16. eBay mobile users to spend $1.5 billion in 2010 compared to $600 MM in 2009 (TechCrunch) 2.5x 91% In USA, 9 of 10 US citizens owns a mobiledevice and 66% are regular users of SMS. In 2010, one in three Americans used a mobiledevice to access the Internet every month. About 16.2 billion mobile apps will be downloaded in 2013compared to 3.5 billion in 2009 (FutureSource) 32% 4.6x Consumers are there ----- are you?
Mobile strategies are largely driven by urgency to “get there”-Executive pressure top down to get their app-Developers building product without market direction or marketing still dabblingResult is lack of relevant, interesting experience with short lifespanMany downloaded apps are never activated or only used onceUtility of app or site is key to retention
Consumers are there are you?Consumer Adoption of Mobile Accelerating