chuck levine's mobile presentation
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MOBILEThe Dawning of
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ADVERTISING
Mobile ads will become a big business.
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Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years,mobile advertising will become a $2 billion business.
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JupiterResearch, 2008
Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become a $2 billion business. JupiterResearch, 2008
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Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become a $2.3 billion business.LocalMobileSearch, a subsidiary of Opus Research
Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become a $2 billion business. JupiterResearch, 2008
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Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become $2.3 billion business. LocalMobileSearch, a subsidiary of Opus Research
Experts have predicted that over the next 4 years, mobile advertising will become a $6 billion business.eMarketer
Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become a $2 billion business. JupiterResearch, 2008
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Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become $2.3 billion business. LocalMobileSearch, a subsidiary of Opus Research
Experts have predicted that over the next 4 years, mobile advertising will become a $6 billion business. eMarketer
Experts have predicted that over the next 5 years, mobile advertising will become a $6.5 billion business.Mobile Advertising: After the Growing Pains
And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“There is a world market for maybefive computers.”
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“There is a world market for maybefive computers.” Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“There is no reason anyone wouldwant a computer in their home.”
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“There is no reason anyone wouldwant a computer in their home.”Ken Olson, president, chairman, and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“No one,” he declared, “will everneed more than 640K of RAM.”
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“No one,” he declared, “will everneed more than 640K of RAM.”Bill Gates, ~1982
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“I predict the Internet will soon gospectacularly supernova, and in1996 catastrophically collapse.”
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“I predict the Internet will soon gospectacularly supernova, and in1996 catastrophically collapse.”Ethernet inventor and 3Com founder Bob Metcalfe, 1995
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“Everything that can be inventedhas been invented.”
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And everyone knows how accurate experts can be…
“Everything that can be inventedhas been invented.”Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899
The mobile market is growing rapidly.
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Harris Interactive, 2008
40M Americans already browse on their phones. (but that’s less than 20% of users)95M have internet access.
But, mobile ad growth has been painfully slow.
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While some users have mobile web access, they don’t use it much.6.4 sites per month vs. 100+ for fixed internet.
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Harris Interactive, 2008
And, users perceive mobile ads to be an intrusion
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Little or no perceived value.Perception that the user is paying for the ads.
Few people claim to be interested in mobile ads.
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On the other hand…
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And, other studies show users are interested in mobile ads.56% of teens.37% of adults.
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Harris Interactive, 2008
But… they want to be compensated for viewing ads.
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But they want to be compensated for viewing ads.Teens want cash and freebies:Cash (80%)Downloads (61%)Music (57% )Minutes (53%)
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Harris Interactive, 2008
But they want to be compensated for viewing ads.Adults want freebies and coupons:Free minutes (49%)Coupons (37%)Free entertainment (37%)
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Harris Interactive, 2008
The question foryou is when to enterthe fray, and how
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What will determine winners and losers?What role will the carriers play?Will the political environment play a role?
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How does our company invest intelligently?Should we lead or fast-follow?How do we offset the death of the mass market?How do we protect our brand?18% of marketers are already experimenting.
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JupiterResearch, 2008
What are the keys to success in mobile advertising?
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Mobile ad growth has been painfully slow.. But why?
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Carriers are not risk-takers.Dependent upon recurring revenue
Few are willing to risk being first
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• Churn is their biggest enemy
Advertisers see little value.
Most ads today are text/SMS
Screens are typically small and resolution is poor
Download speeds have been slow
Video resolution has been poor
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• Little impact• But 69% of adults and 64% of teens claim to prefer text ads
• Only 47% of teens and 35% of adults want images in ads
• Acceptance of video ads dropped 10% this year
Harris Interactive, 2008
Still, growth in thepast 12 months hasbeen 104%.From a small base, too.
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AdMob
But, most users stilldo not have theright equipment.
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The growth is likely to accelerate, and technology is an ally.
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Mobile phones are improving.
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Screen quality
Video capability
Location capability• Matching people & places
It began with the iPhone, but is rapidly expanding.
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The iPhone serves as a good case study.
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>30%of iPhone users
compared to 4.6% of all users
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watched TV or videos –
50%visited social networking sites compared to approx. 4% of all users
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Almost
30%visited YouTube vs. 1% of all users
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Of those…
59-85%of iPhone userssearch the web vs. 6.1% of all users
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74%listened to music vs. 6.7% of all users
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All of this was on a slow cellular network.
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That is shifting.
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Networks are improving.
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HSDPA/ HSUPA
CDMA Rev-A
WiFi
WiMax
LTE
What began with the iPhone, is rapidly expanding.
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Samsung InstinctBlackberry 9000Treo 800OpenMoko NeoLG Voyager
Carriers know a lot about their customers’ habits.
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New techniques are available.
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Interstitial advertising
And there is $$$ to be made.
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Social networks/internet sites
Ad agencies
Ad placement companies
Carriers
Advertisers
Carriers must differentiateor die.
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Majors are consolidating.
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Sprint / Nextel
Verizon / Alltel
AT&T / Cingular
It’s still questionable whether all can survive.
• Sprint & T-Mobile are most vulnerable
MVNOs are consolidatingor disappearing as fastas they appear.
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Helio is saved by Virgin Mobile
Amp’d & Movida disappear
Price has always been aprimary differentiator.
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Few admit it.Verizon - The network
Sprint - Sprint speed
AT&T - Coverage (more bars in more places)
Price has always been aprimary differentiator.
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But everyone subsidizes phones.
Price has always been aprimary differentiator.
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A huge part of the spending is price-based ads.
Price has always been aprimary differentiator.
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Mobile ads may allow price differentiation.Likely the first reason for carriers to get excited.
It’s happening in Europe.
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Blyk targets only the 16 to 24-year-old market. Profiled based on lifestyles and interests.
It’s happening in Europe.
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Free voice and data. 43 voice minutes and 217 texts a month per month.
Provided customers accept ads.
It’s happening in Europe.
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Blyk claims 29% click-through.Down from the 43% they claimed last November.
It’s happening in Europe.
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Over 100,000 customers in the first 7 months.
Blyk claims to be cost-effective.
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Are people buying or just clicking?
Medium Avg. Response Rate (%) Cost/Response ($)
Online Advertising 0.5 3.00
E-mail 2.5 4.00
Direct Mail 2.0 25.00
SMS Push 4.5 4.45
Blyk 29.0 1.06
Source: E-consultancy, September 2007, trade estimates , February 2008.
Social trends will also drive mobile advertising.
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People want to be connected.
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Facebook, MySpace, and about a dozen copycats every month. All are testing mobility.
Social trends will drive devices that are optimizedfor mobile advertisers.
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Driving more feature-rich phones
• Picture phones
• Video capability
• Full keyboards and simplified text entry
• Voice input
Likely to drive some location-based service.
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All of this is likely to take 2-3 years to mature.
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Why will people want mobile advertising?
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May reduce the costof phones / service.
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Location-aware
Preference-aware
Real-time comparison capability
Advantage vs. any other media
Or, if they believe it providesreal value… and it can.
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• E.g., buying a big-screen TV
How will people want mobile advertising?
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SMS/Text
Still Picture
Video
Appearance
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Search-driven
Location-based
Method
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Interstitial vs. featured
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Mobile apps can be mobile advertising.
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Free sites may drive brand awareness.
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But users need a relevant reason to view the site, and space is at a premium.
• Straight ads are unlikely to be effective
Mobile apps can drive revenue.
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Used correctly, they can also drive your brand.
But beware of backlash if the site is not perceived to be worthwhile.
Privacy may be a “black swan.”
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Privacy may be a “black swan, or the elephant in the room.”
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Is privacy a real consumer issue?
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Is privacy a real consumer issue?
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How many passwords do you have?
Is privacy a real consumer issue?
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How many passwords do you have?How many of those sites have written privacy policies?How many of them have you read?
Or a political issue?
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The black swan is now surfacing, and willextend the debate into the political arena.
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• On August 1, 2008, the FCC sent a letter to cable companies.
• Demanding information on use of customer profiles to tailor advertising.
• Recipients included Comcast, Cox, AOL, AT&T, Yahoo!, Microsoft
and 27 others.
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May delay broad adoption, but is unlikely to stop it.
• Opt in/opt out
But onerous restrictions could be imposed.
The black swan is now surfacing, and willextend the debate into the political arena.
Why begin spending today…
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…if the market will not really develop for several years?
Why begin spending today?
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Define the key success factors beforeyour competitors do
• Make mistakes early
• Radio to TV analogy
Build a case for your ROI
Can you testsuccessfully?
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Can you test successfully?
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Testing has been challenging in the mobile market
The market has moved quickly, and with seismic force• Bundled pricing
• Free handsets
• RF technology rollouts – 2G/ 3G
Find the right partners to begin testing
Mobile advertising IS likely toallow for testing
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Mobile advertising is less likely to move at thespeed of technology
• Social trends are slower than technology trends
• Bad news for mobile ad networks and agencies
• Good news for advertisers who start early
Recommendations
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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Make mistakes now!
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Recognize the risks.
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Develop an ROI model.
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Understand the keysto success inmobile advertising.
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Look for opportunitiesto differentiatewith partners.
?Questions
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