Tablet Shoppers are Incredibly Valuable Customers.
Tablet users are highly engaged
and have no problem spending
money online.
Studies show that they spend on
average 20% more per order
than desktop shoppers.Tablet Desktop
+20%
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To help answer these questions, we’ve aggregated the stats, analyzed the facts, and broken down the numbers to give you insight into the top 3 demographics of tablet shoppers. Let’s call them Steve, Laura & Sarah.
• Who are these tablet shoppers?
• How can you ensure they convert well on your site?
But You’re Probably Wondering:
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1Steve.• 29-45 y.o. male.• Employed full-time.• Has a college degree or above.• Income of over $75,000.• Spends the majority of time on his tablet browsing the
web (35%+).• Prefers checking his email outside of the office on his
tablet rather than his phone.
Consumes news on his tablet daily
Lives in or near a major city
Makes purchases on his tablet weekly
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2Laura.• 35-50 y.o. female.• College graduate.• Employed, likely to include part-time or flexible work.• Family income of $75k or more.• Likely to be married with kids.• Active in the community and likely to regularly tell
friends & family about new products and services.
Keeps up-to-date with latest fashions & trends
More likely to own an iPad than any other tablet
Regularly uses her tablet for social networking
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Regularly consumes video content on tablet
Spends more time on tablet than on desktop/laptop
Big spenders and enjoy luxury items
3Sarah.• 16-30 y.o. female.• Currently in school or recently graduated.• Just starting a career or thinking about who she wants
to be.• Average household income of $62,000.• Spends a large portion of her time playing games.• Does all of her shopping research online.• Uses her tablet for a wide variety of tasks.
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1. Optimize Website UX for Tablets
Ensure that all email communication
and any pages linked to in emails are all
tablet-optimized.
If a tablet customer clicks on a link in an
email and the corresponding page is
not tablet-friendly, they are more likely
to bounce from your site.
You can get a complete list of tablet web design best
practices at http://www.mobify.com/go/tablet-web-
design/).
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2. Optimize For Sharing
Verify that social sharing features on
your site are optimized and readily on
tablets.
These demographics are all very social
- they want to share your content - so
make it easy and fun for them to do so.
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3. Streamline the CheckoutStreamline the checkout procedure for tablet users by
reducing the number of steps and distractions they run
into.
Tablet shoppers are eager to make purchases on their
devices – but they are also easily discouraged. Make sure
you focus on providing a simple and distraction-free
checkout flow.
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Tablet shoppers earn more, spend more, share more, and are online more than non-tablet owners.
Ensuring that tablets are a priority in your web strategy can have a significant impact on your e-commerce revenue and dramatically increase the ROI of mobile initiatives!
Key Takeaways:
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