merchant rewardsAchieving activity milestones in a gameConnection to other people I know or could meetFinding a place liked by people I trustOther (please specify)

“What is the most important benefit of these apps to you, personally?”(n=253)

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

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5. Test incentives.

Prototype and test which incentives inspire commitment. Then help people “opt-in.”

Why does it matter? | Our Study | 5 Insights

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The key breakaway mobile marketing insight

We will email participants of the webinar copies of our full report for their use. The webinar will be available on the White Horse web site.

Questions? Comments? Let’s connect.wreese@whitehorse.com, @willreese | jbeckland@whitehorse.com, @beckland

Thank you!

Geolocal is geosocial.You’ll want to be there.

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