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Paul ReddickCEO, Handmark
Oh, how far
we’ve come….
The Opportunity
• U.S. smartphone market expected to quadruple to 160 million over the next four years (Yankee Group, 2009)
• ¼ of Americans now getting their news via mobile (Pew, March 2010)• 60% of smartphone users carry their phone with them at all times, even when at
home (Knowledge Networks, 2008)
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• What content assets should I mobilize?- Time-sensitive- Reference- Convenience
• What technology should I use?• What features should I build in?• How do I drive distribution?• Why am I doing this?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• What content assets should I mobilize?
• What technology should I use?- WAP/XHTML/HTML5- Applications- Which platforms
• What features should I build in?• How do I drive distribution?• Why am I doing this?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• What content assets should I mobilize?• What technology should I use?
• What features should I build in?- Print/slideshows/video- Man/Machine interface optimization- Social/Sharing- Links to online/print; favorites
• How do I drive distribution?• Why am I doing this?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• What content assets should I mobilize?• What technology should I use?• What features should I build in?
• How do I drive distribution?- Storefronts: getting in and being discovered- Leveraging your brand and offline channels
• Why am I doing this?
Considerations for Building a Mobile Strategy
• What content assets should I mobilize?• What technology should I use?• What features should I build in?• How do I drive distribution?
• Why am I doing this?- Extend/build brand, audience and loyalty- Make money (via Advertising, Cross-selling,
Premium)
Recommendations
• Build rich applications now
• Don’t stop at iPhone
• Define success
• Actively drive distribution and monetization