MONETISING MUSIC ON
MOBILE
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About 51Degrees

1,500,000
Web sites

650,000
deployments

99.9%
detection
accuracy

2.5bn Unique
visits tracked
monthly

150,047
device
combinations

5,291,472
detections per
second

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10% Average Growth per Month

2.5bn unique global web visits tracked
in January 2014

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Note: I’ll ignore the advertising
business model

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Whatever happened to ringtones?

The Crazy Frog

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Caller tunes?

Still popular in India

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1. Mobiles primary use shifted
from voice

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2. Easier alternatives available

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Apps vs Web Sites

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Apps have an extremely
convenient payment model

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70/30 Revenue Share

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Little competition… at the moment

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Beyond the App

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Credit Cards

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Near Field Communication

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V.Me

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…and many more

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GSMA OneAPI

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Weve

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PingIT from Barclays

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Zapp from Vocalink

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Paypal

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iDEAL

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1. Direct to (Network Operator) bill
2. Direct to/from bank account

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Disintermediation
removing the card

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Opportunities for Digital Content
• Everyone can be a merchant (or record label)
• Increased relevance of social media and web
• Big app stores loss relevance

• Margins can improve for content owners
• Opportunities today…
– Weve, Zapp, GSMA and others all looking for partners which
means marketing support for you!
– Niche web sites / app stores
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James Rosewell 51 degrees Monetising music on mobile - Music 4.5 The Music In-App Economy