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The World in Their Pocket A Mobile Computing &Digital Mapping Revolution

Nick JonesJONES CONSULTINGwww.jones.ca Fall 2011

Nick Jones / JONES CONSULTING / www.jones.ca / Fall 2011

Overview

1. What is the size & growth of mobile?

2. What types of devices are being used?

3. Why do people use mobile devices?


1. What is the size & growth of mobile?


Mobile has seen massive adoption in Canada in the last 10 years:

Source: http://cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/facts_figures_charts/subgrowth_e.html


Mobile subscribers are estimated to reach 85% of Canadians in 2014.

Source: http://www.emarketer.com


Mobile web access is expected to exceed PC access by 2014 ...

Source: http://www.morganstanley.com/institutional/techresearch/mobile_internet_report122009.html


Implication of mobile size & growth?

• Many of your current customers will have at least one mobile device on them when they travel.

• Most of your future customers will have one or more mobile devices with them when they travel.


2. What types of devices are being used?


Range of Devices & Connection ...

Laptop Netbook TabletSmartPhone

MobilePhone

Cel Network GPSWIFI


Smartphones & Tablets = Truly Mobile Computing

• Robust connectivity via cellular networks or WIFI.

• GPS enabled location detection (satellite).

• High capacity computing capability.

• High quality image, video and audio capabilities.


Smartphones = 50% by 2014 ...

Source: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canadian-mobile-usage-on-the-rise-infographic-2011-09-06


iPad ownership is still small ... but is seeing massive growth ...

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kleinerperkins/kpcb-top-10-mobile-trends-feb-2011


3) Why do people use mobile devices?


Shopping, Location & Travel Apps are important to users …

Location 42%Location 42%

Shopping 45%Shopping 45%

Source: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Nielsen-Connected-Devices-Summary-Oct-2010.pdf

Travel 24%Travel 24%


Mobile Social is BIG!

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kleinerperkins/kpcb-top-10-mobile-trends-feb-2011


1 in 4 of mobile owners use some sort of mobile location service.

Source: http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/pew-study-finds-the-use-of-mobile-location-services-growing-rapidly-18455/

• 23% of adult mobile owners use phones to get directions or recommendations based on their current location.

• 4% of adults mobile owners use their phones to check in to locations using geosocial services such as Foursquare or Gowalla. Smartphone owners are especially likely to use these services on their phones.

• 7% of adult internet users set up social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn so that their location is automatically included in their posts on those services.


People are searching via mobile!

Source: http://searchengineland.com/att-43-percent-of-local-mobile-searchers-walk-through-the-door-74198


Mobile search is “action focused”!

Source: http://searchengineland.com/att-43-percent-of-local-mobile-searchers-walk-through-the-door-74198


In Conclusion ...


Mobile is an amazing opportunity ...

• Everyone and their brother (so to speak) is becoming enabled with rich mobile computing & GPS enabled capability.

• Many tourists (both local and from distant locations) are and will use their mobile devices to find information about locations & products.

• The combination of the devices people use and their desire for content / information while underway is an amazing opportunity ...


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Nick Jones

JONES CONSULTING

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