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Incisive (in-sy-siv) adj. mentally sharp; acute; clear and effective; cutting; penetratingIncisive (in-sy-siv) adj. mentally sharp; acute; clear and effective; cutting; penetratingDigital Publisher of the Year 2010 - 2011
Mobile Media Strategies June 14th 2011 Polymorphic Publishing What to build now?
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By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide
According to Gartner estimates:
The total number of PCs in use will reach 1.62 billion units in 2012, all of which are capable of Internet access, even if some are not connected.
By 2012, the combined installed base of smartphones and browser-equipped enhanced phones will exceed 1.69 billion units. From 2012 onwards, this combined installed base will be greater than the installed base for PCs.
Nevertheless, most users in 2012 will use a PC as their primary Web access device and their phone as a secondary access device. However, as use of smartphones spreads globally, they will overtake the PC as the most common primary device for Web access sometime in 2015.
This shift means that many websites will need to be reformatted or rebuilt. Mobile device users typically make many fewer “clicks” on a website than PC users, and websites not optimized for smaller screen formats will risk reduced customer interaction and fewer transactions. This market barrier will be of particularly concern to:
Organizations in geographies where the PC is not as prevalent.
Organizations with consumer-facing websites.
Information portals used by educational institutions and the government sector, Online retailers, banks and financial service providers will be the most exposed to this risk.
We are in the midst of a revolution across a variety of screens, with new input methods, new formats, and new distribution models. This revolution is being fuelled by several fundamental drivers:
processing power growth, powerful portable batteries, increasing bandwidth for wireless Internet connectivity, the growth of cloud computing, a wide array of screen sizes and device form factors.
This “multiscreen” revolution represents the growing number, and diversity of screens in our daily lives – PCs, Smartphones, tablets, SmartTVs, as well as our increasing ability to interact with content and applications across screens, and the interconnections between them
In addition to desktop computers, we now see an increase in processing power on Smartphones, SmartTVs, and tablets.
This is driving the mobile computing boom and enabling much richer experiences on these screens
This creates a challenge for anyone building digital experiences, as they will need to deliver effective experiences across many devices – ‘Polymorphic Publishing’
For many years, web designers and application developers looked at the average computer screen size and aimed at that in their work. Over time, this size gradually increased and now we are at a point where this has splintered into many screen sizes. One can no longer design to a single average size.
Digital publishing is all about the audience and content, NOT the technology
The challenge facing publishers is the huge explosion in competing devices, operating systems and digital distribution channels
Digital consumers are increasing accessing and interacting with content on multi screens and in many different combinations, often quite unique to them
By concentrating on the technologies we are over complicating the problem, publishers must think much more about content and what works where, and much less about Android vs IoS, or tablet vs web.
The question to pose is ‘How should content be produced for different screens and distribution channels, and how can this increase reach and revenue?’
Publishers can play to their strengths, content, audiences and form factors, and create real value for their businesses by building synchronous product strategies that build audiences by offering variety and value across screen sizes and devices.
Simultaneous use of screens, where the content or actions being experienced in each are not related to each other, with attention alternating between tasks
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MULTI-TASKING
SYCHRONOUS
LINEAR Rather than simultaneous use, screens are used to access the same content immediately after each other
Simultaneous use of screens, where the content or actions on each screen are related in each in some way, or even interact
e.g. Taking Smartphone call, whilst using desktop computer/tablet, with TV screen running in background
e.g. Reading documents on desktops and then continuing to do so on the way home through a mobile/tablet
e.g. Scanning a QR code on magazine on a smartphone to launch a web page or service
‘Multiscreen? Yes sure ! I use my mobile very often while using my notebook. I often use my mobile when the
notebook boots or I wait for a download. I use my mobile a lot while watching TV. When I hear things I don’t know about
I will look them up on my phone’.
‘So let’s say I’m watching live sports on TV. Smartphone will be used for texting about the game and/or keeping a Twitter hashtag search on.
Notebook will be used for either Google real time search on the game or Tweetdeck pulling in Twitter and Facebook feeds on the game. Tablet will often be used to search for more/immediate information on what I
am watching on TV’.
‘I often use a combination of my phone or either my laptop or my tablet. I sometimes send web pages from Chrome on my laptop to my phone to continue viewing on the go. I also use
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Data capture:
Mobile data collection still a main objective for the group. Initial data could be as basic as email or mobile number, this can be used:
To begin the process of building mobile user profiles;
To cross-reference this data with existing user data (especially email), build profiles out from there;
To market other products and brands to grow the audience engagement, especially mobile to mobile or app to app marketing, strong case studies in the market on the effectiveness of this;
Commercially, to run targeted campaigns
Integrate with Analytics strategy to analyse platform trends and plan development
Ultimate goal is to identify users entering m.editions and upsell to on device apps when and where possible
Use social sign in where possible for ease of user experience and new data opportunities
The multi-screen revolution is a great opportunity to create new experiences for audiences and commercial partners
Not all web content and applications are ready for this shift yet
Much of the web was designed and developed to leverage the power, capabilities, typical screen size, and fixed nature of the personal computer.
It’s imperative that we all shift our thinking in content and application creation to mobile-first
Embrace the constraints of mobile to create an even better experience for users, both on small screens and larger screens, or polymorphic thinking nd design
Build synchronous, companion solutions where and when possible to maximise incremental revenue, and drive growth
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Polymorphic Publishing What to build now?
Digital Publisher of the Year 2010 - 2011
Incisive (in-sy-siv) adj. mentally sharp; acute; clear and effective; cutting; penetratingIncisive (in-sy-siv) adj. mentally sharp; acute; clear and effective; cutting; penetratingDigital Publisher of the Year 2010 - 2011