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The global economy will recover but how soon, and what mobile advertising firms will be left when the upturn happens? As with any recession, advertising is hit strongly, but mobile advertising revenues correlate well with the beginning of Internet advertising so the potential still remain enormous and viable. As the global economy embarks on an inevitable recovery after its most serious setback in generations, new sectors are emerging stronger in terms of growth potential, with mobile advertising and marketing prominent among them. Even during periods of contraction for the overall advertising industry through 2008 and 2009, spending on advertising through the mobile channel is demonstrating counter-cyclical resilience.
The increasing availability of multimedia content is opening a large opportunity for sophisticated forms of mobile advertising. As content that already incorporates advertising - like live TV programming - makes its way to mobile handsets, brands and entertainment content providers seeing the value of presenting full multimedia ads with programs. With mobile web applications also expected to carrt
From 2007 when the growing market garnered just over $7 billion on a global basis, we believe mobile marketing and advertising in these two geographical areas will grow to over $30 billion in 2014. Issues to be resolved include business models and revenue share, the type, length and frequency of ads, consumer attitudes and many others. Operators will have to walk a fine line between maximising the revenue potential of advertising, while at the same time not risk alienating subscribers and increasing churn by doing so.
Based on interviews with key participants across the value chain, including operators, media agencies, software application providers, access providers, marketing specialists and trade association representatives, this 140+ page report analyses the market drivers and barriers affecting mobile advertising and marketing. It discusses the main market trends and charts the market evolution in the US and Europe. The report examines mobile advertising opportunities presented by MMS, video, TV, LBS, contextual advertising, as well as other niche possibilities.
Reading this exclusive management report will tell you the following:
Who are the main players in mobile advertising and what are they doing?
What different forms of advertising are available and expected to appear in the future?
How does mobile advertising compare to online and traditional media?
Why is advertising so important to mobile?
When will advertising start to make significant traction in the market? When will it become a mass market proposition?
How successful will it be?
How can operators and other companies in the value chain best position themselves?
Find out the answers to these and many other questions by buying this vital industry insight.
Plus other key questions answered such as:
- What % of brand advertising and marketing budgets will go on the mobile channel by 2014 and what will be the associated revenues?
- Where are the biggest market opportunities?
- What advertising models exist and which ones will account for the biggest market?
- What types of mobile advertising are most likely to succeed?
Operators in the Europe and the US are currently either testing various forms of advertising with 3G services or are allowing ads to be served on their portals. A number of multimedia companies have already launched mobile advertising offerings, and several ad-funded MVNOs in Europe and the US in 2007 have generated significant interest, and will become an important revenue source within the next five years.
Why you need to order this report today:
1. Mobile operators: Gain insight into the issues affecting mobile advertising and where revenues can be derived from this new opportunity. Discover regional adoption and usage of new technology and services, as well as market size data. Obtain analysis of the key market participants and their products and services.
2. Brands/Advertisers/Marketers: Discover what opportunities exist in the mobile advertising channel and what the best strategies are in this space. Learn about market issues specifically related to mobile content and mobile marketing and advertising including technology, media types, demographics, psychographics, subscriber receptivity and trends.
3. Vendors: Learn what mobile operators' plans are with mobile advertising and marketing. Find out how the market will evolve and how you can benefit from this growth.
Furthermore, the entry of large online search engines into the mobile world opens up new advertising opportunities in the shape of context-based mobile search. What are the best strategies for success? This report will tell you.
Mobile advertising has great potential due to the relationship between a mobile subscriber and their handset, where the mobile device is often with the end-user for most of their waking time. With mobile penetration reaching 100 per cent in many developed markets, the mobile phone will soon be in virtually everyone's pocket. Advertising is currently a major area of growth in the mobile world and is set to become even more specialised than it is at the moment. Do you understand this market? Do you know how it will develop? Is this an issue that you need to act on and find out about now?
Who needs to read this report?
Directors, VP and Senior managers in:
Mobile/ Cellular carriers and operators
Digital and Mobile Advertising agencies
Mobile Search companies
Handset manufacturers
Mobile content providers
Brands looking to tap into the mobile audience
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
1.1. New Content and Technologies Are Enabling Mobile Multimedia Advertising
1.2. Cost Elimination Potential
1.3. Who Controls The Channel?
1.4. Market Trends
1.5. Challenges and Issues To Consider
2. Introduction
2.1. The Emergence of Mobile Marketing and Advertising
2.2. Technology to the Rescue
2.3. New Opportunities for Brands and Entertainment
2.3.1. Decline in Ad Spend
Chart 2.1: US Newspaper Ad Sales, Q1 2006-Q1 2009
2.3.2. New Media Also Suffering
Chart 2.2: Top 10 US Advertisers Q1 2009, by Ad Spending (TV, Print and Online Display Ads)
2.4. Shift to Mobile
Chart 2.3: UK Ad Spend Growth 2007-2008
Chart 2.4: US Ad Spend Growth 2009-2014
2.5. Opt-in vs. Opt-out
2.6. Focus and Objectives of the Report
3. Strategic Overview
3.1. Mobile Phone Usage
3.1.1. Handset Upgrades
3.2. Increased Mobile Data Usage
Chart 3.1: Mobile Data Traffic by Geography, 2009-2014
Table 3.1: Mobile Data Traffic by Geography, 2009-2014
3.2.1. Barriers to Mobile Data Usage
3.2.2. Improved Viewing
3.2.2.1. Increased Smartphone Usage
Chart 3.2: World Smartphone Usage, 2009-2014
3.3. Mobile Marketing Association
3.3.1. Advertising Guidelines
3.4. Types of Mobile Advertising
3.4.1. SMS
3.4.1.1. Why is SMS Important?
3.4.2. Premium SMS
3.4.2.1. Short Codes
3.4.3. MMS
Chart 3.3: UK MMS Usage, 2007-2008
3.4.4. Banner
3.4.5. Competitions
3.4.6. Coupons
3.4.6.1. Mobile Coupons Prove Popular
3.4.6.2. When to Use Coupon and Rebate Strategies?
3.4.7. Mobile Web
3.4.7.1. Increased Opportunities Through Greater Usage
Chart 3.4: US Mobile Web Usage, Feb 2007-Feb 2009
3.4.8. TV and Video
3.4.8.1. Mobile TV and Video Standards
3.4.8.1.1. DVB and DVB-like
3.4.8.1.2. Mobile Video Streaming (Unicast and Multicast)
3.4.8.2. TV/Video Advertising Guidelines
Table 3.1: MMA TV/Video Advertising Units Guidelines
3.4.8.3. Acceptance of Advertisements in Order to Receive Content
Chart 3.5: "Would you be willing to watch a short targeted advertisement on your mobile device in order to have free access to mobile TV and video content?"
3.4.8.4. Steady Increase in Mobile Video Ad Penetration
Chart 3.6: "Have You Viewed Ads on Your Mobile Device?"
3.4.9. Mobile Apps
3.4.9.1. Apple App Store
3.4.9.1.1. Branded App and In-Application Advertising Examples
Figure 3.1: Chanel Mobile App
3.4.9.2. Nokia Ovi Store
3.4.10. Other Forms of Advertising
3.4.10.1. Audio
Chart 3.7: Attitude Towards Dialtone Ads Without Incentives
Chart 3.8: Attitude Towards Dialtone Ads With Incentives
3.4.10.2. Bluetooth
3.4.10.2.1. Where can Bluetooth Advertising be Utilised?
3.4.10.3. Mobile Gaming
3.4.10.4. Mobisodes
3.5. Strategy Conclusion
4. Market Analysis
4.1. From Voice to Rich Media
4.2. The Mobile Channel
4.2.1. Acceptance of Mobile as an Advertising Method
4.2.2. Building Trust
4.2.3. More Successful Than Other Forms of Advertising
4.3. Mobile Advertising Market Drivers
4.3.1. Barriers to Mobile Advertising
4.4. Location Based Advertising
4.4.1. How Are LBS Provided?
4.4.1.1. Radiolocation
4.4.1.1.1. Through Base Stations
4.4.1.1.2. Triangulation
Figure 4.1: Mobile Phone Triangulation
4.4.1.2. GPS
4.4.1.2.1. A-GPS
4.4.1.2.2. Increasing Usage Around The World
Chart 4.1: Worldwide GPS-embedded Handset Shipments, 2009-2014
4.4.2. Drivers to LBA
4.4.3. Barriers to LBA
4.4.4. LBA Advantages
Table 4.1: Advantages of LBA
4.4.5. Current Market for Mobile LBA
4.4.6. LBS Revenue
Chart 4.2: LBS Revenues, 2009-2014
4.4.7. Will LBA Succeed in the Future?
4.5. Mobile TV Advertising
4.5.1. Mobile Increasingly More Attractive Than TV
4.5.2. Advertising on Mobile TV vs. Regular TV
Chart 4.3: Ages of Best Mobile Ad Recall
4.5.3. How Will Mobile TV Advertising Work?
4.6. Impact of Mobile Social Networking
4.7. Adult Content
4.7.1. New Adult Content Advertising Possibilities in US?
4.7.2. Positive Outlook for Advertisers
Chart 4.4: Mobile Adult Content Revenue, 2009-2014
4.8. Which Technology is Most Promising for Advertisers?
4.8.1. Advertising Recall
Chart 4.5: Mobile Advertising Recall Rates
4.8.2. Mobile Advertising Click Through Rates
Table 4.2 : Mobile Advertising CTR, Selected Countries in Europe, Oct-Dec 2008
4.8.3. Dolce & Gabbana Success
4.9. Regulations in Mobile Advertising
4.9.1. Europe
4.9.2. USA
4.10. Demographics
4.10.1. Targeting the Right Product, Advertising Towards the Right Age Group
Chart 4.6: US Awareness of Mobile Advertising, Q4 2008
Chart 4.7: US SMS Usage, February 2009
4.11. Revenue Sharing and Billing
4.11.1. Technology Service Billing
4.12. How Will Mobile Advertising Evolve?
4.12.1. Tried and Trusted
4.12.2. Tentative First Steps
4.13. Market Analysis Conclusions
5. Agencies, Enablers and Developers Case Studies
5.1. BuzzCity
5.1.1. Economic Conditions Encouraging Advertisers
Table 5.1: BuzzCity Top 10 Advertising Countries by Banners Delivered, April 2009
5.1.2. White Label Mobile Advertising Solution
5.2. Flytxt
5.2.1. Neon
5.2.1.1. Reliance Implementation
5.3. Sybase 365
5.3.1. Sybase 365 Mobile Advertising Solutions
5.3.1.1. SMS Ad Exchange
5.3.1.2. Digby/1-800-Flowers
5.4. North American Marketing, Media, Access and Platform Companies
5.4.1. Air2Web
5.4.1.1. Marketing Solutions
5.4.1.1.1. AirCARE
5.4.1.1.2. CampaignPro
5.4.1.1.2.1. CampaignPro (MMSS)
5.4.1.1.3. DirectTEXT
5.4.1.2. Dominos Pizza
5.4.2. AdMob
5.4.2.1. Adidas
Figure 5.1: AdMob Adidas Superstars Campaign Screenshot
Figure 5.2: AdMob Adidas Superstars Campaign Statistics
5.4.2.2. Resistance 2
Figure 5.3: AdMob Resistance 2 Campaign Statistics
5.4.2.3. Toshiba
5.4.3. Amobee
5.4.4. g8wave
5.4.4.1. Products
5.4.4.1.1. Live-Text
5.4.4.1.2. WAP
5.4.4.2. Blink TV and Girls Aloud Competition
5.4.5. ipsh!
5.4.6. Nextcode
Table 5.2 : Nextcode Partners
5.4.7. NeoMedia/Gaviteq
5.4.7.1. Barcodes
5.4.7.1.1. NeoReader
Figure 5.4: Papa John's NeoReader Campaign
5.4.7.1.2. NeoSphere
5.4.7.2. Ticketing and Couponing
5.4.8. Soapbox Mobile
Table 5.3: Soapbox Mobile Clients
5.4.9. Vibes
5.4.9.1. Coca Cola
5.4.9.2. Warner Brothers
5.4.9.3. Pittsburgh Penguins
5.4.10. We Love Mobile
5.4.10.1. EQO
5.5. European Marketing, Media, Access and Platform Companies
5.5.1. 2ergo
5.5.1.1. 2ergo Engage
Table 5.4: 2ergo Engage Mobile Marketing Types
5.5.1.2. National Geographic Channel
5.5.1.3. Phones4U
5.5.1.4. The Mummy 3
5.5.2. 12snap
Table 5.5: 12snap Statistics
5.5.2.1. Reaction to Mobile Usage Trends
5.5.3. ActiveMedia Technology
5.5.3.1. Product Areas
5.5.3.2. Blockbuster
5.5.3.3. Singapore Tourism Board
5.5.4. Mobiento
5.5.4.1. H&M
5.5.4.2. Snickers
5.5.4.3. Sprite
5.5.5. Mojiva
5.5.6. Mirada
5.5.6.1. Mirada Touch
5.5.6.1.1. Nestlé Kit Kat
5.5.6.1.2. Budweiser
5.5.6.1.3. Carling
5.5.6.1.4. Britvic
5.5.6.2. Reaction to Mobile Usage Trends
5.6. Agencies, Enablers and Developers Conclusions
6. Operators, Manufacturers, Service Providers and Specific Mobile Advertising Types
6.1. Operators
6.1.1. 3
6.1.1.1. Setting Mobile Advertising Examples
6.1.1.2. Yahoo! Portal Deal
6.1.1.3. 4th Screen and Mobix Interactive Video Ads Deal
6.1.1.4. 3 Denmark and JumpTap
6.1.2. Blyk
Table 6.1: Blyk Brands and Response Rates
6.1.2.1. Limitations of Blyk?
Table 6.2: Blyk Partners
6.1.3. O2/Telefónica
6.1.3.1. Media Business
6.1.3.2. Global Mobile Advertising Alliance
6.1.3.2.1. Fitness First Campaign
6.1.4. Orange
6.1.4.1. Mobile Study is Positive for Advertising
6.1.4.2. SMS Ad Trial
6.1.5. T-Mobile
6.1.5.1. Ad-funded Gaming
6.1.6. Vodafone
6.1.6.1. Cautious Approach Needed?
Table 6.4: Advertising Offered by Vodafone Local Operating Companies
6.1.6.2. Global Framework Agreement
6.1.6.3. Successful Roll-out of Mobile Advertising Services
6.1.6.4. Abandon Yahoo! Model
6.2. Manufacturers
6.2.1. Apple
6.2.2. Nokia
6.2.2.1. Nokia Media Network
6.2.2.2. Nokia Interactive Solutions
6.2.2.3. Nokia Advertising Alliance
6.2.2.3.1. Ford iKool - India
6.2.2.3.2. Coca-Cola Zero Studio - Brazil
6.3. Service Providers
6.3.1. Google
6.3.1.1. Mobile AdWords
Table 6.5: Countries With Google Mobile Ads Availability
6.3.1.2. AdWords for iPhone and Android
Figure 6.1: AdWords Ad Types
6.3.2. Microsoft
6.3.2.1. Opportunities With Microsoft Advertising
6.3.2.1.1. MSN Mobile
6.3.2.1.2. Windows Live for Mobile
Figure 6.2: Windows Live for Mobile Screenshot
6.3.2.1.3. Bing
6.3.2.1.4. Two-Screen MSN Home Page
6.3.2.2. Enhancing Advertising Potential
6.3.3. Yahoo!
Figure 6.3: Yahoo Mobile Phone Usage Model
6.3.3.1. Yahoo! Mobile Advertising Solutions
6.3.3.1.1. Smart Ads
6.3.3.1.1.1. Boost to Mobile Ad Services Through Addition of Third Party Vendors
6.4. Companies and Case Studies by Specific Advertising Type
6.4.1. Bluetooth
6.4.1.1. Sports Usage
Table 6.6: Bluepod Media British Football Marketing
6.4.1.2. T-Mobile Proximity Marketing
6.4.2. Location Based Advertising
6.4.2.1. 1020 Placecast
6.4.2.1.1. Alcatel-Lucent Deal
6.4.2.1.2. Joined Forces With Useful Networks
Figure 6.4: 1020 Placecast Nike Advertising Screenshot
6.4.2.2. SquareLoop
6.4.2.3. Useful Networks
6.4.2.3.1. Burger King
6.4.2.3.2. Subaru
6.4.2.4. Vodafone and Wayfinder
6.4.3. Mobile Audio
6.4.3.1. Adfortel
6.4.3.2. MobiMogul
6.4.3.2.1. AdTones
6.4.4. Mobile Coupons
6.4.4.1. Eagle Eye Solutions
6.4.5. Mobile Gaming
6.4.5.1. Telescope
6.4.5.1.1. Monopoly at McDonalds
6.5. Chapter Conclusions
7. Strategies for Success
7.1. Quality Rather Than Quantity
7.2. Co-ordinate With Other Channels
7.3. Recognise the Channels Unique Features
7.4. Timelines and Context Awareness
7.5. Relevance
7.6. Value
7.7. Opt-in Only
7.8. Smartphone Ads to be More Successful?
Chart 7.1: US Q1 2009 Ad Recall Rates
7.9. Free Content Encourages Ad Viewing
7.10. Success Factors for Mobile Advertising
Table 7.1: Factors for Effective Mobile Advertising Campaigns
8. Conclusions and Recommendations
8.1. Conclusions
8.1.1. Why is Mobile Advertising More Effective Than Other Methods?
8.1.1.1. More Cost Effective
8.1.1.2. Higher CTR
Chart 8.1: Online Advertising CTR vs. Mobile Advertising CTR
8.1.2. Handset Technology Increasing Effectiveness
8.1.3. What Will Be Successful In The Future?
8.1.4. Consider the Market
8.1.5. Ad Spend
Table 8.1: Global Ad Spend, 2009-2014 (Selected Formats)
Chart 8.2: Mobile Messaging Ad Spend, 2009-2014
Chart 8.3: Mobile Display and Mobile Search Ad Spend, 2009-2014
Chart 8.4: Overall Global Mobile Ad Spend, 2009-2014
8.2. Recommendations
Companies Listed
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1020 Placecast
12snap
1-800-Flowers
2ergo
4th Screen
ActiveMedia
Adfortel
Adidas
AdMob
Air2Web
Airtel
Alcatel-Lucent
Amobee
Amp'd Mobile
AOL
Apple
ASA
AT&T
BASE
Bebo
Best Buy Co
Blink TV
Blockbuster
Bluepod Media
Blyk
Boots
Brightkite
Britvic
Budweiser
Buongiorno
Burger King
BuzzCity
Carling
Cellufun
Chanel
Coca Cola
Crisp Wireless
Critical Mas
Deutshe
Digby
Digistores
DMA
Dolce & Gabbana
Dominos Pizza
Dynetec
Eagle Eye Solutions
eBay
EQO
ESPN
Facebook
FCC
Fitness First
FIVE
Flytxt
Ford
Fox
FSA
FTC
g8wave
General Electric
General Motors
Google
H&M
Hypertag
iPorn
ipsh!
Johnson & Johnson
JumpTap
Levis
Limbo
Logicalis
L'Oreal
Lucozade
McDonalds
MDA
Mediaedge
Menuism
Microsoft
MindShare
Mirada
MITRE Corporation
MMA
Mobiento
MobiMogul
Mobiqa
Mobistar
MobiTV
Mobix Interactive
Mojiva
MySpace
National Geographic Channel
NeoMedia
Nestlé
News Corp.
Nextcode
Nike
NME
Nokia
O2
OFTEL
Orange
Papa John's
Penguin Books
Penthouse
PETCO
Phonepay Plus
Phones4U
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playboy
PornHub
Proctor & Gamble
Qpass
Qualcomm
Reliance
Rhythm NewMedia
RIM
RSPCA
Saturn
Screen Tonic
Sky
Soapbox Mobile
Sony BMG
Sony Playstation
Sprint Nextel
Sprite
SquareLoop
Subaru
Sybase 365
Telefónica
Telescope
Teracent
Time Warner
TMN
T-Mobile
Toshiba
Tumri
Uniqlo
Universal Pictures
USA Today
Useful Networks
Verizon
Vibes
Vivid
Vodafone
Walt Disney
Warner Brothers
Wayfinder
We Love Mobile
WKD
Yahoo!