Monday, July 30, 2012

Mobile Ads Drive Purchases on PCs

eMarketer reporting:  
Smartphone, tablet owners prefer to fire up a PC to purchase after seeing a mobile ad
One way to view smartphones is as a direct-response tool that consumers carry around in their pockets. Viewing an outdoor ad, for example, smartphone owners can act immediately via mobile to show interest or make a purchase. Yet while this behavior does occur, research shows that smartphone and tablet users who see ads on their mobile devices are more likely to act on those ads via the desktop.
July research from Nielsen indicated that 22% of US smartphone users had made an online purchase via PC after seeing a mobile ad, more than quadruple the percentage who had purchased on their phone. Notably, tablet users were even more likely to buy something on a PC after seeing an ad on their device. Given that tablets have a large-enough screen size and are more commonly used at home than out and about, users’ reasons for switching to the desktop to make a purchase suggest discomfort with mobile purchases, even when the individual isn’t on the go, or the possibility that retail sites are not well-optimized for tablet viewing or utilization.

Select Actions Taken After Viewing Mobile Ads According to US Smartphone and Tablet Users, 2012 (% of respondents)

Some smartphone and tablet users did report taking direct action on their mobile devices, such as clicking to view full product offerings. Tablet users were more likely than smartphone users to report interacting with ads in any way.
Read more at http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009224&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4#t107PKy8iPmr3crR.99

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