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07/14/201504/26/2016

Latest Report on Mobile Usages and Trends

comScore just released their latest report on mobile usages and trends. Download the Global Mobile Report today to learn more about how consumers spend their time on mobile devices.

04/23/201404/26/2016

2014 US Digital Future in Focus

comScore has recently published 2014 US Digital Future in Focus. The report examines how today’s digital media landscape has changed over the past few years and where it’s headed in the future.

Some of the key findings in the report are as following:

Multi-platform users on rise

For the first time ever, the multi-platform users, those using desktop, smartphone, and tablet, constituted majority among digital media consumers. In the beginning of 2013, this group represented 48%. By the end, it was 56%. This presents challenges for publishers as they attempt to engage consumers on different platforms. As wearable devices such as Google Glass gain some traction, the digital media landscape will be more fragmented.

Smartphone entering ‘late majority’ phase

With smartphone penetration reaching 65% of US mobile users, the smartphone adoption is entering the late majority phase of the technology adoption lifecycle. On the other hand, tablet adoption is still in the early majority phase with 34% market penetration. However, 83 million US mobile users still do not have a smartphone and 157 million do not own a tablet.

Mobile content driven by apps

Mobile apps accounted for 85% of internet time spent on mobile devices in 2013.

Cross-platform integration is the next era for ad measurement

Media companies and advertisers will benefits from having cross-platform integrated advertising strategy. It will meet the needs of advertisers more efficiently and result in increased marketing ROI. They can also reach out to the desired audiences with more optimal cross-platform allocations.

There are many more useful findings in the report and I highly recommend that you take a look.

You can download the report from here.

03/29/201404/26/2016

Millennial Moms are the America’s Most Digitally Connected Consumers

BabyCenter has released their latest report titled “2014 Millennial Mom Report” The report looks at the millennial moms, referred to those moms born between 1980 and 2000, compares them to the Generation X moms, those born before 1980, and provides a lot of useful insights about this demographic for marketers. This report, along with other resources I’ve come across including this and this, strongly indicates that this consumer group is probably the most digitally connected group in America with strong buying power, making it a valuable segment of population for marketers to target.

When it comes to time spent online, the millennial moms spent on average 4.3 hours per day compared to 3.6 hours for generation x moms. This includes tablet, smartphone, and laptop. An interesting trend is that the millennial moms spent more time on tablet and smartphone (2.2 hours) than on laptop (2.1 hours). For generation x moms, it was 1.6 and 2.0 hours respectively.

When it comes to looking up for information on mobile devices in a month or less, the millennial moms reported following:

76% said they looked up a recipe
76% said they searched for parenting advice
69% said they managed finances/paid bills
64% said they made a purchase

When it comes to using social media, taking/sharing photos, listening to music and watching movies online, the millennial moms were clearly ahead of the generation x moms.

This one is interesting. The question asked was if a mom has used the social and mobile platforms to pursue a new business idea or to make a supplement income. We’re talking about sites like Etsy, TaskRabbit where users can sell items they made or get paid for running errands. The millennial moms were clearly ahead of the generation x moms in embracing this new activity:

Started selling items I made using social media: millennial moms 39%, generation x moms 24%
Started a business; promoted through social media: millennial moms 37%, generation x moms 27%
Got paid for running errands: millennial moms 15%, generation x moms 9%

It’s evident that, for busy moms, there’s no better place than mobile devices in staying connected with family and friends, searching for parenting advice, and shopping online. Just looking at my wife, she is constantly chatting with other moms using KakaoTalk (Korean equivalent of WhatsApp), sharing news and information about raising kids. This is definitely a consumer group that has a potential to make greater influence and should be watched closely to identify market trends and opportunities.

03/16/201404/26/2016

Rise in mobile referrals highlights need for mobile optimization

According to this blog post by Shareaholic, more than half of Facebook referrals came from mobile devices. Facebook referral has long been used by marketers to drive traffic to their sites. With acquisition of WhatsApp and a focus on international reach, Facebook will continue to be a favorite marketing platform for marketers in the years to come. The mobile referrals, now at 51% of all Facebook referrals, will continue to rise as well.

What this really means for businesses is that their sites should be optimized for mobile devices. If not, they will lose out on this opportunity to drive traffic to their sites from Facebook mobile referrals as well as Google mobile searches. Now is the time for businesses to make some investment in realizing mobile optimization and providing the best mobile user experiences.

01/05/201404/26/2016

Time Spent on Mobile Tops Media

According to a report by eMarketer, US consumers now spend more time on mobile devices than on desktop and laptop combined. When looking at the total time spent on media for 18+ adults in the US, the Digital (mobile, desktop, laptop combined) accounted for 43.6%. TV, Radio, and Print accounted for 37.4%, 11.9%, and 4.5% respectively.

Breaking down the Digital further, mobile accounted for 19.4% whereas desktop (and laptop combined) accounted for 19.2%. 2013 was the first year where mobile overtook desktop.

The time spent on mobile has been increasing on average 77% from 2010 to 2013: 3.6% in 2010, 7.1% in 2011, 13.4% in 2012, and 19.4% in 2013.

For total of 12 hours spent on media in a day, US consumers now spend nearly 2.5 hours on mobile devices.

Now, out of those 2.5 hours spent on mobile, where do you think people spend most time on? Obviously, it’s social media which accounted for 28.4% or of those 2.5 hours. Social media is followed by video with 12%. I’d be curious to see where reading/writing email ranks along with social media and video.

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