Winning business from research buyers is particularly competitive when the economy is under pressure as Market Research budgets often the first to suffer. Looking at the great success stories from our customer base we've seen a consistent thread of strong mobile engagement running throughout. Client companies are almost always pleasantly surprised to find that the economics of mobile engagement are far better than the benchmarks they have from online surveys.
This is essentially down to the far higher degree of participation they see when approaching customers via the channels they prefer, rather than the channels they, as researchers, feel comfortably familiar with. We think mobile, for many researchers and panel companies, presents a case of 'better the devil you don't know' or rather, better the devil OnePoint Global knows. Our expertise and mobile-first functionality lets researchers probe deeper in ways that respondents are keen to try.
The slides in this post hint at some of the features that have proven time and time again to win favour with panels. First however, we set the scene to underline our belief that we live in the age of mobile and not just the age of the internet. This point is crucial to understanding why online surveys are receiving far lower response rates as time goes on, making what is often free software less and less attractive given the time and effort that goes into creating a research programme using it, only to receive low and slow uptake and cause difficulty meeting quotas.
We share just the very tip of the mobile market research iceberg here but are always willing to discuss ways this model can be applied to specific research needs, so I warmly encourage you to get in touch and make the most of our expertise and the first class support our research experts provide.
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5% of all media
consumption was
via mobile devices
20 mins / day
2011 24% of all media
consumption will
be mobile
2 hours/ day
2018
Source: Zenith
https://www.marketingcharts.com/industries/media-and-entertainment-
83605
Across 63 global markets
mobile internet usage has
grown sixfold:
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The data speak for themselves.
Today, around the world,
we spend an increasing
amount of time online,
the growing majority of which
is via mobile devices. We need to meet the
customer where they want
to spend time. This implies
competing with other
distractions for their
online time.
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Greenbook Research Industry Trends
Report Q2 2018
“I think capturing
respondents’ interest will
remain a challenge - the
more we become
immersed in mobile, the
more there are platforms
and activities competing
for our
time.”
“More respondents
will be taking surveys
on their mobile
devices, almost
exclusively as
desktop surveys
begin to fade out.”
“Surveys are
competing for attention
and screen share across
devices -- they need to jump
ahead of the curve to be
relevant / interesting enough
to complete in a post-digital
world.”
G.R.I.T. Report 2018 found awareness among
Researchers of the growing dominance of mobile
channels.Quotes are from Market Research suppliers, buyers and sample providers
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And while Suppliers & Panel
providers believe sample quality
may diminish, buyers believe mobile
will improve sample quality.
Providers now need to meet Buyer
expectations for mobile
engagement.
Sample & panel
providers
Insights buyers
and suppliers
IMPROVE
DIMINISH
19% 31%
39% 23%
• So many more
surveys around.
People will get
survey fatigue.
(Quality)
has steadily gone
downhill as the number
of surveys fielded per
company has
increased.
There are not
enough people to
go around and it
is showing.”
AS MOBILE USAGE GROWS SAMPLE QUALITY
WILL:
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Driving traffic to mobile web
surveys alone raises problems
Mobile Web
• Wifi often unavailable
• Cell coverage unavailable
• Question types designed for a mouse
not fingers
• Lower incidence of online ads to drive
traffic
• Answer rates to emails are declining
• Response time to emails is increasing
Mobile First
• Helps brands gain traction & loyalty
• Less advertising (user & owner
controlled)
• Create ‘real-time’ feedback with
geolocation
• Increase engagement with user-friendly
features
• Keep all relevant functionality within the
app, e.g. till receipt scanning
The self-contained
environment of an App puts
users back in control
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We respond quickly
We delete text messages, we file emails.
We tend to act quickly or dismiss
Win Attention Keep Attention
• Short questions
• Set expectations (survey length)
• Reward participation
• Build community
Survey Apps and in-App surveys enable us to…
Exploit the three major
qualities of mobile device
features:
IMMEDIACY
IMPERMANENCY
ACTIONABILITY
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Mobile offers 4+ ways to
attract attention to surveys
Win Attention
• Email
• SMS
• App push notifications
• App notifications
• + any signage and marcomms, outdoor, instore
etc
Keep Attention
Mobile Apps can include
functionality that uses device
features
• Audio and video play
• Audio and video capture (selfie/ Vlog)
• Scanning devices
• Text in pictures, bar codes, QR codes, Till
Receipts
• Geolocation & Location tracking
• Language settings
• Passport/ passcodes & wallets
• Address Book
90% of SMS are
read within the first
three minutes.
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App push notifications are
deleted or overwritten by new
ones.
New App notifications waiting
show on the App icon until
viewed.
Most one-way text
messages are deleted
immediately after being read
Impermanency
2
4
Location triggered
surveys have an ‘in the
moment’ feel and are
impermanent by nature.
Responses are given
spontaneously and
re about ‘now’ not
about long term
views.
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It takes 90 minutes for the
average person to respond to
an email.
Sources: CTIA.org & Singlepoint.
90 minutes
It takes 90 seconds for the
average person to respond to a
text message.
90 seconds
Email marketing has an
average open rate of 22%
22% Open Rate 99% Open Rate
SMS has an average open rate of
98%
Immediacy
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• Found a strong correlation
between survey length
and retention rate.
• Companies with 2-6
questions had a better
response rate and were
more proactive in
addressing issues raised by
the NPS™ study.
Actionabilty
CustomerGuage NPS™ Benchmarks Report 2018
Shorter surveys
make for better
engagement,
higher response
rates and higher
retention rates.
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Pinpoint respondent locations to
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surveys when entering or exiting
locations or zones.
WHERE QUAL MEETS QUANT
Enhance quantitative studies by
capturing evidential feedback in
unprompted natural language.
You’ll get beneath the numbers to
gain real insight.
TILL RECEIPT
SCANNER
IN-APP SCANNER
Read till receipts, bar codes or
trigger surveys based on
keywords detected in images.
OFFLINE
SURVEYS
CACHED SURVEYS
In the App allow users to take
surveys offline where and
when they want.
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USE THE MICROPHONE
Just using this simple feature of
mobile devices lets you capture
immediate and unbiased feedback
from respondents and gain natural
language inputs.
FOR TIMELY PARTICIPATION
For quick responses prompt with SMS
invitations. Reduce fielding times and
increase uptake. Remind or thank with
SMS messages or even conduct two-way
SMS surveys.
SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THEM
Include audio clips to keep the experience fresh.
You could assess recognition to visual inputs in
ad testing or include personalities and
characters or specific instructions. Perfect for
employee engagement.
GEO-FENCED SURVEYS
Pinpoint respondent locations to
validate eligibility or trigger
surveys when entering or exiting
locations or zones.
WHERE QUAL MEETS QUANT
Enhance quantitative studies by
capturing evidential feedback in
unprompted natural language.
You’ll get beneath the numbers to
gain real insight.
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PLAYBACK
SHOW NOT TELL
Include video instructions or
clips in questions. Why not test
ad effectiveness with specific
sample segments.
INVITE, REMIND, THANK
Fill those quotas quickly by alerting
users with push notifications.
PICTURE THE SCENE
Capture the context, picture
the scene Get their real life
views on what matters in
your research..
TILL RECEIPT
SCANNER
PHOTO
UPLOADS
IN-APP SCANNER
Read till receipts, bar codes or
trigger surveys based on
keywords detected in images.
OFFLINE
SURVEYS
CACHED SURVEYS
In the App allow users to take
surveys offline where and
when they want.
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VIDEO
CAPTURE
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GEOLOCATION
TRIGGERING
GEO-FENCED SURVEYS
Pinpoint respondent locations to
validate eligibility or trigger
surveys when entering or exiting
locations or zones.
WHERE QUAL MEETS QUANT
Enhance quantitative studies by
capturing evidential feedback in
unprompted natural language.
You’ll get beneath the numbers to
gain real insight.
TILL RECEIPT
SCANNER
IN-APP SCANNER
Read till receipts, bar codes or
trigger surveys based on
keywords detected in images.
OFFLINE
SURVEYS
CACHED SURVEYS
In the App allow users to take
surveys offline where and
when they want.
FIND OUT MORE
about how to implement these free features in your
research contact and question strategy:
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