According to a new survey recently announced by Ruder Finn, Americans are spending an average of 2.7 hours on the mobile Internet, connecting socially, managing their personal finances, and even as a means for advocacy. 91% of mobile phone users go online to socialize compared to only 79% of traditional desktop users. Mobile phone users are 1.6 times more likely to manage finances compared to traditional desktop users. Mobile phone users are 1.4 times more likely than traditional desktop users to rally support for a cause.
According to the Mobile Intent Index, mobile phone users do not access the mobile Internet for educational purposes or for creative expression, as the transitory nature of mobile intent goes against spending time to engage in discussions about personal issues. Usage by gender and age differ, with men accessing the mobile Internet 'to escape,' and women to entertain others.
Kathy Bloomgarden, Ruder Finn co-CEO, says "Mobile phones have become the way people organize their lives... and this trend will... accelerate... the faster businesses can adapt their services... the more rapidly they can... understand their customers to drive growth."
The Mobile Intent Index asked respondents how frequently they use their mobile phones to go online, and the results show that immediacy is the primary factor driving behavior.
Marty McGough, director, Ruder Finn Insights says, though, that "Mobile phone use goes beyond instant gratification... people use their mobile phones... for instant access to conduct business with the most recent information or advocate on the spot on issues of pressing concern and breaking news."
Michael Schubert, Chief Innovation Officer overseeing digital strategy at Ruder Finn added, "... people are taking advantage of (mobile technology)... to do their core work while using desktops to navigate longer format and higher bandwidth content and tools... resulting in huge... opportunities across industries... making mobile an essential channel in keeping businesses competitive."
Key results from the Mobile Intent Index Survey, include:
Mobile phones are a social connector, says the report. 91% of mobile users go online to socialize, compared to only 79% of traditional users. The top socialize intents are:
Mobile phone users are more likely to go online to do business compared to traditional users, and are 1.6 times more likely to manage finances. Mobile phones offer users the chance to conduct business in real time, and this is the major reason that business-related intents are so high. The top business intents are:
Nearly half of mobile users go online to advocate compared to only 41% of traditional users. Mobile phones offer users the chance to immediately respond to breaking news, whether it is a new piece of legislation or the latest ongoing development of a corporation or politician under siege. The top advocacy intents are:
Mobile users are much less likely than all users to go online to learn. Learning requires time and patience, something mobile phone users are in short supply of.
Mobile users are 1.3 times less likely to personally express themselves online compared to traditional users. The transitory nature of their intents speaks against spending the time to engage in discussions about personal issues while using their mobile phones.
Additionally, gender and age influence the Intent of mobile phone users according to the study:
For more information, please visit Ruder-Finn here.
Only a public relations firm could interpret the behavior patterns enabled by mobile communications as "organizing." All of the messaging, opining, reading, etc. is done in a knee jerk, haphazard manner. The wonderful new technologies allow people to avoid planning, careful deliberation and prudent decision making. Those are all of the benefits of organization.
John Ribbler
http://media-proinc.com
112 people recommended this dreck? Does anyone care about the methodology for these unbelievable numbers?
This study is flawed in so many ways, it's not funny. By "Americans," Ruder Finn really means "Americans who have already said they use their phones to access the Internet." And the survey sample -- this Wats Opinion Post -- is merely a group of people who signed up to take surveys on a web site. It tells you something about the people taking the surveys, doesn't it?
And even within this group, they choose the surveys they want to participate in ... i.e., the topics that are of most interest to them!
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