Mobile Marketing
SMB Media Ad Buys, January 2013 [CHART]
Newspaper ad expenditures have been on a steady decline for several quarters now, but SMBs still see the local paper as a valuable advertising medium.
Read MorePurposes Of Retailers' Mobile Strategies, January 2013 [CHART]
A survey of 93 qualified retail respondents by RSR Research finds that 86% strongly agree (47%) or agree (39%) that the purpose of their mobile strategy is to enhance their overall brand.
Read MoreGlobal Consumer Electronics Ownership, October 2012 [CHART]
Smart phone penetration climbed from 48% in 2011 to 58% in 2012, while tablet ownership rates almost doubled over the same period, going from 14% to 25%.
Read MorePlanned Consumer Electronics Purchases [CHART]
The poll found that four devices topped the list of consumer electronics that respondents planned to purchase over the next 12 months—smart phones, PCs, HDTVs and tablets.
Read MoreTop iPhone Apps Of 2012 [CHART]
The iPhone apps on the list that saw the biggest year-over-year growth were Facebook Messenger (+554%) and Instagram (+197%), also owned by Facebook.
Read MoreTop Android Mobile Apps Of 2012 [CHART]
On Android, the Google Search app had the greatest number of average monthly unique users, followed by apps for Gmail, Facebook, Google Maps and YouTube.
Read MoreLeading Social Media Marketing Tactics, April 2012 [TABLE]
46% of US marketers reportedly used Facebook messaging as a marketing tactic. However, when looking toward the next 12 months, only 19% said they planned to continue using Facebook private messages.
Read MoreUS Retail mCommerce As A Percentage Of Retail eCommerce Sales By Device, 2011-2016 [CHART]
The rapid rise in mcommerce sales on tablets means that such purchases will account for 9.4% of all retail ecommerce sales this year, and 16.9% of the total by 2016.
Read MoreUS Retail mCommerce Sales By Device, 2011-2016 [CHART]
This year, US consumers will spend $24 billion shopping on their tablets, and that figure will nearly double by 2015.
Read MoreFrequency Of Mobile Social Network Visits, July 2011 & March 2012 [CHART]
In the US, 60% of smartphone users surveyed by Google in March 2012 reported that they visited mobile social networks daily, up from 54% in July 2011.
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