Portable Purchasing Power: The Mobile Marketing Industry

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Portable Purchasing Power: The Mobile Marketing Industry

With more and more purchases being made on mobile devices, many marketers need to focus on their mobile advertising strategies. Let’s take a look at the current state of the mobile marketing industry and where it’s going in 2017.

The Current Mobile Marketing Industry

Today’s mobile advertising industry is growing exponentially. More devices mean more sales, which has marketers scrambling to make their apps and sites easier and more intuitive for consumers. (1,2)

78%

Percentage of the U.S. population that owns a smartphone

65%

Percentage of digital media time spent on mobile devices

50%

Percentage of searches that originate from mobile

Apps

85%

Percentage of time on mobile spent in apps

26

Average number of apps used — with five used regularly

Sales

33%

Percentage of mobile campaigns used to drive direct sales

105 million

Number of U.S. adults who will use mobile coupons this year

3 seconds

Amount of time a consumer will take searching for an item or service through an app or mobile site — after this, conversion rates go down 20%

2016 trends (1, 3)

$40 billion was spent on mobile advertising in 2016.

15% of ad agencies ranked mobile as their first priority.

Wearable smart devices, like the Apple Watch, became increasingly popular, creating the need for simplified mobile advertising.

75% of Facebook video views were on mobile.

85% of the top 100 retailers were expected to develop location-based marketing.

Looking Toward 2017 and Beyond

The future of mobile marketing relies on making the mobile experience simpler for the average user. (1, 3)

As many as 100 billion

Number of connected mobile devices worldwide by 2020

Some people are still hesitant to make purchases on their mobile phone. According to a recent survey:

15.6% say there are too many steps to complete a mobile purchase

38.9% say it is too hard to type on mobile

39.6% believe mobile sites are too difficult to navigate

40.9% have security concerns

49.6% say they are more comfortable purchasing on a laptop or desktop

90%

Percentage of advertising intermediaries that will not exist in five years due to lack of efficiency in campaigning and customer engagement

2017 predictions

1. Mobile payments will rise and slowly take the place of credit cards.

2. Consumers will expect faster delivery times, possibly same-day delivery.

3. Bluetooth use will expand, perhaps used with mobile payments.

4. Digital assistants, like the Amazon Echo, will become more intuitive and widespread.

5. More apps and services will allow information and use sharing.

Tips for Mobile Marketers

Understand the individuals you serve.

Focus on engagement, and provide value with every interaction.

Remove all unnecessary steps to all mobile experiences.

Focus on services that make purchasing and media consumption easier.

Take advantage of new tech (like QR codes and beyond).

Build a mobile app, but don’t ignore PCs.

Make sure all your channels are optimized. Sources: 1. https://thedma.org 2. http://www.cio.com 3. http://www.mobilemarketer.com