The Future of Mobile
Mindshare
The future is now
As the UK approaches smartphone penetration of 50%, the old joke of every year being billed as the ‘year of mobile’ is starting to fade away. Although mobile internet usage is still relatively low at around 20% of total time online and so talk of a ‘post PC’ era is probably a little premature, there can be little doubt we are entering a new phase of the digital revolution.
From a marketing perspective, perhaps one of the most significant characteristics of smartphones is their constant presence with consumers when out of home and, crucially, while shopping. The consumer desire for connectivity on the move presents marketers with a huge opportunity for location specific communications.
Location, location, location
Mindshare’s Future of... programme challenges conventional thinking through consumer-centric insights. To investigate the location based opportunity, we have employed a number of different research techniques -
qualitative groups, accompanied shops, and our very own online co-creation community of 300 digital natives.
We have specifically sought to understand:
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How do smartphone users feel about location-based services (LBS), and how should brands best utilise them?
- Can mobile offer advertisers the opportunity to deliver more brand focussed communications at point-of-sale?
From our research we have developed five core principles for brands to apply when considering using LBS.
Location, location, location
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