Survey: Most Audiences to Get Information from Mobile Devices

Is your ad agency ready for the evolution of mobile marketing?

“Regarding the pace of change, we believe more users will likely connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within five years.” The Mobile Internet Report, Morgan Stanley, 12/09

There is a fundamental shift taking place in how people are accessing the internet. Ad agencies seem  less prepared for Mobile than they were for broadband. As usual they are behind the curve. While they were planning to dip their toe in the water the consumer dove in.

The number of people who use Internet-enabled mobile devices is expected to pass 1 billion by 2013. According to eMarketer, mobile advertising spending is going to increase from a mere $416 million in 2009 to $1.560 billion in 2013.

In a recent article for Online Media Daily, Erik Sass, highlights a survey published by ABC Interactive (ABCi), titled “Going Mobile: How Publishers Are Preparing for the Burgeoning Mobile Market.”

Some of the survey’s key findings:

  • 80% of publishers believe people will rely more on mobile devices as a primary information source in coming years
  • 70% said mobile is receiving more attention at their publication this year than last year
  • 44% said visits from mobile devices boosted their Web traffic by 10% per day
  • 17% of respondents said their company had already developed a smartphone app
  • 56% of responders said they plan to develop an app in the next two years
  • 57.5% of newspapers and 44.7% of magazines already format their sites for mobile devices
  • Over half the survey respondents believe both advertising and subscriptions will be key to the future success of mobile business models

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About Michael Gass

Consultant | Trainer | Author | Speaker

Since 2007, he has been pioneering the use of social media, inbound and content marketing strategies specifically for agency new business.

He is the founder of Fuel Lines Business Development, LLC, a firm which provides business development training and consulting services to advertising, digital, media and PR agencies.

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