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I’VE GOT AN IPAD. NOW WHAT?Jindou Lee
A DAY IN THE LIFE...
WHO AM I?
Graphic Designer
Midway Games
Sovereign Digital
Mighty Kingdom
Happy Inspector
WHY MOBILE APPS?
Medium Time in years
Telephone 25
Electricity 30
Radio 7
Television 11
Computer 9
Mobile phone 11
Internet 9
Smart phone 7
Tablet 3
Time taken to get to 10% adoption
WHY MOBILE APPS?
Mobile traffic in 2012 was 12 times the size of the entire Internet in 2000.
12xThere will be 10Billion mobile connected devices by 2017.10B
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
The landscape is changing.
The way we consume content and information is changing has changed.
Your organization either keeps up or falls behind.
TABLET SURVEY
Apple most common tablet brand at 53%, then Amazon at 20% and Hewlett-Packard at 7%
iOS beat out Android operating systems for tablets (43% to 35%)
77% of tablet users reported using Wi-Fi, versus 12% for 3G and 7% for 4G
Top activities for tablets were to read news and entertainment, search for information, and watch videos
EMPLOYMENT BREAKDOWN
Employed full time – 51%
Homemaker – 14%
Self-employed – 9%
Employed part time – 10%
Retired – 7%
Temporarily unemployed – 5%
Other – 3%
HOW OLD ARE THEY PEOPLE?
13yo-24yo
25yo-55yo
56yo+
HOW OLD ARE THEY PEOPLE?
13yo-24yo
25yo-55yo
56yo+
22.8%
HOW OLD ARE THEY PEOPLE?
13yo-24yo
25yo-55yo
56yo+
22.8%
63.7%
HOW OLD ARE THEY PEOPLE?
13yo-24yo
25yo-55yo
56yo+
22.8%
63.7%
13.7%
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?
THE MOBILE WORKER
THE MOBILE WORKER
Mobile worker is someone who is not always working at a desk.
Small companies were the most likely to have mobile workers, compared with their larger counterparts.
Large percentage of mobile workforce BYOD (Bring your own device).
Multiple devices with secure data access.
THINGS THAT PROPERTY MANAGERS DO
Lead generation
Sales
Admin
Operations
THINGS THAT PROPERTY MANAGERS DO
Lead generation
Sales
Admin
Operations
Put out fires
WHAT I THINK MAKES A GOOD MOBILE APP?
Useful
Nicely built
Easy to use
Improves my life
Make me happy
TOP 5 APPS FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
1. YOUR PM SOFTWARE ON MOBILE
App to allow PMs to access their details on the go.
Buildium, Appfolio, Propertyware
1. YOUR PM SOFTWARE ON MOBILE
2. PAYMENTS ON THE GO
Apps to help you accept payments or pay for goods. Mobile wallets or cash registers. Easy to use and low fees.
Square
2. PAYMENTS ON THE GO
3. HELP ME GET THERE
Apps that help you to get to places faster.
Waze
3. HELP ME GET THERE
4. DOCUMENT STORAGE
Backup all your media, policies and documents. Access them anywhere.
Dropbox
4. DOCUMENT STORAGE
5. GET FOUND
Be where your prospective tenants are and get found!
Trulia or Zillow.
5. GET FOUND
BONUS: INSPECTIONS
Complete your inspection reports on the go and save countless hours of your time.
Happy Inspector!
BONUS: INSPECTIONS
THE NEXT 5 YEARS
More people becoming more mobile
Hardware/Software innovation will slow down
Android up, Apple down
Content creation, not content consumption
Better mobile apps for PMs instead of ugly apps
