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Mobile strategies for the tourism industry
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James Burnes, CEO of Mobiltopia (www.mobiltopia.com) presents to the Indiana Department of Tourism's New Media Workshop on how the mobile web will impact the future of tourism and what organizations need to consider.
8. SMS
Text now:
Short message “mobiltopia”
to 50500
service aka
“Texting”
10. Google Droid takes
off, 4G Begin
iPhone Debuts
Introduction of 3G Networks
Smartphones debut
iTunes App
Store Debuts
2G Introduced
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Mobile Internet shifts from
business professionals to
Internet on cell phones
housewives, teens and casual
begin to see limited use,
adult consumers
primarily for email
Web browsing begins to 2010 begins with 1 in 3
emerge as speeds improve. US mobile phone users
Still primarily used for surfing the Internet on
business applications, email. mobile devices
19. • Small screens, often less than ¼
the resolution
• Awkward input for navigation
without a mouse
• Long download times
• Design UI that doesn’t reflect how
consumers browse on mobile
devices
*IndyStar.com Is used as an example. Mobiltopia is not responsible for their site development.
20. • 68% Look up shopping info about an
item to purchase online
• 68% find address and store hours of
preferred store
• 45% Look at third party or consumer
reviews of product during the purchase
process
• 43% Look for retailer or product
coupons
• 36% Check price of product while in
store to determine ‘good deal’
Source: Compete Smartphone Intelligence Survey, Q3 2009
21. % of smartphone users have made a purchase directly
with their phone in the past 6 months.
Source: Compete Smartphone Intelligence Survey, Q3 2009
22. % of smartphone users who tried to make a purchase
online but where unable to do so because the site
would not load or work on their phone.
Source: Compete Smartphone Intelligence Survey, Q3 2009
23. % of smartphone users who tried to make a purchase
online but abandoned the process because site was
not optimized specifically for their device.
Source: Compete Smartphone Intelligence Survey, Q3 2009
38. Development Cost: $5-100k $1.5-15k
Hosting Cost: N/A $60-$150/mo
Maintenance Cost: Varies. Typically minimum of 10% of Varies. Simple content
original cost for any change. For changes may cost less than
‘upgrades’ or feature enhancements, $100, complex changes or
costs can quickly exceed 25% of upgrades vary per
original cost. requirement.
Platforms: Each platform requires new version of Mobile site works on all
app to be created. platforms.
Time to create: 2-12 months 5-15 business days
Marketing cost: Varies per project. No additional investment
required.
43. How might your patrons use mobile devices to
interact with your venue while on site?
How could you use mobile platforms to provide a
deeper, more meaningful experience for an
exhibit?
What can you change, today, that would drive
more content creation from your users?
What new funding and sponsorship opportunities
could integrate brands into your exhibits?