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Developing a Progressive Mobile Strategy (BDConf Version)

by Dave Olsen on Sep 11, 2011

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A common refrain from both management and clients alike today is, "We need an app..." Unfortunately, over the long-term, mobile solutions for you or your clients' organizations will need to be more diversified than a single app. From optimizing current web content to developing unique experiences mobile will touch, and possibly transform, your entire enterprise. Not only will your interactions with your customers be affected by the rapid adoption of smartphones but also your workforce and business processes. Combining lessons learned at a large, land-grant university as well as the latest statistics on mobile we'll review why you need a cross-audience, cross-content, and cross-platform mobile strategy, what one is all about, and how it'll help you prioritize your mobile solutions.

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Developing a Progressive Mobile Strategy dave olsen, wvu university relations - web @dmolsen

slideshare.net/dmolsenwvu

programmer9 years at wvuwvu has 30,000 students

from 30,000 feet and...

...2 years inthe making.

WVU’s Mobile Presence Aug. 2009 iWVU & m.wvu.edu

WVU’s Mobile Presence Aug. 2010 wvutoday.wvu.edu

WVU’s Mobile Presence Mar. 2011 tournaments.wvu.edu

WVU’s Mobile Presence Apr. 2011 studentaffairs.wvu.edu

“We need an app.” - sincerely, the client

“Why?” - me

Marketing, marketing bullhorn

the cool factor, all the cool kids are doing itsomething that denotes cool

they don’t know why cricketsor crickets.

Time to educate... time for some education classroom

Strategy

that iPhone app you want?

it’s not a mobile strategy...

an iPhone app... ...a mobile website +

again, they’re not a mobile strategy... +

these are just some of the options... standalone responsive designs mobile sitesnative apps mobile templates APIs

There Here

Progressive Mobile Strategy

Iterate

Be Platform Neutral Being Platform Neutral fo rm la tP

It’s about realistically prioritizing mobile solutions for your organization.Then working one-by-one through them.

aProgressive Mobile Strategy has three parts....

Audience Strategy

Platform Strategy

Progressive Mobile Strategy

Audience Strategy

Traditional Higher Ed Audiences Prospects Faculty Students Staff Alumni Visitors Etc.

Let’s constrain these audiences basedon what we know about mobile users.Note: not users that are mobile, users that are using mobile devices.

Google’s Mobile User Groups

Google’s Mobile User Groups Repetitive Now

Google’s Mobile User Groups Repetitive Now Bored Now

Google’s Mobile User Groups Repetitive Now Bored Now Urgent Now

Urgent Now

current student...Urgent Now

I have a meeting. Where’s Allen Hall?I need to call my professor about a late assignment... current student... Urgent Now How do I reset my WiFi password? When does the bus get here?

Local Users95% of smartphone users have searched for local content. from Google’s “The Mobile Movement” report, April 2011

Short Timeframe88% of smartphone users took action on a search result within a day from Google’s “The Mobile Movement” report, April 2011

Making Calls 61% of smartphone users ended upcalling a business based on their search. Tip: make your phone numbers clickable with tel: from Google’s “The Mobile Movement” report, April 2011

Don’t Focus on “On the Go” 30% of smartphone users used the mobile internet from their couch. 90% used it from home. from Google’s “The Mobile Movement” report, April 2011

Audience Strategy Review

Audience Strategy Review Those with Urgent Needs

Audience Strategy Review Those with Urgent Needs Local Constituencies

Audience Strategy Review Those with Urgent Needs Local Constituencies Short Timeframes

Audience Strategy Review Those with Urgent Needs Local Constituencies Short Timeframes Don’t Focus on “On the Go”

Content Delivery is Secondary to Tangible UtilityMake sure your content is useful, damn it!

Which is better?Content Delivery or Tangible Utility from XKCD, http://xkcd.com/773/

Don’t Convert, CreateLook for new ways to combine content.

Break Out of SilosDon’t follow org charts whendeveloping mobile solutions.

Localization is Intensiﬁed Find ways to take advantage of location- related information & relationships.

Content Strategy Review Be able to answer, “What value will thetargeted audiences get from this content?”

Platform Strategy

an iPhone app... ...a mobile website vs.

The question is no longer, “Which do we develop for, native or mobile web?” but...

“How do we develop solutions to handle both mobile web & native now as well as the devices of the future?”

A poor representation of the ideal platform strategy... Native Apps Standalone sites Mobile Web Mobile Templates Responsive Designs APIs

APIs are the infrastructure for your mobile initiatives... Create Once, Publish Everywhere

PRT APIUpdate once. Publishes to: iOS App, Mobile Website, Student Portal, Transportation Website, & Twitter

A poor representation of the ideal platform strategy... Native Apps Standalone sites Mobile Web Mobile Templates Responsive Designs APIs

Mobile Web-Optimized Solutionsresponsive mobile standalone designs templates mobile sites

Making the case for mobile web ﬁrst.

Discovery Discovery

“Not every mobile device will have your app on it but every mobile device will have a browser.” - Jason Grigsby, @grigs

77% of smartphone users use search. Most visited type of website. from Google’s “The Mobile Movement” report, April 2011

remember thoseUrgent Now users?

They’re looking for our already indexed content.

“Links don’t open apps.” - Jason Grigsby, @grigs

55% of users with an internet-enabledphone use it to check personal email. from Merkle’s “View from the Digital Inbox” report, January 2011

Getting social?

search + links = mobile web ﬁrst

A poor representation of the ideal platform strategy... Native Apps Standalone sites Mobile Web Mobile Templates Responsive Designs APIs

Native appsshould be transformative.

Platform Strategy ReviewStart working on your infrastructure. Now. There is a lot of content already out there & users expect access to it. There isn’t one mobile solution for your organization or client.

Wrappingit all up...

#1Identify the audience.

#2Identify the content for that audience.

#3Implement platform solutions.

#4Lather, rinse, & repeat.

AudienceOn-campus AdmitsProspects Alumni

Audience ContentOn-campus Contact Info Admits MapProspects Emergency Alumni Calendar

Audience Content PlatformOn-campus Contact Info Mobile Portal Admits Map Native Apps ResponsiveProspects Emergency Design Alumni Calendar

Don’t get stuck on platform.

Focus on your targeted audiences & content.

ResourcesBlog & Higher Ed Mobile Directory dmolsen.com I’m on Twitter... @dmolsen

ResourcesHigher Ed Mobile Frameworks kurogo.org mollyproject.org mwf.ucla.edu www.jasig.org/umobile

Many thanks to Mr. Robertson for the snazzy device &progressive strategy graphics

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