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Table of Contents
Mobile’s Role in Product & Brand Discovery ..................................... 3
Cross-Device Trends .................................................................................4
Performance by Proximity ................................................................ 5—6
Mobile Programmatic Benchmark........................................................ 7
Mobile Ad Creative Execution Benchmarks.................................8—11
Key Findings
• 54% used a mobile device to shop for products before making a purchase — a 59% increase from 2013 (34%).
• Store visits increased 80% within the 1st day a mobile ad was served compared to average store visits.
• Mobile programmatic ad buyers were 8X more likely to target audiences based on ethnicity than either income or gender.
• 57% of advertisers delivered offer-based mobile ads.
• Consumers spent 5.2 seconds longer on mobile ads in Q4 2014, likely due to mobile video driving increased engagement.
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Our Mobile Audience Insights report focuses on understanding how the role of mobile has evolved in various stages
of the consumers’ path-to-purchase — from product discovery to ad experiences to purchase trends. By establishing
unique benchmarks across each of these areas, we’re able to offer marketers insight into how consumers are using
mobile differently than in prior years, as well as identify trends to watch as mobile’s role in the consumer shopping
experience continues to change.
80% increase
in store visits on the
1st day a mobile ad
was viewed
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Mobile’s Role in Product & Brand Discovery
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• Shoppers were 2X more likely to discover new products/brands on a mobile device in 2014 vs. 2013.
• 86% of consumers reported that they were likely to discover new products/brands on their mobile device.
• 54% shopped on a mobile device over a laptop before making a purchase — a 59% increase from 2013 (34%).
• 34% of consumers that shopped on a device preferred to use a smartphone over a tablet or laptop.
Likelihood to Discover
Products/Brands Via Mobile
Shoppers were 2X
more likely to discover
new products/brands
on a mobile device in
2014 vs. 2013
Shopping Behavior by Device
Very LikelySomewhat
Likely
Not Likely
56%
30%
14%
Tablet
Mobile 54%
20%
Smartphone
34%
Laptop
46%
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Cross-Device Path-to-Purchase Benchmark
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• More consumers shopped via mobile before making a purchase in 2014 (54%) vs. 2013 (34%).
• While mobile shoppers still prefer to purchase in-store (47%), more made their final purchases on mobile in 2014 vs. 2013
(35% vs. 23%).
• Laptop purchases remained under 20% of total purchases made by mobile shoppers.
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Of that 54%...Of that 34%...
In 2013, 34% shopped on a mobile
device before purchasing
In 2014, 54% shopped on a mobile
device before purchasing
47%
Purchased
in-store35%
Purchased
on mobile
18%
Purchased
on laptops
58%
Purchased
in-store
23%
Purchased
on mobile
19%
Purchased
on laptops
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Average Time to First Visit Index
• Store visits increased 80% within the 1st day a mobile ad was served compared to average store visits.
• Store visits remained above average for the first 6 days after consumers were exposed to an ad.
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Store Visits by Day Following Ad Exposure vs. Avg. Visits
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Day
1
Day
Ad
Served
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5
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12
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3
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10
Day
7
Day
14
Day
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9
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6
Day
13
Day
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11
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180
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107 110
104 102 98
86 83
75 71
78 76 79
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150
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Average
Store Visits
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Mobile Ad Performance: Proximity Index
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• Retail mobile ads performed best when served within 2-5 miles of a store — 24% better than the average CTR.
• CPG mobile ads performed best when served between 0 & 2 miles away from a store — 13% better than the average CTR.
• QSR mobile ads performed 18% better than the average CTR when served within 5-10 miles of the establishment, but
underperformed when served less than 2 miles away.
• Retail & CPG mobile ads served more than 10 miles away from a store underperformed, while QSR ads performed 9% better
than average at the same proximity.
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In-StoreIn-StoreIn-Store
+2%
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+6%
+13%
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-1%
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+18%
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Ad Performance by Proximity to Store vs. Avg. CTR
Retail CPG QSR
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Audience-Targeted Mobile Programmatic Benchmark
• Automotive brands were the greatest early adopters of audience-targeted mobile programmatic ads, making up 49% of total
ad impressions.
• Almost half of audience segments targeted by mobile programmatic campaigns were tech enthusiasts (48%).
• Advertisers were more than 8X as likely to target audiences based on ethnicity (25%) than income (3%) or gender (3%) in
their mobile programmatic ads.
Who Is Buying Audience-Targeted
Mobile Programmatic?
Most Popular Mobile
Programmatic Audience Segments
3%
Income
8%
Beauty
3%
Gender
2%
Health 7%
Auto
Intenders
12%
Fast Food
Consumers
12%
QSR
11%
CPG
2%
Sports
Enthusiasts
48%
Tech Enthusiasts49%
Auto
25%
Ethnicity18%
Big Box
Retailer
7
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Mobile Ad Creative Execution Benchmark: Ad Types
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• Since 2013, the use of rich media ad formats has increased by 28%, & standard banner has decreased by 33%.
• Over 1/2 of QSR & CPG mobile ads leveraged rich media formats (non-video).
• Auto & CPG verticals led in mobile video ad execution, each with over 1/3 of ads containing this format.
• TelCo leveraged standard banner formats more than any other vertical — 3X more than CPG & 2X more than Auto.
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Q4 2014 Ad Types
Auto
Auto
Auto
CPG
CPG
CPG
Retail
Retail
Retail
TelCo
TelCo
TelCo
Q
SR
Q
SR
Q
SR
Mobile VideoRich Media (non-video) Standard Banner
40%
36%
33%
20%
39%
23%
18%
13%
27%
53%
51%
47%
44%
42%
14%
Mobile
Video12%
Q4 2013 Ad Types
Q4 2014 Ad Types by Vertical
32%
Standard
Banner
Rich Media
(non-video)
51%
17%
40%
48%
Standard
Banner
Rich Media
(non-video)
Mobile
Video
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Audience-Targeted Mobile Video Benchmark
Mobile Video Completion Rate by VerticalMobile Video Completion Rate by Quarter
• Mobile video ads across all verticals saw a 31% increase in completion rate from Q3 to Q4.
• The average mobile video completion rate across all verticals was 72%.
• Entertainment (89%), Auto (82%) & CPG (77%) mobile video ads experienced the highest completion rates of all verticals.
• CPG mobile ads saw a greater QoQ increase in video completion rate than any other vertical (+48%).
+31%
increase in
video completion rate
Q3 2014 Q4 2014
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Q3 Q4
70%
57%
52%
52%
49%
51%
89%
82%
77%
67%
62%
57%
Entertainment Auto CPG QSR Retail TelCo
+27%
+44%
+48%
+29%
+27%
+12%
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Mobile Ad Creative Execution Benchmark: Creative Content
• On average, 57% of advertisers leveraged offer-based mobile ads.
• Retail & CPG verticals delivered offer-based ads more so than any other vertical (74% & 64%, respectively).
• Over 50% of CPG, Auto & TelCo mobile ads contained product reviews/information.
• QSR advertisers led in ads containing location information at 57%.
• Auto advertisers (39%) leveraged mobile video more than any other vertical.
74%
61%
57%
57%
55%
35%
26%
37%
18%
30%
19%
64%
59%
39%
55%
38%
33%
22%
Offers Product Reviews/Info Video
19%
16%
Average: 57% Average: 46% Average: 39% Average: 29%
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Retail AutoCPG QSR Telco
Most Common Types of Mobile Ad Content
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Entertainment
Q2 Q4
Avg. Time Spent on Mobile Ads
Retail Auto
CPG TelCo QSR
46.8 sec.
28.8 sec.23.6 sec.
+5.2
sec.
25.7 sec.
38.2 sec.
18.6 sec.
31.4 sec.
12.1 sec.
Mobile Ad Creative Execution Benchmark: Ad Engagement
• Consumers spent 5.2 seconds longer on mobile ads in Q4, likely due to mobile video driving increased engagement.
• Consumers spent the most time on Entertainment ads (46.8 seconds) & the least amount of time on
QSR ads (12.1 seconds).
• Consumers spent more than 2X longer on Retail & Entertainment ads than TelCo & QSR ads.
Avg. Time Spent by Vertical (Q4)
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Methodology
The Mobile Audience Insights Report identifies consumer mobile usage trends &
actionable insights that marketers can apply to their mobile strategies & campaigns.
NinthDecimal’s May 2015 Mobile Audience Insights Report research is based on data
compiled from a survey of 1,535 randomly selected mobile users, as well as the billions
of data points from NinthDecimal’s proprietary mobile audience intelligence platform.
Location Conversion Index™ measures ROI by finding the normal visit rate for the general
population, then comparing it against specific audiences both exposed & not exposed
to mobile campaigns in order to measure incremental store visits.
The survey & platform data were collected from Q2—Q4 2014, & YoY comparisons
were made from the same time period in 2013.
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