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Mobile Apps for Business… How Do I Get Started? Mike Ishmael October 27, 2011

Mobile apps for business how do i get started aom 10-27-2011

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Presentation on the five truths everyone wanting to implement a mobile app should know, as well as the five questions they should answer before implementing the app. Given at the Art of Mobile conference on October 27, 2011, by Mike Ishmael.

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Mobile Apps for Business…

How Do I Get Started?

Mike IshmaelOctober 27, 2011

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Questions?

Text TAOM to 55678

Text TAOM How much wood would a woodchuck chuck to 55678

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Topics for Discussion

5 Truths 5 Questions

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Truth 1 – Ubiquitous

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Source: Mobile Marketing Association Asia

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Source: CTIA

25 Million iPads Sold as of June this Year

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Truth 2 – Primary Communication Vehicle

29.7% Total wireless only households in US

53.5% Wireless only households in US (age 25-29)

30.1% Wireless only households in OK

32.5% Wireless only households in TX

35.2% Wireless only households in AR

– National Center for Health Statistics

196.9B text messages per month in US

2.25T annualized minutes of use in US

- CTIA

Source: Scott King Blog

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Truth 3 – Always Present and Always On

On average, smartphone users will check their

phones every 10 minutes and up to 34 times

per day. – Finnish Study

A UK study showed that 88% of smartphone

owners have made checking their smartphone

the first thing they do in the morning.

That same UK study showed 6 out of 10

checked their smartphone before they got out

of bed.

91% of people in US have cell phone within

reach 24/7 – Morgan Stanley

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Truth 4 – Becoming Smarter and More Powerful

In June of 2011 40% of Mobile Subscribers in US

had smartphones.

50% of Mobile Subscribers in US will have

smartphones by EOY.

– Nielsen

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Truth 5 – It’s Not (Just) About Voice

18- to 34-year-olds average

monthly voice minutes have

plunged from about 1,200 to

900 in the past two years.

Texting has more than

doubled in the same period,

from 600 messages a month

to more than 1,400 texts a

month.

– 8/11 Nielsen

Source: 1000Memories

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5 Questions to Answer

What is the business issue we are addressing?

Customer Service/SupportDirect/Channel Sales

Connect with Product Users Enable Employees

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5 Questions to Answer

Who is our target audience and what do they need?

Office Workers

Medical Workers

Road Warriors

Field Workers

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5 Questions to Answer

How do we make the app simple, attractive, and interesting?

User Experience/Interface

Embedded Games

Mobile Capabilities

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5 Questions to Answer

Where are we going to publicize the app?

500,000 275,000

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5 Questions to Answer

When do we need to launch the app

and how often will we have updates?

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Key to Mobile Success

5 Truths 5 Questions

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Thank You

Mike IshmaelEmail: [email protected]: 918.406.5735Web: www.reddirtmobile.comBlog: www.themobilists.com