2. 2
We know from comScore that newsbrands
reach 77% of the smartphone audience…
Source; comScore Mobile Metrix February 2015
22.2mpeople access newsbrand sites
on their mobile phone
4. 4
Majority are ABC1
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Who reads newsbrands on mobile phones?
Social class profile of newsbrand readers on
mobile phones
ABC1
C2DE
31%
69%
5. % proportion of readers
7.9
10.7
11.8
16.2
18.7
34.8
8.9
16.7
20.8
22.6
14.5
16.5
17.1
23.5
18.8
15.5
13.8
11.3
23.9
33.5
18.9
13.3
7.1
3.3
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Print Tablet PC Mobile
Proportion of weekly newsbrand readers on each platform. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Who reads newsbrands on mobile phones?
Readership peaks among 15-34s
6. 14%
23%
30%
15% 16%
22%
24%
27%
14%
11%
31%
26%
22%
10%
8%
Under £20,000 £20,000 - £34,999 £35,000 - £54,999 £55,000 - £74,999 £75,000+
Average newsbrand reader on phones Average smartphone owner UK average
Who reads newsbrands on mobile phones?
Newsbrands attract a wealthy audience
Household income
Figures are % proportion. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
24% more likely than the
average smartphone
owners to have a household
income of £55k+
7. People who read newsbrands on mobile
phones, spend more time on their device overall
3:05
hours
2:04
hours
Mobile newsbrand reader Average smartphone owner
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Total time on mobile phone - daily
8. They use their device to stay in touch more…
Send/receive
emails
Picture/video
message
+18%+51%
Making/receiving
video calls
+29%
Do at least once a day. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Newsbrand readers on mobile phones vs average smartphone owner
9. …as a source of entertainment…
Watch a movie
Watch short
video clips
Listen to music
Do at least once a month. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
+43%+67% +16%
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Newsbrand readers on mobile phones vs average smartphone owner
10. …and to complete activities while they’re on
the go
Newsbrand readers on mobile phones vs average smartphone owner
online shoppingonline banking social networking
+27%+43% +13%
£
Done in the last week. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
11. Newsbrand readers are more likely to
‘showroom’
Use phone for researching products
considering buying in store
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Mobile newsbrand reader Average smartphone owner
45%
65%
12. Newsbrand readers are also more likely to use
a wide range of apps
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£
MUSIC
TRAVELBOOK READER
FINANCE
RECIPES
PHOTO SHARING
PERSONAL HEALTH
SOCIAL
SHOPPING
123
141150
140
154
125
131
121
137
Use an app ‘at least monthly’. Index vs average smartphone user. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Newsbrand readers on mobile phones vs average smartphone owner
13. It’s no surprise, then, that newsbrand readers
are attached to their phones…
74%agree that they cannot imagine
life without their phone
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
14. …and are more likely to be ‘always on’…
60%say that they never turn their
phone off
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
vs 51% of smartphone owners
15. …and want to make sure they have the latest
model
more likely than the average
smartphone owner to agree they
make sure to have the most up-
to-date handset on the market
+41%
Mobile newsbrand readers vs average smartphone owner. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
16. 16
They’re not only a more active audience, but
also a more influential one…
+68%more likely than the UK
average to be ‘conversation
catalysts’
Indexed versus UK population. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
17. Public affairs/Politics
Financial ServicesSport and hobbies Clothes/Accessories Beauty/Grooming
Mobile phones Computers/Software Audio visual
279 265 253
176219 176 141
291
…across certain categories in particular
Index versus UK population. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
Category Catalysts
18. People who read newsbrand on mobile phones
like to keep up with the latest trends…
Index versus GB average. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
The first in my group to have the latest thing 215
Friends ask my advice on new products or brands 186
I like to keep up with new technology 175
I like to keep up with the latest fashions 157
19. …and they like to keep up with the latest news
79% look at newspaper sites at least
once a week
53% look at newspaper sites on their
phone at least once a day
Via app or browser. Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
NEWS
20. 43% of mobile phone readers also read a print newspaper
43% of mobile phone readers also read a newsbrand on a PC
16% of mobile phone readers also read a newsbrand on a tablet
Each week…
68% of mobile readers also read a newsbrand
on at least one other platform
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
22. 48%
Time spent with newsbrands on mobile phones
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
18
minutes
Weekdays
28
minutes
Weekend
On the days they access them, readers spend…
…with newsbrands
24. Distribution of page hits
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
Mobile phone newsbrand readership - Weekend
Source: comScore
Stronger morning
peak at the
weekend…
…but reading still
peaks again in the
evening
25. Newsbrands are the most relaxing media on
mobile phones…
% total time accessing media on mobile and feeling relaxed
23% 21% 15%25%
TV Social RadioNewsbrands
Mon-Fri
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
26. …especially at the weekend
27% 26% 21%34%
Newsbrands TV Social Radio
% time accessing media on mobile and feeling relaxed Sat-Sun
Source: IPA TouchPoints 5
29. Conclusions
Newsbrands on mobile phones attract a younger, wealthier
and more influential audience
Phones play an important role in the daily lives of mobile
newsbrand readers – keeping them connected, informed
and entertained
People spend a decent amount of time reading newsbrands
on their phones, with access peaking in the morning and
evening
Mobile newsbrand readers are generally more relaxed and
less likely to be multi-screening than users of other media
Notes de l'éditeur
Uses browser data
Newsbrands on mobile phones attract a young audience.
e.g. 16% of people who read newsbrands on their phone have a household income of £75K+
The average smartphone owner spends just over two hours a day on their device.
People who look at newsbrands on their phone spend over three hours a day on their device overall.
Newsbrand readers are more likely to use a range of ways of staying in touch.
14% of mobile newsbrand readers use picture/video messaging on their phone daily vs. 9% of all smartphone owners.
9% of mobile newsbrand readers make/receive video calls on their phone daily, vs. 7% of all smartphone owners
66% of mobile newsbrand readers send/receive emails on their phone daily, vs. 56% of all smartphone owners.
Newsbrand readers are also more likely to use their phone for various entertainment activities.
20% of mobile newsbrand readers use watch a movie on their phone at least once a month vs. 12% of all smartphone owners
67% of mobile newsbrand readers watch short video clips on their phone at least once a month, vs. 47% of all smartphone owners
70% of mobile newsbrand readers listen to music on their phone at least once a month, vs. 60% of all smartphone owners
80% of mobile newsbrand readers say they use their phone for social networking at least once a week vs 70% of smartphone owners
49% of mobile newsbrand readers say they use their phone for banking at least once a week, vs 34% of smartphone owners
29% of mobile newsbrand readers say they use their phone for online shopping at least once a week, vs 23% of smartphone owners
65% of people who look at newbrands on their mobile phone agree that they use their phone for researching products they are considering buying in store, compared to 45% of all smartphone owners.
Used type of app at least monthly (mobile newsbrands readers vs. average smartphone owner):
Recipes (34% vs 22%)
Book reader (27% vs 18%)
Travel (38% vs 27%)
Finance (65% vs 47%)
Shopping (59% vs 43%)
Personal Health Tracking (23% vs 17%)
Photo sharing (57% vs 45%)
Music (67% vs 55%)
Social (87% vs 72%)
74% of newsbrand readers say they cannot imagine life without their phone
72% of all smartphone owners say they cannot imagine life without their phone
People who read newsbrands on their mobile phone are 16% more likely than the average smartphone owner to say they never turn their phone off.
33% of people who read newsbrands on their mobile phone say make sure to have the most up-to-date handset on the market - compared to 23% of all smartphone owners
‘Conversation catalysts’ are a group of people that TouchPoints has identified as being particularly good for delivering Word of Mouth. They know more people, they know more about products and brands, and they are more likely to share advice with others about what goods or services they should use/buy.
8.7% of mobile newsbrand readers are conversation catalysts vs 5.2% of the UK population.
TouchPoints also identifies ‘Category catalysts’, who are good at delivering word of mouth in particular categories.
As you can see, newsbrand mobile readers are influential across a wide range of categories.
People who read newsbrands on tablets are more likely to have completed a range of activities and outings in the last month compared to the average GB adult.
Out & about includes: travelling; in someone else’s home; in pub, in a café; in a restaurant; in a gym/sports centre; in a shopping mall; in a supermarket; at attractions/events; elsewhere outdoors.
The chart shows the total time that people spend reading newsbrands on their mobile phone in blue, compared to the time that they spend reading newsbrands and using another screen (i.e. TV, PC or tablet). As you can see from all the blue, particularly in the morning, newsbrands tend to hold the majority of their readers’ attention.
At the weekend, people are more likely to be multi-screening when they read newsbrands on their mobile phone.
In the morning, there is less multi-screening, but as you move into the afternoon and the evening, there is a significantly more multi-screening.