How top social networks are powering mobile commerce

How are the top social networks powering m-commerce September 2011 1

Key stats for mobile usage of social networks One-third (33 %) of Facebook postings are mobile Americans spend nearly 2.7 hours per day connected to mobile web, mostly the social network Mobile users tend to be more ‘social’ than the traditional desktop users 2

What have social networks learnt They need to come up with their mobile strategies To generate revenues in the fast growing mobile world, social networks need a heavy m-commerce focus 3

Scope of research Scope of m-commerce has not been limited to a mode of payment It has been used in a greater context of mobile marketing, commerce, sales and CRM 4

Facebook 5

Facebook places deals  Facebook partnered with brands to offer deals on checking-in at their stores  Brands like Mazda, Starbucks, Gap, Macy’s, McDonalds and many more participated with deals Update: As of now,http://www.facebook.com/places Facebook deals has been discontinued 6

Facebook credit purchase with mobile payment  Facebook facilitates credit purchase with mobile payment  You can purchase credits with charges being reflected in your mobile bill https://login.facebook.com/help/?faq=22650 4034029906 7

Facebook credits with mobile browsers  Facebook is planning to sell virtual goods within mobile web browsersReference 8

Twitter 9

Twitter Fast Follow  With Twitter ‘Fast Follow’ tools, you can get SMS updates from a brand by SMSing its Twitter handle  Send ‘follow (Twitter handle)’ to 40404 in the UShttp://blog.twitter.com/2010/08/introducing- fast-follow-and-other-sms.html 10

Twitter location tagging  Allows you to share your location with your tweetReference 11

Foursquare 12

Foursquare specials  Foursquare has partner brands that reward customers for checking –in  Customer get deals + a chance to build reputation  Brands promote offers, get traffic and are able to know their most loyal fans 13

Foursquare brand pages and tips  Foursquare allows brand to create pages and leave tips for their consumers at various locations  Zagat uses tips to review best restaurants for foodies  TravelOk helps tourists unlock Oklahoma’s best-https://foursquare.com/business/brands kept secrets 14

Foursquare lists  Foursquare lists help users / brands to create lists like best places to eat/ visit etc  Immense potential for brands to generate advocacy and engage their consumershttp://blog.foursquare.com/2011/08/15/fours quare_lists/ 15

Groupon 16

Groupon mobile app  Groupon mobile app is more like a location layer on their deals model  People can see deals on their mobile phones, purchase them  ‘Groupon Now!’ allows users to see nearest deals in proximity that theyhttp://www.groupon.com/mobile#iphone can purchase right away 17

Groupon mobile ad network  Groupon is partnering with mobile app makers so that the partner app users can see Groupon deals based on their locationhttp://www.businessinsider.com/groupon- mobile-ads-2011-5 18

Google 19

Google Shopper app  Helps users simplify their everyday shopping experience  Get product info / review, shop online, get nearby store and even offers in you vicinityhttp://www.google.com/mobile/shopper/ 20

Google Catalog app  An app for tablets that lets you browse catalogs, enhance your product research experience, share your findings with friends and purchase them onlinehttp://www.google.com/catalogs/about/# 21

Google wallet  Path breaking initiative by Google to make payments quick and simple  Google wallet can hold your cards and transfer money with a tap on the reader  Later versions also plan to hold tickets, boarding passes, discount couponshttp://www.google.com/catalogs/about/# and car keys 22

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