How top social networks are powering mobile commerce

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This research presentation looks into the mobile strategies of world's top social networks and tries to derive their impact on the mobile commerce of today and tomorrow

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How are the top social networks

powering m-commerce

1

September 2011

One-third (33 %) of Facebook postings are mobile

Americans spend nearly 2.7 hours per day connected to

mobile web, mostly the social network

Mobile users tend to be more ‘social’ than the traditional

desktop users

2

Key stats for mobile usage of social networks

They need to come up with their mobile strategies

To generate revenues in the fast growing mobile world,

social networks need a heavy m-commerce focus

3

What have social networks learnt

4

Scope of research

Scope of m-commerce has not been limited to a mode of

payment

It has been used in a greater context of mobile

marketing, commerce, sales and CRM

5

Facebook

Facebook partnered

with brands to offer

deals on checking-in

at their stores

Brands like Mazda,

Starbucks, Gap,

Macy’s, McDonalds

and many more

participated with

deals

6

Facebook places deals

http://www.facebook.com/places

Update: As of now,

Facebook deals has been

discontinued

Facebook facilitates

credit purchase with

mobile payment

You can purchase

credits with charges

being reflected in

your mobile bill

7

Facebook credit purchase with mobile payment

https://login.facebook.com/help/?faq=22650

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Facebook is planning

to sell virtual goods

within mobile web

browsers

8

Facebook credits with mobile browsers

Reference

9

Twitter

12

Foursquare

Foursquare has

partner brands that

reward customers for

checking –in

Customer get deals +

a chance to build

reputation

Brands promote

offers, get traffic and

are able to know their

most loyal fans

13

Foursquare specials

Foursquare allows

brand to create

pages and leave tips

for their consumers

at various locations

Zagat uses tips to

review best

restaurants for

foodies

TravelOk helps

tourists unlock

Oklahoma’s best-

kept secrets

14

Foursquare brand pages and tips

https://foursquare.com/business/brands

Foursquare lists help

users / brands to

create lists like best

places to eat/ visit etc

Immense potential

for brands to

generate advocacy

and engage their

consumers

15

Foursquare lists

http://blog.foursquare.com/2011/08/15/fours

quare_lists/

16

Groupon

Groupon mobile app

is more like a

location layer on their

deals model

People can see

deals on their mobile

phones, purchase

them

‘Groupon Now!’

allows users to see

nearest deals in

proximity that they

can purchase right

away17

Groupon mobile app

http://www.groupon.com/mobile#iphone

19

Google

Helps users simplify

their everyday

shopping experience

Get product info /

review, shop online,

get nearby store and

even offers in you

vicinity

20

Google Shopper app

http://www.google.com/mobile/shopper/

An app for tablets

that lets you browse

catalogs, enhance

your product

research experience,

share your findings

with friends and

purchase them

online

21

Google Catalog app

http://www.google.com/catalogs/about/#

Path breaking

initiative by Google

to make payments

quick and simple

Google wallet can

hold your cards and

transfer money with a

tap on the reader

Later versions also

plan to hold tickets,

boarding passes,

discount coupons

and car keys

22

Google wallet

http://www.google.com/catalogs/about/#

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