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So you've got an iPhone app -
now what?
Paul ReddickCEO, Handmark
The Opportunity
• People are consuming more news than ever from multiple sources
• There is a growing urgency to be the first to hear the news
• Worldwide smartphone market to grow more than 30% each year through 2012
• People using their phones as a primary source for accessing news
• Mobile is one of the most dynamic, targeted mediums
An iPhone App = A Mobile Strategy
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
- Extend/build brand, audience and loyalty
- Make money (via Advertising, Cross-selling, Premium)
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
• What content assets should I mobilize?
- Time-sensitive
- Reference
- Convenience
• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?
- WAP/XHTML/HTML5
- Applications
- Which platforms
• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?
- Print/slideshows/video
- Man/Machine interface optimization
- Social/Sharing
- Links to online/print; favorites
• How do I drive distribution?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• Why am I doing this?
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?
- Storefronts: getting in and being discovered
- Leveraging your brand and offline channels
Recommendations
• Build rich applications now
• Don’t stop at iPhone
• Define success
• Actively drive distribution and monetization