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Steve Gutterman, President, GeoPoll
Leveraging Mobile To Bring Overnight TV Ratings to Africa
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Would you measure TV viewership using this?
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= 1 device
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Or this?
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= 1 household
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Or this?
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= 28 people
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A new approach to media measurement
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Traditional methodologies measure devices.
The future: measuring people.
SMS messages sent daily to a panel of respondents allow us to measure media ratings through individual action.
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Some background
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GeoPoll partners with mobile network operators to conduct mobile surveys with commercial, non-profit, and government partners.
Location Targeting:
Geo-referencing based on location of cell tower.
Two-way Communication: Near real-time communication through SMS, voice, or mobile web.
Billing System Integration:
Ability to credit a user’s airtime or mobile money account.
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Why media measurement?
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• Daily media measurement didn’t exist in most African markets: broadcasters and advertisers relying on months-old data, no way of knowing if it is still correct.
• Mobile phones allow for real-time data collection.
• Ability to develop one methodology and use it across multiple countries.
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World Cup Viewership
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World Cup Viewership: Males
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World Cup Viewership: Females
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World Cup Viewership: Females + Samsung
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Lessons when using SMS surveys in Africa
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Basic phones Questions kept to 160 characters.
Free to End User + Incentive Many in Africa don’t have airtime, so surveys
are zero rated.
Local languages Must test best languages.
Avoid respondent fatigue Keep surveys to 10-15 questions
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What’s next
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Media Planning:
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What’s next
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Brand tracking:
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Questions?
Steve Gutterman, President, Mobile Accord & GeoPoll
Connect with us:
www.geopoll.com @GeoPoll
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cape Town
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