This document discusses mobile research platforms and opportunities for conducting mobile surveys. It notes that smartphones have surpassed PCs in many households and that mobile devices offer advantages over SMS/text for research due to features like interactive formats, location data, and app-based models. The document proposes a custom mobile panel of 80,000 users that could generate $10-40k per month in revenue. It describes a partnership model where brands could co-brand a mobile research app and split revenues 70/30. Example partnership case studies are provided for a media company and education provider.
5. SMS
Why it failed in research?
Non-Interactive - Text Only 140 Character Limitation
High Transactional Cost No Unlimited SMS Plans
Short Codes & Carrier No App Store
Complexity
6. Mobile Research Advantages
Unique Device ID - UUID
Location - GPS
Form Factor - Multimedia,
Images, Interactivity
際際滷rs, Animation
7. Apps - The New Currency
Users get free access to Paid Apps/Songs
Apps/Upgrades
Patent Pending
Instant Gratification
Rewards & Engagement
8. Online Research Panels
Panel Business ~500-800MM/Yr
eRewards, Toluna, SSI, GMI
Text
Current access cost : $2-20 / User
Online Incidence and Response is
abysmally low and declining 0.1-1%
Acquisition costs are rising due to
competition
9. Revenue Opportunity
Custom Mobile Panel - 80K Users
Net Revenues of $2-10 / Survey
2-6 Projects / Week
500-2000 Respondents / Project
20K - 40K / Month by Q1-2011
Net Revenue $10/User/Year
Zero Capital Infrastructure Cost
10. Partnership Model
Co-Branded - SurveySwipe + Brand
Turnkey - No Development Costs
Revenue Split 70/30 (Partner=70)
Custom Profiling - Age, Gender etc.
Mobile Research Presence
Exclusivity on verticals
11. Private Mobile Communities
Turnkey - No Development Costs
Users live in a Silo
Licensing :
Setup Fee
Size & Frequency
Custom Rewards
12. Partner Case Study - ZDE
Multi-Brand Media Company
eWeek, Baseline &CIOInsight
Offer is a co-branded mobile research panel
Users download SurveySwipe
ZDE uses self-service access to conduct
research via panel for editorial content, promo
13. Case Study: Ashworth College
For-Profit Private Education
80K Enrollments / Quarter
45% of Users -> Mobile
Additional revenue stream overnight
Augments Internal Research Process
Exclusive EDU Panel
14. Case Study - SpongeIT
SpongeIT - Ireland Panel ~15K
Over 35% Participation Rate
25% of Users -> Mobile
Additional revenue stream overnight
No infrastructure costs
Exclusive Ireland Mobile Panel
15. Next Steps? Questions?
Vivek Bhaskaran
vivek.bhaskaran@surveyanalytics.com
206-660-1263
blog.surveyanalytics.com
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http://surveyanalytics.com/sotu