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Taking Pictures With Your Camera Phone


Among camera phone owners, picture taking with the device is more of an occasional activity, with the largest segment (35%) doing so on an infrequent basis. Carriers and mobile phone manufacturers have introduced higher-megapixel cameras and increased storage on newer models in hopes of increasing camera usage.

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A Comparison of Mobile Content Consumption Between Hispanic* and the Total Population of Mobile Subscribers

 






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M:Metrics is the mobile market measurement authority. As the only research firm to measure the audience for mobile media, M:Metrics provides the most accurate metrics on actual mobile content consumption by applying trusted media measurement methodologies to the mobile market. M:Metrics’ monthly syndicated data service gives clients the critical insights and intelligence required to inform smart business strategies and the competitive benchmarks needed to evaluate the performance of competitors and partners. M:Metrics is a private, venture-funded corporation headquartered in Seattle, with offices in San Francisco and London.

About M:Metrics Data
Based on continually refreshed samples of nationally representative mobile phone consumers, M:Metrics reports summarise market size, device reach, and key demographic and mobile phone usage characteristics.

The data presented here is drawn from an extensive survey questionnaire that collects specific device model and carrier subscription information from each month’s sample of mobile phone subscribers, and also drills down into specific details related to current and past usage of various mobile phone applications and content. Data collected from each sample are statistically balanced and projected to the total national population of mobile phone subscribers.



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TV & Video Use on the Mobile Phone

Watching mobile TV or viewing video clips remains a very limited activity, with just 1% to 2% of mobile phone users doing so in recent months. This activity is expected to ramp up later this year and into 2007 as newer delivery technologies enter the market, specifically MediaFLO and DVB-H.

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Loading Music onto Mobile Phones

Loading music onto mobile phones is still a relatively nascent activity for most consumers. Among the few doing so, 46 percent prefer using a removable memory card, with 32 percent opting for a cable connection to a PC. Downloading over a cellular network ranks third at 28 percent.

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The NPD Group


Capturing photos with a camera phone is clearly a social affair. Snapping photos of family members outpaced all other types of photos taken at 84%. Spontaneous moments and friends were the next most popular photo subjects. Current camera phones lend themselves well to these types of close-up people shots, or spur-of-the-moment images.






The largest segment of camera phone users (32%) snapped a few photos each month. The next largest group (20%) took a photo a few times per week. So, while not frequent, usage was occasional – similar to digital camera users.

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Research and statistics provided by: The NPD Group


Watching video on a mobile phone is a very recent phenomenon, in the very early stage of the product life cycle.  Twenty eight percent of the mobile phones in the market offer the capability, one percent watch today and twelve percent show interest in viewing mobile video in the next six months.




While the number of current users is extremely small, they show very positive usage. Over half watch video on their mobile phone at least once a week.

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89% of Major Brands Planning to Market via Mobile Phones by 2008; Mobile Marketing to Accelerate with More Than Half of Brands Planning to Spend up to 25% of Marketing Budget

February 21, 2006 06:02 AM US Mountain Timezone

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2006--Major brands are shifting significant marketing resources to marketing via mobile phones, according to an independent survey of 50 brand name companies commissioned by Airwide Solutions, the mobile infrastructure software provider. By 2008, 89% of brands will use text and multimedia messaging to reach their audience, with nearly one-third planning to spend in excess of 10% of marketing budgets on the medium. In five years over half of brands (52%) expect to spend between 5% and 25% of total marketing budget on mobile marketing.

Recognizing the prevalence of mobile text messaging, 40% of brands have already deployed text messaging campaigns, and 18% have deployed multimedia messaging (MMS) campaigns. Despite enthusiasm to adopt mobile marketing, growth is still inhibited by the lack of supporting information to manage and optimize marketing programs. More than half (55%) of responding brands are unsure how to reach specific target audiences via mobile campaigns, 58% are unsure about how to implement and measure an SMS campaign, and 61% unsure how to implement and measure a multimedia message (MMS) campaign.

The top three things that would make mobile marketing more attractive to brands are the ability to reach a specific target audience, information about how the user responded to a marketing message and proof that a message has been received by the user's handset. Airwide addresses these issues with the launch of Airtrends, a new business analysis tool for mobile messaging that will remove the main inhibitors to mass adoption of mobile marketing. Airtrends provides proactive information that is far more comprehensive than what can be derived from existing handset reporting tools. Not only addressing the requirements of the brands, Airtrends also provides critical information to mobile operators to allow them to optimize their networks to support marketing campaigns and to prevent spam by alerting them to suspicious activity.

Jay Seaton, chief marketing officer at Airwide comments: "The widespread acceptance of mobile messaging has created a pervasive and valuable new marketing opportunity for brands which is, in turn, creating a significant revenue opportunity for mobile operators. With reliable infrastructure in place and a means to control and measure campaigns, the starting gun will have gone off and it will be a race to create and deliver the most effective mobile marketing initiatives to subscribers that are more receptive than ever."

According to the survey, brands expect mobile marketing to become far more effective than traditional direct mail, with 47% expecting between 5% and 15% of recipients to request more information or a sample, and 34% expecting between 5% and 20% of recipients to undertake a financial transaction after receiving a mobile marketing message.
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Mobile phone users are expected to benefit from a range of incentives as part of the growth of mobile marketing with half of brands to send special offers via the mobile phone and two in five sending competitions. Other incentives will include discount vouchers, free gifts and preferential terms.

Airwide Solutions provides mobile messaging, device management and security solutions to over 70 mobile operators, content providers and aggregators in over 46 countries. The company commissioned Vanson Bourne in January 2006 to survey 50 of the Europe's leading brand names about their plans for mobile marketing.

About Airwide Solutions
Airwide Solutions is a global leader in providing mobile infrastructure software to enable, enhance and ensure mobile communications for more than 70 wireless operators worldwide. Airwide Solutions has a rich tradition of innovation; it sent the first commercial SMS (short message service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (application-to-person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Airwide's mobile security products secure more than 200 million mobile devices globally. Airwide Solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, Australia, Singapore and the United States. For more information on Airwide Solutions, please visit www.airwidesolutions.com
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Use of Wireless Features among subscribers in Japan and the US

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Source:  The NPD Group

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U.S. Mobile Subscribers who Participated in a TV or Radio Poll via SMS, by Gender




U.S. Mobile Subscribers who Participated in a TV or Radio Poll via SMS, by Age






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