The document discusses the growth of mobile internet usage in South Africa. Some key points:
- Mobile internet usage is growing faster than desktop usage in South Africa. One in three searches in South Africa is now on a mobile device.
- South Africa has a population of 49 million people, of which 98% have mobile phones and 29% have mobile devices that can access the mobile web. 16% have smartphones.
- Smartphone penetration is expected to reach 80% by 2014, with over 42 million smartphone subscribers in South Africa already.
- Mobile provides a complementary experience to desktop. While desktop is used more for in-depth sessions, mobile fills in times throughout the day for brief information needs. Marketers need to
1. Mobile
is
BIG
August
2011
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2. Mobile
is
growing
faster
than
Desktop
in
South
Africa
ZA
Mobile
vs.
Desktop
Query
Growth,
2007
-‐
2011
1
in
3
searches
in
ZA
is
mobile!
Dec
2007
Dec
2008
Dec
2009
Dec
2010
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Source:
Google
internal
data
(indexed)
3. The
Mobile
Web
Audience
49M
Popula6on
of
SA
98%
Have
a
mobile
phone
Have
mobile
devices
that
can
browse
the
Mobile
29%
Web
16%
Have
smartphones
as
of
Jan
2011
14M
Mobile
Internet
users
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4. 80%
Smartphone
penetra6on
by
2014
16%
“More
Smartphones
than
42 million
Smartphone
penetra6on
Subscribers DSTV
subscribers”
in
SA
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Source:
Gartner
5. SA
WAP
Users
SA's
WAP
users
by
Race
SA's
WAP
users
by
LSM
4%
LSM
10
8%
LSM
9
Indian
LSM
8
22%
Coloured
LSM
7
67%
LSM
6
White
LSM
5
Black
LSM
4
LSM
1
-‐3
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Data
represents
people
using
WAP
from
their
Mobile
phone
in
November
2009
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6. Why
Mobile
MaVers:
Mobile
is
complimentary
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7. Mobile
is
Always
On
and
Complements
Desktop
Daily
View
Weekly
View
Desktop
Searches
vs.
Mobile
Searches
Desktop
Searches
vs.
Mobile
Searches
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Source:
Ci6
Investment
Research
and
Analysis;
iCrossing
Mobile
U.S.
Google
Internal
Data,
2010
8. Your
Customer
Is
Going
Mobile
9:00
pm
7:00
am
Checks
out
a
YT
video
Checks
messages
while
on
the
couch
5:00
pm
8:00
am
Plays
new
game
on
Reads
news
on
the
way
the
Gautrain
to
work
3:00pm
10:00
am
Gets
direc6ons
to
the
Searches
for
a
coffee
shop
for
a
mee6ng
local
pub
12:00
pm
Checks
scores
and
texts
a
friend
at
lunch
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9. How
to
Win
in
Mobile
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10. Engage
Consumers
Across
the
Whole
Funnel
Searching
for
mobile
content
Browsing
mobile
content
Upper
Funnel
Digital
camera
reviews
Lower
Funnel
Canon
powershot
camera
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11. Mobile
Specific
Approach
to
Success
Branding
•
Get
your
site
mobile-‐ready
Create
Awareness
Build
Brand
Preference
•
Build
brand
awareness
&
preference
with
banner,
rich
media
and
mYouTube
campaigns
•
Use
audience-‐targe6ng
to
reach
your
desired
customer
•
Establish
brand
presence
across
generic
searches
Direct
Response
•
Create
separate
mobile-‐specific
campaigns
Drive
Sales
Promote
Mobile-‐Exclusive
Offers
•
Leverage
keyword-‐targe6ng
to
reach
lower-‐funnel
audiences
•
Use
click-‐to-‐call
to
make
it
easier
for
your
customers
to
find
you
•
Use
sitelinks
to
qualify
leads
&
drive
prospects
further
into
funnel
•
Add
loca6on
info
to
ads
to
improve
conversions
•
Promote
app
to
drive
immediate
ac6on
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13. Google
Currently
Offers
4
Types
Of
Mobile
Adverasing
1
Search
Ads
2
Mobile
GDN
3
Mobile
YouTube
4
AdMob
(apps
and
web)
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14. Implement
Mobile
Search
Ad
Extensions
Click
to
Call
Sitelinks
Loca6on
Extensions
6
to
8%
CTR
increase
More
op6ons,
more
conversions
Loca6on
marker
&
expandable
map
20
to
30%
lower
CPAs
15
to
30%
CTR
increase
Improve
relevance
(1
in
3
searchs
are
local)
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15. Next
Steps
1
Define
Your
Mobile
Campaign
Goals
2
Make
Sure
your
Assets
Are
Mobile
Op6mized
3
Create
Mobile
Specific
Campaigns
4
Measure
Performance
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16. Define
Your
Mobile
Campaign
Goals
Generate
awareness
for
your
brand?
Drive
traffic
to
your
mobile
site?
Do
you
want
to:
Get
more
phone
calls
to
your
business?
Drive
foot
traffic
to
your
store?
Promote
a
mobile
applicaaon?
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17. Make
Sure
your
Assets
are
Mobile
Opamized
and
You
are
Providing
a
Posiave
Mobile
Experience
What
does
your
website
look
like
on
a
mobile
device?
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18. Separate
your
Mobile
Campaigns
from
your
Desktop
Campaigns
Clicks
Click-‐through
rate
29%
11.5%
Hybrid
Mobile
only
Hybrid
Mobile
only
More
Control
Set
bids
and
budgets
just
for
mobile,
run
separate
reports
to
track
results,
easier
op6miza6on.
Relevant
Messaging
Include
messaging
with
a
strong
mobile
call-‐to-‐ac6on
and
use
relevant
ad
formats.
BeVer
Targeang
With
AdWords
you
can
target
different
carriers
and
devices.
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internal
data,
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search
only
19. Adveraser
Targeang
Opaons
in
Mobile
Today
Google
Mobile
Targeang
Opaons
Network
OS
Carrier
Device
Ads
Mobile
Search
Android
Cell
C
Feature
phones
Text
asdasdasd
asdasdasda
sadasdasdasd
(WAP)
asdasdasdasdasd
Mobile
Display
iOS
MTN
Smart
phones
Banner
asdasd
asdasdasdasd
asdasdasdasd
(full
browsers)
asdasdasdasd
webOS
Vodacom
Tablets
HTML5
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20. Opamize
your
Mobile
Specific
Campaigns
1
Bids:
Start
with
aggressive
maximum
bids
(1x
to
2x
Search
bids)
to
build
strong
history
and
win
the
limited
auc6on
spots
available.
2
Keywords:
Look
at
analy6cs
to
see
which
keywords
are
currently
receiving
strong
mobile
traffic
(in
paid
or
natural
results)
and
leverage
those.
3
Creaave:
Test
mobile
specific
calls
to
ac6on
such
as
“Shop
today
from
your
phone”
or
“Call
for
a
free
quote”.
Also
use
loca6on
and
phone
extensions
to
akract
aken6on
to
your
ads
and
make
them
more
relevant
to
users.
4
Landing
pages:
Be
sure
to
check
func6onality
and
usability
on
both
Android
and
iPhone.
(Note
that
flash-‐heavy
sites
don’t
work
well
on
mobile
phones)
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21. Understand
your
Mobile
Traffic
Use
a
web
analyacs
tool
to
determine:
•
Percentage
of
mobile
visits
to
your
site
•
Which
devices
and
carriers
are
visi6ng
your
site
•
Mobile
consumer
behavior
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22. Mobile
Strategy
Summary
Be
Clear
Define
your
Mobile
campaign
goals
Engagement,
Downloads,
Purchases,
Test
drive,
Brochure
order
Be
Ready
Be
Found
Be
Smarter
Create
a
mobile-‐op6mized
Build
mobile-‐specific
Consistently
track
&
report,
and
site
and
user
experience
campaigns
op6mize
accordingly
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You!
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