WHAT MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS WANT FROM BRANDS. Findings from Fetch’s Global Mobile Consumer Survey. 1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES. At Fetch we recognise that the world is going mobile. We understand that globally more and more people now come with a smartphone permanently attached. We know that as people spend more time with their multi-functional mobile devices they are becoming more reliant on them. But what we did not know with certainty was exactly what proportion of the modern consumer audience currently see themselves as addicted to their devices, how these consumers behave and how they want to interact with brands and businesses via their most personal screen. We felt that this insight would be helpful for marketers, across industry categories, as they grapple with how to reach and engage these most modern of technology-reliant audiences. 2 We conducted research in order to answer some key questions: • How many people now see themselves as addicted to their devices? • How does their behaviour differ from less addicted mobile phone users? • What can brands and businesses do to engage and convert these addicted mobile consumers? RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. Working with our colleagues within Dentsu Aegis Network, we conducted a wide ranging survey across 8 markets in Europe (UK, Sweden, Germany), North America (both US and Canada) and emerging markets (Brazil, Indonesia and India). In total we surveyed over 16,000 smartphone owners (18+ years old). Respondent data was weighted* to match age and gender and population size of the smartphone market in each country. *Weighted using Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & trends report. Each respondent was asked to complete a 10 minute online questionnaire to gain insight into: • Attitudes towards mobile phones. • Mobile & app usage behaviour. • Mobile shopping attitudes. • Attitudes to brand advertising & communications on mobile. 3 RESPONDENT DATA ANALYSIS. We asked questions about mobile phone usage as well as attitudes about the respondents’ mobile device reliance and addiction. We then used a number of analytical techniques (such as factor and cluster analysis) to pull apart three different mobile consumer segments. Those with high levels of mobile phone usage and agreement to addiction statements we called Mobile-First. Those with medium to high levels of mobile phone usage and agreement to addiction statements we called Mobile Engaged. Those with low levels of mobile phone usage and agreement to addiction statements we called Mobile Disengaged. 4 High level of mobile phone usage. Mobile Disengaged Have little interest in the empowering potential of their smartphones. Mobile-First Recognise their heavy reliance on, and addiction to, their smartphones. Mobile Engaged Low level of mobile phone usage. Are keen smartphone users but don’t perceive themselves chained to their device. Low level of agreement with 4 addiction statements. High level of agreement with 4 addiction statements. 5 HOW LARGE IS THE MOBILE-FIRST AUDIENCE? 6 THE SIZE OF THE MOBILE-FIRST AUDIENCE WILL DEPEND ON MOBILE MARKET MATURITY. Those respondents who declared themselves to be Mobile-First varied considerably by region. The more mature the mobile market, and wider smartphone penetration, the lower the proportion of mobile addiction. Within the mature mobile markets of Western Europe and North America, where smartphone ownership is now mainstream across the demographic spectrum, a relatively small proportion consider themselves Mobile-First. Representing only 15% of European smartphone users and 18% of North Americans. Although a much larger percentage saw themselves as Mobile Engaged. 37% Indian Market 31% Under-35 Year Olds 26% Emerging Markets 15% Mature Markets In the emerging mobile markets, were smartphone penetration is still relatively low and confined more to the tech-savvy, affluent, early adopters they represent a much greater proportion at almost a third (31%) of mobile consumers, rising to 37% in the highly dependent and enthusiastic Indian market. 7 EVERY LOCAL MARKET WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF MOBILE ENGAGEMENT & DEPENDENCY. At a market level we saw that the relationship users have with their smartphones varied considerably. Within Europe, we found that Germany and Sweden had considerably lower Mobile-First audience penetration than the UK. Almost half of smartphone users in these markets showed little dependency on their multi-functional devices. The North American markets of US and Canada showed a slightly higher level of mobile addiction than Europe. Within the less developed emerging markets there were considerable differences in the levels of Mobile-First. At 37% India has almost double the level of Mobile-First audience than Indonesia. The high levels in the Indian market being due to the fact that the smartphone audience in this market is particularly young, the majority being under 35. And Mobile-First audiences are much, not surprisingly, more prevalent amongst the younger audience – who have grown up mobile empowered. 8 Segment split among those 18+ year olds. Mobile Disengaged 100% 90% 38m 17% 43m 6m 13% 12% Mobile Engaged 196m 23m 18% 16% 184m 69m 47m 22% 19% 56% 60% 22% 21% Brazil Indonesia 37% 80% 70% 60% Mobile-First 37% 39% 40% 45% 38% 50% 40% 55% 30% 50% 20% 49% 43% 37% 45% 10% 8% 0% UK Germany Sweden USA Canada India 9 THE RISE OF THE UNDER 35 YEAR OLD MOBILE-FIRST USE. When considering the under 35 year old respondents across markets the percentage of Mobile-First and Mobile Engaged users amongst the smartphone audience increases significantly. It also levels out across the globe. Amongst this younger age group the difference between the UK proportion of Mobile-First (at 30%) and the India proportion (at 39%) is much more closely related. In fact relatively few younger smartphone users claim not to be engaged with their devices. The highest proportion of Mobile Disengaged under 35 years old were present in Germany, at 27%. These younger, device-dependent, Mobile-First consumers will represent an ever growing portion of consumer target audiences in the future. As such marketers need to consider the mindset and behaviours of this group and adjust their marketing communications accordingly. 10 Segment split among those 18-35 year olds. Mobile Disengaged Mobile Engaged Mobile-First 100% 21% 90% 23% 30% 28% 20% 25% 27% 39% 80% 70% 61% 60% 52% 50% 51% 51% 51% 52% 58% 40% 61% 30% 20% 10% 19% 27% 25% 19% 24% 5% 15% 19% 0% UK Germany Sweden USA Canada India Brazil Indonesia 11 HOW DO MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS ACCESS TRADITIONAL MEDIA? 12 THE SMARTPHONE IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF NEWS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT AMONGST MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS. Mobile-First consumers make full use of their multifunctional smartphones by using the widest range of its content features and functionalities. They all agree that their mobile phone is their main source of entertainment. With almost all listening to music via their device and most playing games. They are the heaviest app users, with the majority using messaging, social, video and news app’s on a regular / daily basis. Mobile-First consumers also regularly consume traditional media such as news, TV and radio via their device. Their beloved mobile phone is not only their main source of entertainment but also seen as a tool that helps them manage and document their life. 13 MOBILE IS FIRST CHOICE FOR MEDIA CONTENT CONSUMPTION. In contrast to the other mobile audience segments Mobile-First consumers have largely shifted their traditional media consumption to the smartphone screen. 87% of Mobile-First audience are reading newspaper content on their devices every week. This being driven by preferences as much as ease. 81% of Mobile-First user say they would rather keep up to date with news via mobile than print. 75% are reading magazine content and 63% are listening to broadcast radio. Furthermore almost all, 90%, watch videos on a sharing platform every week. 14 Q How often do you use your mobile phone for the following activities? Weekly smartphone usage by activity. Mobile-First Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged Total 100% 90% 87% 90% 80% 75% 72% 70% 63% 64% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Newspaper Content Watch Videos on a Sharing Platform Magazine Content Pre-Recorded Radio / Streamed Music Broadcast Radio Subscription TV 15 / Catch Up TV MOST MOBILE CONTENT CONSUMPTION IS APP-BASED FOR MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS. Mobile-First consumers spend the majority of their time in app’s (82% versus 19% amongst Disengaged), valuing the ease and speed of use. Over 85% use app’s to access video content every week (compared to 32% of Disengaged). 74% use app’s to access news content every week (compared to 33% of Disengaged. Q And a high proportion of Mobile-First users will be accessing apps weekly for Gaming (73%), Music (73%), Sport (56%), Health & Fitness (55%). Mobile-First users are likely to be the early adopters of new apps in the marketplace. 16 How often do you use the following types of app’s? Activities which they use an app at least once a week for. Mobile-First 100% Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged Total 93% 90% 90% 85% 80% 74% 73% 73% 68% 70% 67% 62% 60% 58% 56% 55% 48% 47% 50% 41% 39% 40% 32% 30% 20% 10% 0% ia ing ed ag M s es M ial c So ing ch at W o de Vi nt / e zin te n Co s/ w Ne M a ag ing m Ga ic ing e nc us M / a Fin ng pi p ho S k an B t/ or a Tr p ns M ap ns tio /D c ire t or Sp g llin o de Vi Ca ss ne lth a He & Fit e sin Bu / ss bs Jo e Liv ing l ve a Tr y/ m a re St a lid Ho ur ta s Re t an d oo /O rd F er g tin Da 17 Q MANY MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS ARE AVID, DAILY MOBILE VIDEO VIEWERS. Across all regions at least a third of Mobile-First consumers claim to watch video on their mobile daily. With 34% in Europe, 43% in North America and a significant 69% in emerging markets. And this is not necessarily user generated or low quality, short form content. Many use their devices now to watch broadcast TV programmes on their device. 46% of Europeans watch catch up TV on mobile weekly, 52% of Americans, and 72% of emerging markets. 18 How often do you use your mobile phone for the following activities? Frequency with which Mobile-First consumers watch videos on their mobile phone. 100% 90% 80% 70% 4% 8% 8% 25% 2% 2% 5% 2% 1% 2% 9% 16% 40% 19% 2% 5% 13% 90% 30% 80% 9% 25% 10% 3% 70% 20% 21% 60% 15% 50% 7% 40% 69% 30% 20% 2% 100% 60% 50% Frequency with which Mobile-First consumers watch Catch Up TV on their mobile phone. 13% 9% 14% 16% 16% 30% 12% 9% 43% 21% 20% 34% 10% 37% 21% 24% Europe North America 10% 0% 0% Europe Every Day North America Emerging Markets 2-3 Times A Week Once A Week Once A Month Less Often Never Emerging Markets Don’t Know 19 HOW DO MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA? 20 THE SMARTPHONE IS THE MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS MAIN SOURCE OF NEWS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT. Mobile-First consumers are compulsive social media users who use their mobile phones to manage their daily social lives. More than 68% claim to use social networks on their phone at least once every hour during the week or at weekends (more than 3 times as many as the Mobile Disengaged) and almost all claim to visit a social media platform at least once a day. And they are not only communicating with their social network on these mobile channels, they are also willingly participating with advertising brands. They are 4x more likely to say they frequently notice advertising in social media and 8x more likely to share content than Disengaged. 21 Q ALMOST 70% OF MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY HOUR THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. Whether a weekday or the weekend, 44% of Mobile-First consumers claim to use mobile social media at least every 30 minutes. And an additional 25% claim to use social media at least once an hour. This goes a long way to explaining their high dependency and addiction to their small screens. 10 9 8 22 11 12 1 7 6 5 2 3 4 How often do you use your mobile phone to visit social networks sites or app’s? Weekday social usage. 100% 90% 80% 3% 4% 24% 100% 10% 90% 12% 39% 70% 60% 80% 3% 5% 11% 24% 13% 24% 35% 40% 70% 25% 33% 60% 14% 50% 40% 50% 14% 40% 25% 21% 30% 20% Weekend social usage. 44% 20% 22% 10% 11% 0% At Least Every 30 Minutes Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged At Least Once An Hour Mobile First Every 1-4 Hours 11% 9% 0% Mobile First 26% 44% 11% 24% 10% 19% 30% Mobile Engaged At Least Once A Day Mobile Disengaged Less Than Once A Day 23 AND THE APPETITE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AMONGST MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS IS EVEN GREATER IN EMERGING MARKETS. Where 66% of European Mobile-First consumers claim to access social media every hour this rises to 72% amongst Emerging markets. It is highest in Brazil, even more so than India, where the vast majority (84%) of the young Mobile-First audience accesses social hourly. Frequency of using mobile phone to access social networks on a weekday. How often do you use your mobile phone to visit social networks sites or app’s? 100% 90% 80% 70% 50% At Least Once An Hour 40% At Least Once A Day Less Than Once A Day 28% 3% 3% 3% 5% 4% 4% 24% 25% 26% 6% 5% 28% 60% At Least Every 30 Minutes Every 1-4 Hours 7% 3% 25% 32% 27% 24% 18% 2% 5% 2% 4% 23% 24% 25% 26% 30% 20% 1% 1% 14% 31% 59% 37% 38% 40% 42% 43% 43% UK Germany Sweden USA Canada India 40% 10% 0% 24 Brazil Indonesia MORE TIME WITH SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS MORE RECEPTIVE TO BRAND MESSAGES IN THE CHANNEL. The respondent data suggests that the more time and frequency with which consumers access social media on their mobile devices, the more (and not less) receptive they become to brand messages in the channel. From noticing advertising posts, to taking part in competitions, to liking or sharing branded content, to contributing content Mobile-First consumers are significantly more likely to participate with brands in social media. Suggesting that it is a channel through which they want to have a brand interaction & dialogue. Notice advertising posts or sponsored content from brands? When looking at your social feeds on your mobile phone, do you... Mobile-First 47% 30% 11% Take part in competitions or quizzes show in your social feed? 36% 20% 4% Like or share adverts or posts or sponsored content from brands? 34% 18% 4% Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged Contribute content (e.g. uploading photos/videos) to a company/brands social media channel? 33% 16% 4% Comment on adverts/posts/sponsored content from brands that you’ve seen on your feed? 31% 16% 4% 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 25 HOW DO MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS WANT TO INTERACT WITH BRANDS & BUSINESSES? 26 MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS WANT AND EXPECT TO EASILY INTERACT WITH BUSINESSES AND BRANDS VIA THEIR SMARTPHONES. Mobile-First consumers see their smartphone as an important assistant in their everyday consumer lifestyle and shopping behaviour. They use it to help them make more informed, intelligent and efficient decisions about the products and services they purchase. They do this by conducting extensive research on their mobile phone pre-shopping and checking reviews, prices and offers when in-store. The more time people spend with their smartphones the more they want to engage with brands and businesses via their device. Mobile-First consumers are not ad blind and are, in fact, more receptive to brand communications through the device than others. They are willing to be targeted as long as they receive personalised and relevant messages. However, they are not willing to work hard for this brand relationship! If a brand / business website is not optimised and easy to navigate they will just go elsewhere! 27 WHETHER PRE-SHOP OR IN-STORE MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS USE THEIR SMARTPHONE FOR SMARTER SHOPPING. Almost all Mobile-First consumers (86%) use their mobile phones to research a product or service before they shop or buy. Compared to only 22% of Disengaged. And they turn to their mobile before their desktop or tablet. And when in store, 76% will use their device to compare prices and check reviews before committing to the purchase. 74% will regularly search for vouchers and coupons on their smartphone. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about how you use your mobile phone? Mobile-First Mobile Engaged I regularly use my mobile phone to research a product or service before I go shopping/buy. 86% 72% 22% At home i’m more likely to use my mobile to search for information than a desktop or tablet. 84% 63% 18% I regularly use my mobile phone to compare the prices or check reviews when i’m in a shop. 76% 62% 18% I regularly search for vouchers and coupons on my mobile phone while shopping. 74% 58% 15% I like the idea of using my mobile phone as a method of payment (e.g. Apple Pay). Mobile Disengaged 72% 54% 12% 28 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 0% 10 MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS WANT FAST AND EFFICIENT MOBILE BROWSING AND WILL TRUST BRANDS / BUSINESSES THAT DELIVER. Mobile-First consumers will not tolerate a slow and poor mobile website experience. 80% say that they would leave a website if loaded slowly (compared to 68% Engaged and 50% Disengaged). 73% wouldn’t use a website on their mobile which wasn’t easy to read of navigate on a small screen. A good mobile website experience helps build trust in the minds of Mobile-First. 77% claim to trust a brand with a good website more. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about how you use your mobile phone? Mobile-First Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged I would always leave a mobile website if it loaded slowly. 80% 68% 50% I trust brands more who have a good mobile website. 77% 59% 19% I wouldn’t use a website on my mobile which wasn’t easy to read or navigate on a small screen. 73% 65% 51% I am much more likely to visit a site that has an app. 69% 49% 16% 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 0% 10 29 MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS IN EMERGING MARKETS ARE EVEN MORE INTOLERANT OF BAD MOBILE WEBSITE EXPERIENCES. While it might be expected that the more mature a mobile market the more intolerant smartphone users would be of bad user experiences it seems that actually the opposite is true. Mobile-First consumers in the Emerging Markets expect more from a mobile website than their counterparts in Europe and North America – 84% would leave a mobile website if it loaded slowly compared to 69% in Europe and 75% in North America. Mobile optimised websites play a key role in how much Mobile-First consumers trust a brand – in the Emerging Markets 84% agree they trust brands who have a good mobile website more (62% in Europe and 67% in North America). How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about how you use your mobile phone? Mobile-First Europe Mobile-First North America Mobile-First Emerging Markets 30 I would always leave a mobile website if it loaded slowly. 69% 75% 84% I trust brands more who have a good mobile website. 62% 67% 84% I wouldn’t use a website on my mobile which wasn’t easy to read or navigate on a small screen. 62% 66% 77% I am much more likely to visit a site that has an app. 53% 53% 78% 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 0% 10 MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS WANT RELEVANT AND PERSONALISED CONTENT EXPERIENCES FROM BRANDS. Whether in pull or push interactions, Mobile-First audiences want brands and businesses to tailor their mobile experiences to their interests, behaviours and locations. 77% want brands to tailor the content on websites (compared to 22% of Disengaged). 70% want brands to identify their location and send proximity relevant messages. And 69% even want brands to send relevant deals and offers via their messaging app. An indication that chatbots embedded into messaging app’s will likely see uptake amongst this device addicted audience. I want brands and businesses to... Mobile-First Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged Tailor the content I see on their mobile website to my interests. 77% 58% 22% Show me information about products and services they think are relevant in my social feed. 76% 56% 16% Allow me to log onto their website using my social media details. 76% 56% 19% Identify my location using my mobile and send me content based on what i’m doing or what’s nearby. 70% 49% 17% Send me relevant deals and offers via my messaging app’s. 69% 50% 16% 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 0% 10 31 LIVING THEIR LIVES ON MOBILE THESE ADDICTED SMARTPHONE USERS BECOME MORE ALERT TO ADVERTISING, NOT LESS. Greater mobile phone usage makes these audiences more alert and attentive to mobile advertising, not less. They don’t become more banner blind with their high frequency usage. Across all ad formats Mobile-First users claimed significantly more likelihood to notice and recall advertising than Engaged or Disengaged users. Across all groups it was the high impact, full-screen video advertising format that most claim to take notice of, followed by ads in social feeds. I would notice and remember the brand name if I saw advertising in this format. Which of the following types of adverts would result in your taking notice if you saw them? Mobile-First Mobile Engaged Mobile Disengaged Full-screen video before selected video. 40% 26% 11% Moving images / Video adverts in social. 37% 21% 8% Still images in your social. 36% 21% 7% Interactive images and/or video adverts. 32% 18% 6% Small still images. 29% 16% 6% 32 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 WITHIN EMERGING MARKETS MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS SEEM TO ACTIVELY SEEK OUT BRAND COMMUNICATIONS. The early adopter mobile addicts within emerging markets appear to be highly absorbent of advertising on their smartphones with up to 46% claiming they would remember the brand in the advertising! I would notice and remember the brand name if I saw advertising in this format. Which of the following types of adverts would result in your taking notice if you saw them? Full-screen video before selected video. 27% 29% 46% Moving images / Video adverts in social. 24% 23% 45% Still images in your social. 19% 26% 43% Interactive images and/or video adverts. Mobile-First Europe Mobile-First North America Mobile-First Emerging Markets 22% 21% 39% Small still images. 18% 16% 37% 0% % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 33 34 HOW SHOULD MARKETERS APPROACH MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMERS? ALL MARKETERS NOW NEED TO BE DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MOBILE-FIRST CONSUMER IN MIND. As the research findings have shown, amongst smartphone users today there is a significant portion who are self-proclaimed Mobile-First addicts. These people live their daily lives through their mobile phone – as their main source of news, content and entertainment, their tool to manage their social life, document their life and help with their shopping. Being highly prevalent amongst the under 35 year old generation, and within the less mature, emerging mobile markets, their numbers are only likely to rise. As such all marketers now need to recognise this growing modern consumer type and look to satisfy the needs, desires and expectations of this demanding and unforgiving audience. They not only need to deliver an optimised and personalised mobile experience,in their micro-moments, but also start to predict consumers’ future needs and requirements and make anticipatory personalised recommendations to them. Delivering on this will be the way to the hearts and minds of the Mobile First consumer. 35 SOME CONSIDERATIONS. Targeting an international audience across developed and emerging markets? Consider the differing levels of Mobile-First behaviour in markets and how to calibrate plans accordingly. Targeting an under 35 year old audience? Consider that the vast majority will be Mobile-First (or Mobile Engaged) consumers. Planning & buying traditional / broadcast media (TV, radio, or print) advertising? Consider that Mobile-First consumers are likely to consume this content on their small screen. Developing mobile content & experiences? Consider that it needs to be as mobile optimised and personalised as possible to satisfy, and build trust, with Mobile First consumers. Planning & buying mobile advertising? Consider that the Mobile-First consumer is the most likely to notice and react. 36 At Fetch (and within Dentsu Aegis Networks) we have the ability to plan and buy advertising to directly target modern Mobile-First consumers in the UK. Through an integration of our proprietary CCS (consumer insights) dataset with Axciom (an audience data solution provider) we can identify Mobile-First consumer types, create lookalikes and then activate this audience in a media buy via a DSP. (47m Individuals) 1. CCS data is already integrated with the Axciom dataset. Acxiom Dataset The strength of our relationship with Acxiom also allows us to refine this using both motivational and behavioural data insights to specifically target key brand audiences or segments. Identify Mobile-First People on CCS. LOOKING TO REACH & ENGAGE THE MOBILE- FIRST CONSUMER? 2. Identify Mobile-First types on CCS. 3. Create lookalikes on Axciom using a wider variety of attributes. 4. Target these look-a-likes using a DSP. 37 Author Julian Smith, Head of Strategy & Innovation [email protected] Contacts Jonathan Dove, Business Development Director - UK/EMEA [email protected] Linsey Loy, Client Development Director - US [email protected] 38 #MobileFirst March 2017
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